The Anthropology major is designed to offer breadth in the discipline. In addition to the six required courses, students majoring in Anthropology must take a minimum of three electives chosen on the basis of individual interest, in consultation with their advisor. An approved statistics course and a senior exercise are also required. All courses taken for the major or a minor, or for a Public Policy Analysis/Anthropology major, must be taken for a letter grade with achievement of a grade better than a C-. In the event of a failure to meet this requirement, if a student wishes credit toward the major (or minor) for the course, the student must repeat the course (additional course credit toward graduation is not earned in such a case). All six required courses must be taken at The Claremont Colleges. Upon declaring the major in Anthropology, a student must select an advisor from among the Pomona College faculty. Anthropology majors are required to plan their programs in close consultation with their advisor.

Though not required, Anthropology majors are encouraged to participate in the College's Study Abroad Program or a summer field program in order to gain experience in a culture other than their own. The Anthropology Department allows a maximum of two elective courses taken abroad.

The senior exercise may be based on library research or original fieldwork that may be conducted as a part of a semester abroad. The senior exercise must be completed in the same subfield as that of the student's methods course. Students must have a minimum of two readers for the senior theses. One reader must be a Pomona Anthropology Department faculty member.

Exceptions or substitutions to these requirements must be approved by petition to the Department Chair.

1. Required Courses:
   a. Social Anthropology (51)
   b. Archaeology (59)
   c. Methods in Anthropological Inquiry (105) or Field Methods in Archaeology (110)
   d. Theory in Anthropology (109)
   e. Two courses from: Human Sexuality (52); Language, Thought and Culture (53); and either Applied Anthropology (102) or Medical Anthropology (107)
2. Electives: Any anthropology course at The Claremont Colleges may be chosen as an elective (three minimum), excluding courses having substantial overlap with the required courses listed above. Courses offered through other departments will be considered for elective credit on a case-by-case basis, as will transfer courses and up to two courses taken through Study Abroad.
3. Statistics: Students are required to take one full course in statistics chosen from an approved set of options, which includes such courses as: ECON 57, MATH 58, POLI 90, PSYC 158.
4. Senior Exercise: A senior exercise is required of all students. By the end of the junior year, each student must submit a senior exercise plan. The senior exercise requirement may be met by completing a thesis (Anthropology 191) or a project, such as a video or exhibition (Anthropology 192), or by participating in a Senior Apprenticeship involving collaborative work on a faculty-student project. Normally, work on the senior exercise will begin in the fall of the senior year.

Students interested in careers in which their anthropological training is applied to problems of public policy may choose to major in Public Policy Analysis with an emphasis in Anthropology. The requirements for this major include the five-course Public Policy sequence and an approved statistics course (see Public Policy Analysis Program), and the following courses in Anthropology: ANTH 51, 102, 109, and 105 or 110; two of the following: ANTH 52, 53, 55, 59; and one elective.