AnthropologyAA-T Degree

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Social/Behavioral Science & Communication
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AA-T Degree
Program code
31964.31AA-T
Department
Anthropology
CIP code
45.0201: Anthropology.
TOP code
2202.00 - Anthropology
Students completing Associate Degrees for Transfer are guaranteed admission to the CSU system. Please see the beginning of the "Academic Programs" section for details. Anthropology is the study of humans worldwide, both in the past and present. The program is designed to introduce students to culture as the core concept for understanding human behavior. The four subfields of anthropology (physical, archaeological, linguistics and cultural) are used as a foundation to examine varied perspectives about the world. Anthropology students graduate with an awareness of cultural and biological diversity and the complexity of past and contemporary societies. The degree offers courses required in the CSU, Chico major core program, in addition to courses approved for Cal-GETC. The program in anthropology is designed to prepare students for a variety of exciting careers, which may include education, research, medicine, business, non-profit and public service fields. As an example, anthropologists may be employed on international research teams, such as with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientists working to control Ebola outbreaks in West Africa. Anthropologists may also be employed as resident scientists at the Intel Corporation or as curation specialists in the US Army Corps of Engineers. Numerous anthropological skills, such as the ability to think critically and creatively about the world and the ability to apply research methods to solve problems, translate to various employment sectors. For more information on possible careers, please visit the American Anthropology Association's Careers in Anthropology webpage.
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Community of interest
SBSC Social/Behavioral Science & Communication
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AA-T Degree
Program code
31964.31AA-T
Department
Anthropology
CIP code
45.0201: Anthropology.
TOP code
2202.00 - Anthropology
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Anthropology
AA-T Degree

The AA-T is designed for transfer preparation to a specific California State University major in academic areas outside STEM and CTE. Like every Butte College associate degree, it has two parts: a general-education curriculum and an academic program of specialization.

About Associate Degrees for Transfer. AA-T and AS-T degrees are aligned with transfer model curricula developed jointly by the Academic Senates and discipline faculty in the California Community College and California State University systems. Completing one with a qualifying GPA guarantees CSU admission with junior standing in a related major (campus assignment depends on space and competitive criteria).

About General Education. GE is an integrated program of learning designed to foster intellectual curiosity, cultural understanding, critical thinking, creative reasoning, oral and written communication, and the capacity for ethical reasoning. By graduation, you'll have developed the ability to think critically, communicate clearly, apply quantitative reasoning, understand how the major academic disciplines ask their questions, comprehend diverse cultures and historical periods, and assess ethical problems — alongside the depth you build in your major.

See the 2026-27 Catalog for official program details

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Term 1

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13–15 units
ANTH 4
Cultural Anthropology
3 units

Meets Area 4.

This course explores how anthropologists study and compare human culture. Cultural anthropologists seek to understand the broad arc of human experience focusing on a set of central issues: how people around the world make their living (subsistence patterns); how they organize themselves socially, politically and economically; how they communicate; how they relate to each other through family and kinship ties; what they believe about the world (belief systems); how they express themselves creatively (expressive culture); how they make distinctions among themselves such as through applying gender, racial and ethnic identity labels; how they have shaped and been shaped by social inequalities such as colonialism; and how they navigate culture change and processes of globalization that affect us all. Ethnographic case studies highlight these similarities and differences, and introduce students to how anthropologists do their work, employ professional anthropological research ethics and apply their perspectives and skills to understand humans around the globe. (C-ID ANTH 120).

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General Education: Area 1A

English Composition

Baccalaureate-level academic writing — expository and argumentative. The foundation for every other course you'll write in.

General Education: Area 1C

Oral Communication

Public speaking and group discussion — organizing ideas for a live audience, listening actively, responding under pressure.

General Education: Area 2

Department recommends STAT C1000 or STAT C1000E.

Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning

College-level mathematics or quantitative reasoning — the toolkit behind science, business, and informed citizenship.

Term 2

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16–17 units
ANTH C1001
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
3 units

Meets Area 5B.

In this course, students examine human origins, evolution, and variation with a focus on the adaptations of humans and other primates. Biological evolution and scientific methods are foundations for the course. (C-ID ANTH 110).

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ANTH C1001L
Biological Anthropology Lab
1 units

Meets Area 5C.

In this laboratory course, students investigate the anatomy, genetics, behavior, variation, and evolution of humans and other primates. Students apply the scientific method and use interactive exercises in this course supplement to the Introduction to Biological Anthropology lecture course. (C-ID ANTH 155L).

