Students who maintain an overall grade point average of at least 3.2 and an average of at least 3.5 in their anthropology coursework may apply to the Honors Program in Anthropology. Honors are achieved by completing an honors thesis during the senior year. The thesis reports on an independent research project conducted under the supervision of a faculty member. Honors is a good option for students planning to pursue graduate studies in anthropology because it helps to develop research and writing skills that are valued by graduate schools, and will help students develop the skills necessary to prepare theses and publications in the future.<br>The anthropology major provides students with an understanding of the cultural and biological variation of past and present human groups. In particular, anthropology examines the cultures and societies people create, how language influences your worldview, evidence of the human past in the archaeological record, human biological evolution, and the interaction of biology and culture in shaping our health and medical practices across the globe. Students learn and apply the research methods and theories used by anthropologists to investigate peoples and their social worlds. Students may pursue either a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree which allows for considerable flexibility in selecting courses, or a Bachelor of Science (BS) track which integrates scientific training into their curriculum. Both the BA and BS combine study in each of the four sub-fields of anthropology: archaeology, biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology and sociocultural anthropology.