Minor in Biological Anthropology

In the 16-credit biological anthropology minor, students explore evolution in the classroom, in the research lab and through on-location sessions at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Other topics covered include anatomy, genetics, primatology, and forensic anthropology. Students minoring in biological anthropology also complete a required field research course.

Visit the program website for more information.

For more information on the admission process, please visit the Office of Undergraduate Admissions website. Applications may be submitted via the Common Application.

Supporting documents not submitted online should be mailed to:
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
The George Washington University
800 21st Street NW, Suite 100
Washington DC 20052

Contact for questions:
gwadm@gwu.edu or 202-994-6040

The following requirements must be fulfilled: 16 credits in required courses.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required
ANTH 1001	Biological Anthropology
At least four additional upper-level courses totaling at least 12 credits from the following:
ANTH 2406	Human Evolutionary Genetics
ANTH 3401	Human Functional Anatomy
ANTH 3402	Human Evolutionary Anatomy
ANTH 3403	Forensic Anthropology Laboratory
ANTH 3404	Human Variation
ANTH 3406	Advanced Human Osteology
ANTH 3407	Conservation in a Changing World: Human and Animal Behavior
ANTH 3408	The Evolution of Human Families
ANTH 3409	Evolution of Primate Life Histories
ANTH 3411	Primatology
ANTH 3412	Hominin Evolution
or ANTH 3412W	Hominin Evolution
ANTH 3412W	Hominin Evolution
ANTH 3413	Evolution of the Human Brain
ANTH 3491	Topics in Biological Anthropology
ANTH 3802	Human Cultural Beginnings
or ANTH 3802W	Human Cultural Beginnings
Students also must take at least one approved field experience, which may be ANTH 3832 or ANTH 3839 or, with prior approval of the undergraduate advisor, a course in a related field, such as biological sciences, geology, psychology, or statistics:
ANTH 3832	Paleoanthropological Field Program
ANTH 3839	Lab Research Methods in Archaeology
BISC 1005	The Biology of Nutrition and Health
BISC 1006	The Ecology and Evolution of Organisms
BISC 1111	Introductory Biology: Cells and Molecules
BISC 1112	Introductory Biology: The Biology of Organisms
GEOL 1001	Physical Geology
GEOL 1002	Historical Geology
GEOL 1005	Environmental Geology
PSYC 2014	Cognitive Psychology
PSYC 2015	Biological Psychology
PSYC 3112	Psychology of Adolescence
PSYC 3118	Neuropsychology
PSYC 3122	The Cognitive Neuroscience
STAT 1127	Statistics for the Biological Sciences