Corequisite: Successful completion of or concurrent enrollment in ANTH C1001

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Required

3–4 units
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General Education: Area 1B

Department recommends ENGL C1001.

Critical Thinking and Composition

Reading and writing about complex texts — analyzing arguments, identifying assumptions, building your own case with evidence.

General Education: Area 6

Ethnic Studies

The histories, experiences, and contributions of the four autonomous disciplines: Black / African American / Africana studies, Native American studies, Chicano/a/x and Latino/a/x studies, and Asian American studies.

Elective (any course numbered 1-99 or C1000-C2999)

Only necessary if the 60 units needed to graduate have not been completed. Consider taking a Cal-GETC General Education course. Visit www.assist.org to see options.

Term 3

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16–17 units
ANTH 16
Introduction to Archaeology
3 units

Meets Area 4.

This course is an introduction to the study of concepts, theories, data and models of anthropological archaeology that contribute to our knowledge of the human past. The course includes a discussion of the nature of scientific inquiry; the history and interdisciplinary nature of archaeological research; dating techniques; methods of survey, excavation, analysis, and interpretation; cultural resource management; professional ethics; and selected cultural sequences. (C-ID ANTH 150).

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Required

3 units
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List C (Select one or any course not already used in List A or List B):

Required

4 units
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General Education: Area 3A

Department recommends ART 3, ART 6, ART C1100, MUS 6, or MUS 9.

Arts

Engaging with creative work — painting, music, theatre, design — through making, viewing, and interpreting.

General Education: Area 3B

Taking HIST 18, HIST 26 or HIST C1001 is recommended to meet the US-1 graduation requirement for CSU.

Humanities

History, literature, philosophy, language — how people across time and cultures have made sense of the world.

Term 4

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15–17 units

List B: (Select one or any course not already used in List A):

Required

3 units
Choose one of 5 choices

General Education: Area 4

Only necessary if not already met. Taking POLS C1000 is recommended to meet the US-2/US-3 graduation requirements for CSU.

Social and Behavioral Sciences

The systematic study of people as members of society — cultural anthropology, cultural geography, economics, history, political science, psychology, sociology — and the methods these disciplines use to ask their questions.

General Education: Area 5A

Only necessary if not already met.

Physical Science

The physical world — chemistry, physics, geology, astronomy — and how science actually works.

Elective (any course numbered 1-99 or C1000-C2999)

Only necessary if the 60 units needed to graduate have not been completed. Consider taking a Cal-GETC General Education course. Visit www.assist.org to see options.

Career Connections

2-Year Degree Paths

Entry points students may pursue after associate-level study, technical preparation, or licensure pathways.

No locally mapped occupations in the current dataset point cleanly to an immediate 2-year outcome for this program.

4-Year Degree Paths

Roles that more often open up after transfer and a bachelor's degree.

Example roles: 2

  • Managers, All Other
  • Anthropologists and Archeologists

Graduate School Paths

Advanced roles commonly associated with graduate, professional, or post-baccalaureate study.

Example roles: 1

  • Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary

Local Job Market

Managers, All OtherSOC 11-9199698 nearby openings

Search keyword used: manager · Search window: last 30 days, 25-mile radius · Avg listed salary: $92,827/yr

Top employers in sample

  • Concentric Healthcare Staffing 2
  • AHS Staffing 1
  • Adventist Health System/West 1
  • Armed Guard Private Security 1
  • Centstone 1

Where the postings are

  • Chico, Butte County 17
  • Nelson, Butte County 1
  • Oroville, Butte County 1
  • Paradise, Butte County 1

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Anthropologists and ArcheologistsSOC 19-3091no nearby openings indexed

No nearby openings matched any of: anthropologists and archeologist. Browse this occupation on Adzuna for postings outside the mapped keyword set.

Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1061no nearby openings indexed

No nearby openings matched any of: Anthropology and Archeology instructor, Anthropology and Archeology teacher, anthropology and archeology teachers postsecondary, archeology teacher. Browse this occupation on Adzuna for postings outside the mapped keyword set.

Posting counts come from Adzuna's index of US job boards, covering the last up to 90 days within up to 100 miles of ZIP 95965. Coverage and salary visibility vary by employer. Empty searches expand the radius and posting window before the section gives up.

Source Notes

Course sequencing is generated from the Acadia Program Mapper cache. Career groupings use local CIP-to-SOC mappings and BLS occupation data when available. Confirm education plans with Counseling and Advising.

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