Associate in Arts for Transfer (AA-T) Anthropology

The Associate in Arts in Anthropology for Transfer (AA-T) involves the critical examination of human societies, both present and past. It provides basic information about humankind and is designed to stimulate critical thinking about ways of living in the world. The courses of this degree address the four sub-disciplines of Anthropology which attempt to understand basic aspects of humankind. Cultural Anthropology studies human behavior to understand the cultural values that guide the behaviors. Archaeology examines the material record of human activity in order to understand how ideas change over time. Anthropological Linguistics is the study of the human capacity for language and its use. Physical Anthropology (also called Biological Anthropology) is the study of human evolution which includes human biological diversity.

Upon completion of the Associate in Arts in Anthropology for Transfer (AA-T), students will have a strong academic foundation in the field and be prepared for upper division baccalaureate study. Students who have completed the Associate in Arts for Transfer in Anthropology will have satisfied the lower division requirements for transfer into Anthropology or similar majors for many campuses in the California State University system.