While an undergraduate degree in anthropology is not required, the applicant should have earned 18 credit hours in undergraduate anthropology courses and achieved at least a 3.0 average in those courses. Approximately half of the 18 hours should be at the upper-division level, and we prefer that these courses represent as many of the four sub disciplines of anthropology as possible.

GRE scores are required for admission to both the M.A. and Ph.D. programs. There is no required minimum score, but scores will be used in combination with the other information in the application to evaluate the applicant. The exam must be taken within the five years preceding the deadline for the application under consideration.

The application form, fees, official transcripts of all previous college/university work (official transcripts are those sent directly from the issuing institution), and assistantship applications are submitted to the Graduate College. The forms required by the Graduate College are available online at Graduate Program Forms.

An additional copy of your official transcripts, your official GRE scores, two letters of recommendation, a research paper representative of the applicant's work and a letter of intent should be sent directly to the department.

International students are required by the Graduate College to complete the TOEFL with a score of 550 or better on the written version or 213 or better on the computer version, or show comparable evidence of competence in English.