Advising in Anthropology
Undergraduate Advising | Declare the Major | Graduation Application | Transfer Students | Graduate Program
Undergraduate Advising for Current UW Students
Anthropology is an open major. Students may pursue either a Bachelor of Arts (BA) or a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree, each with multiple areas of specialization.
For a full overview of degree pathways and specialization options, visit Undergraduate Programs.
Academic Grade Dispute Process:
Do you have a question about how to discuss a potential grading error? Please use the following information as a starting point. For questions or clarifications, please contact anth-undergrad@uw.edu.
Start Here for undergraduate student support questions in Anthropology, including:
- Planning or declaring a major in Anthropology
- Help with registration and academic planning
- Reviewing degree requirements and academic progress
- Graduation Applications
- Campus resources, and more
Email anth-undergrad@uw.edu to learn more and get direct adviser support.
Declare the Anthropology Major
Anthropology majors are open - this means that any student in good academic standing can declare a major in Anthropology, but the process to add a major must run through an academic advising team first. If you want to add Anthropology as your first (or second) major, start by contacting us via anth-undergrad@uw.edu with your UW student number. An adviser will then reach out to you with next steps on the declaration process and answer any questions you might have about course planning and registration.
Graduation Application
As part of the process for earning a degree at UW, students who are going to be finishing their program requirements in the next 2-3 quarters need to work with departmental advisers to have an application to graduate filed on their behalf with the registrar's office. Students who have more than one major must go through this process with advisers for each department they're affiliated with. To learn more about the graduation application process as well as commencement, please review our Anthropology Graduation page.
Advising for Prospective Transfer Students
If you are a prospective transfer student in the process of applying to UW, we recommend that you first attend a Transfer Thursday session to learn more about application and admission to the UW.
Graduate Program
Please visit our Graduate Programs for a complete overview of Anthropology's graduate degrees.
The Department of Anthropology offers PhD programs in three anthropological sub-fields: Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, Sociocultural Anthropology. We also offer a Master of Arts in Archaeological Heritage and a concurrent MPH/PhD program.
Graduate Admissions
Please visit the Department of Anthropology's Graduate Admissions page and the Graduate School's Admission Requirements page for more information.
If you would like to apply to our graduate program, you must complete the online application on the University of Washington Graduate School website. Note that applicants may only apply to one of the three PhD track programs.
Applications open October 15 and close December 15. Please visit the Department of Anthropology's Graduate Admissions page for more information.