The Department of Anthropology offers an undergraduate program. Use the following information below to access information about the undergraduate degree program and how to apply.

Contact Information
For general questions about the Anthropology undergraduate program and/or admissions contact:

Carla Sarracino
MSC01-1040, Anthropology
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
ajls@unm.edu
(505) 277-0194
Office Hours: M-F 8am-5pm

For advisement questions specific to your sub-field interest, please feel free to contact the following undergraduate faculty advisors:

• Archaeology: Ann Ramenofsky (aramenof@unm.edu) (505) 277-2200
• Biological Anthropology: Keith Hunley (khunley@unm.edu) (505) 277-3308
• Ethnology/Linguistics: Les Field (lesfield@unm.edu) (505) 277-6558
• Human Evolutionary Ecology: James Boone (jboone@unm.edu) (505) 277-6558

Undergraduate Program Information
Undergraduate Concentrations/Curriculum
Undergraduate Admissions
Undergraduate Handbook
Undergraduate Anthropological Society
UNM Financial Aid Information
UNM Student Information

Major Study Requirements (36 credits)
All majors are required to complete a general curriculum (18–20 hours) that provides an integrated preparation for study in any of the five anthropological subfields. This curriculum includes Anth 101, two of the following sub-field core curriculum sequences and one additional 200-400 level elective course in a third sub-field

Majors who select a concentration will take an additional 17 to 18 hours of concentration requirements and electives. The student who does not select a concentration must take the major requirements and can take courses in any of the subfields so long as appropriate prerequisites have been completed. In either case, 12 of the additional 17–18 credits must be upper division (300–400 level). In other words, there must be a minimum of 18 upper division credits in the major. No more than 6 hours of individual study or field research courses may be applied toward the major.

In addition to fulfilling the general curriculum and unit distribution requirements for the B.A. degree, students desiring a B. S. degree must concentrate (see below) in archaeology, biological anthropology or human evolutionary ecology, including an advanced laboratory course or summer field school of at least 4 credits in the major or the minor. To complement this science emphasis, they must also take at least 6 hours of mathematics (as approved for A&S group requirements) and have a minor in or distributed among astrophysics, biochemistry, biology, chemistry, computer science, earth and planetary science, mathematics, geography, psychology or physics.

All students interested in majoring or minoring in anthropology are urged to consult with one of the department undergraduate advisors as early in their academic careers as possible.