American Anthropological Association (AAA)

AAA Divisions

• American Ethnological Society (AES)
• Archaeology Division (AD)
• Association for Feminist Anthropology (AFA)
• Association for Black Anthropologists (ABA)
• Biological Anthropology Section (BAS)
• Society for Cultural Anthropology (SCA)
• Society for Medical Anthropology (SMA)
• Society for Linguistic Anthropology (SLA)
• Society for Economic Anthropology (SEA)
• Society for the Anthropology of North America (SANA)
• Society for Visual Anthropology (SVA)

• American Association of Physical Anthropologists (AAPA)
• Canadian Anthropology Society / La Soicété Candadienne D'Antropologie (CASCA)
• International Gender and Language Association (IGALA)
• International Pragmatics Association (IPrA)
• Linguistic Society of America (LSA)
• Paleopathology Association (PPA)
• Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA)
• Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA)
• Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas (SSILA)
• Southeastern Archaeology Conference (SEAC)

• Fulbright Scholar Program
• Fulbright-Hays Programs
• Institute for Humane Studies
• The Leaky Foundation
• National Science Foundation
• SIGMA XI The Scientific Research Honor Society
• Wenner-Gren Foundation

• Graduate Awards
• Graduate Award Recipients

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

• 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