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Department of Anthropology

Current Graduate Students

Welcome to the information resource page for current graduate anthropology students. The information below includes professional associations, research funding, examples of research of current and past graduate students, the rotation of required courses, research funding, and a variety of other useful information.

Professional Associations

American Anthropological Association (AAA) link

AAA SECTIONS

  • American Ethnological Society (AES) link
  • Archaeology Division (AD) link
  • Association for Feminist Anthropology (AFA) link
  • Association for Black Anthropologists (ABA) link
  • Biological Anthropology Section (BAS) link
  • Society for Cultural Anthropology (SCA) link
  • Society for Medical Anthropology (SMA) link
  • Society for Linguistic Anthropology (SLA) link
  • Society for Economic Anthropology (SEA) link
  • Society for the Anthropology of North America (SANA) link
  • Society for Visual Anthropology (SVA) link
  • American Association of Physical Anthropologists (AAPA) link
  • Canadian Anthropology Society / La Soicété Candadienne D'Antropologie (CASCA) link
  • International Gender and Language Association (IGALA) link
  • International Pragmatics Association (IPrA) link
  • Linguistic Society of America (LSA) link
  • Paleopathology Association (PPA) link
  • Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) link
  • Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA) link
  • Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas (SSILA) link
  • Southeastern Archaeology Conference (SEAC) link

Research Funding

  • Fulbright Scholar Program link
  • Fulbright-Hays Programs link 
  • Institute for Humane Studies link
  • The Leaky Foundation link
  • National Science Foundation link
  • Research Institute for the Study of Man link
  • SIGMA XI The Scientific Research Honor Society link
  • Wenner-Gren Foundation link
  • Graduate Awards link
  • Graduate Award Recipients link

Research of Current and Past Graduate Students (coming soon)

 

Rotation of Required Courses

Fall 2020
  • All Students ANTH 703
  • Arch ANTH 720
  • Ling ANTH 747
Spring 2021
  • All Students ANTH 711
  • Bio ANTH 762
  • Ling ANTH 782
Fall 2021
  • All Students ANTH 703
  • Arch ANTH 745
Spring 2022
  • Cul ANTH 730
  • Ling ANTH 748
Fall 2022
  • All Students ANTH 703
  • Arch ANTH 720
  • Ling ANTH 747
Spring 2023
  • All Students ANTH 711
  • Bio ANTH 762
  • Ling ANTH 780
Fall 2023
  • All Students ANTH 703
  • Arch ANTH 745
Spring 2024
  • Cul ANTH 730
  • Ling ANTH 748
Fall 2024
  • All Students ANTH 703
  • Arch ANTH 720
  • Ling ANTH 747
Spring 2025
  • All Students ANTH 711
  • Bio ANTH 762
  • Ling ANTH 780
Fall 2025
  • All Students ANTH 703
  • Arch ANTH 745
Spring 2026
  • Cul ANTH 730
  • Ling ANTH 748
Fall 2026
  • All Students ANTH 703
  • Arch ANTH 720
  • Ling ANTH 747

Useful Information

  • Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Training link
    • free, online course on ethical treatment of Human Subjects and Institutional Review Boards
  • Doctoral Degree Progress link
  • Forensic Science and Investigation Scholarships (2021-2022); link
    • includes scholarships for other topics and/or links leading to scholarships for other topics
  • Opportunities for Undergraduate and Early-Stage Graduate Students
  • University of South Carolina Electronic Research Administration system (USCeRA) link
  • USC Anthropology Department Mentoring Resources and Plan
  • USC Health Insurance Requirement link
  • Travel Request Form link

Travel Reimbursement Information for Students

  • Student Reimbursement Form (general expenses)
  • Form 27 Contract for Summer Research/Field Practicum
  • Form 29 Request for Conference/Research Travel
  • Meals per Diem
  • Travel Advance Form
01 - Masters Program of Study
02 - Thesis Proposal (on letterhead)
03 - Masters Comprehensive Exam Verification
04 - Thesis Committee and Topic (on letterhead)
05 - Approval of Thesis Topic (on letterhead)
06 - 799 Contract | Theses Writing
07 - Thesis Signature and Approval
08 - Doctoral Degree Program of Study
09 - Research Skills
10 - Doctoral Committee Membership and Appointment Request
11 - Doctoral Comprehensive Exam / Committee Evaluation of Annotated Bibliographies and Essays
12 - Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Verification
13 - Dissertation Proposal / Qualifying Exam
14 - Doctoral Qualifying Exam Verification
15 - 899 Contract | Dissertation Preparation and Writing
16 - Doctoral Student Annual Progress Report
17 - Dissertation Signature and Approval
18 - Request for Special Enrollment ( Z Status)
20 - Degree or Certificate
21 - Request for Adjustment in Graduate Program
22 - Request for Concurrent Enrollment within the Same Discipline
23 - Colloquium Evaluation
24 - Time Card
25 - Independent Study
26 - Graduate School Year End Assessment
27 - Instructions for AND Contract for Summer Research/Field Practicum
28 - Fieldwork Verification
29 - Request for Conference/Research Travel
30 - Travel Grant Award Instructions
31 - 699 Contract | Readings and Research
32 - 797 Contract | Readings and Research
33 - 798 Contract | Research Practicum

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