About PhD Program,
We provide doctoral-level training in archaeology, biological anthropology, and sociocultural anthropology. In addition, we offer some seminars in linguistic anthropology.
Our program and faculty have strong affiliations and collaborations with a wide range of disciplines and fields. PhD students may connect with programs like Heritage Studies and Public History, the Center for Race, Indigeneity, Disability, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Global Studies, Human Rights, Religious Studies, Earth Sciences, Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, Forestry and Wildlife, History, and many others.
PhD Program Degree Eligibility with GPA,
Admission to our graduate program is competitive. Only a small percentage of applicants are admitted to the graduate program each year. Currently, we admit four or five PhD students annually across all three subfields of archaeology, biological anthropology, and sociocultural anthropology.
You may apply for the PhD program with either a BA or MA degree. We do not admit students to the MA degree program in the three primary subfields. However, if you are primarily interested in a Master’s degree, please consider the Masters of Heritage Studies & Public History program, which offers a terminal Master’s degree.
PhD Funding Coverage,
All students admitted to the PhD program are offered a six-year funding package, contingent on satisfactory progress toward their degree. The funding package provides payment of tuition up to 14 credits per semester, partial payment of the health insurance premium, and a stipend. Standard funding stipends at this time cover the 9-month academic year only.
For incoming graduate students, funding is normally provided through teaching assistantships, as well as appropriate fellowships and research assistant positions as they become available. After passing the preliminary written and oral examinations, graduate students occasionally have the opportunity to be the primary instructor (graduate instructor) for an undergraduate course.
Graduate instructor positions, nominated fellowships, and research assistant positions that are made available through faculty in the department or through departmental nomination, as well as TA or RA positions in other units of the university, are considered to be part of the six-year funding package.
Application Requirement,
Statement of Purpose
Diversity Statement
Unofficial Transcripts
TOEFL Scores
International students only
Letters of Recommendation (3)
Writing Sample
Application Deadline,
Dec 05, 2024
Application Fee,
- International ($95.00)
- S. citizen/permanent resident ($75.00)
