Info for Incoming and Current Students: The Anthropology MA Program at The University of Montana - Missoula

Welcome to the Anthropology graduate program at The University of Montana - Missoula. We hope that your experience here will be both educational and enjoyable. To help you complete your degree as quickly and painlessly as possible, we have prepared the following information for you.

For additional information, please contact the Department of Anthropology, (406) 243-2693.

You should print a copy of our requirements checklist for the option you have chosen to pursue. You can use these checklists to see where you stand and to keep track of your progress.

• The 2006 Anthropology Graduate Student Guide

• Requirements Checklist: Ph.D. in Cultural Heritage Studies and Historical Anthropology Starting with BA/BS Degree

• Requirements Checklist: Ph.D. in Cultural Heritage Studies and Historical Anthropology Starting with MA Degree

• Requirements Checklist: M.A. General Option

• Requirements Checklist: M.A. Cultural Heritage Option

• Requirements Checklist: M.A. Forensic Anthropology Option

To see what classes you should take in order to finish in two years look at our model schedules for the option and plan you have chosen to pursue.

• Model Schedule for the Ph.D. Option in Cultural Heritage Studies & Historical Anthropology, Starting with B.A./B.S. degree

• Model Schedule for the Ph.D. Option in Cultural Heritage Studies & Historical Anthropology, Starting with M.A. degree

• Model Schedule for the M.A. General Option, Thesis/Professional Paper Plan,

• Model Schedule for the M.A. General Option, Non-Thesis Plan,

• Model Schedule for the M.A. Cultural Heritage Option, Thesis/Professional Paper Plan

• Model Schedule for the M.A. Cultural Heritage Option, Non-Thesis Plan

• Model Schedule for the M.A. Forensic Anthropology Option, Thesis/Professional Paper Plan

• Model Schedule for the M.A. Forensic Anthropology Option, Non-Thesis Plan

Provisional Admission: We sometimes offer provisional admission to students who don't perfectly meet Graduate School and departmental requirements. In order to earn full admission, you must complete any requirements detailed in your letter of admission and maintain a 3.0 grad point average for a minimum of one semester. After this time you may petition the faculty for full admission by writing a short (less than one page) letter to the graduate advisor asking for full admission. The faculty will review your progress and vote on whether or not to offer full admission.

Here are a few miscellaneous documents:

• Graduate Program General Requirements
• Graduate Student Handbook
• Thesis Help for Physical Anthropology
• The Comprehensive Case Report Professional Paper Choice for Forensic Anthropologists

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