Professional Associations
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)
Research Funding
Rotation of Required Courses
| Semester | Required Courses |
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| Fall 2026 |
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| Fall 2025 |
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| Fall 2024 |
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| Fall 2023 |
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| Fall 2022 |
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| Fall 2021 |
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Useful Information
- Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Training
- free, online course on ethical treatment of Human Subjects and Institutional Review Boards
- Doctoral Degree Progress
- University of South Carolina Electronic Research Administration system (USCeRA)
- USC Health Insurance
Travel Reimbursement Information for Students
- Travel Request Form
- Please contact the Graduate Coordinator to request access to the shared drive for the following forms:
- Student Reimbursement Form (general expenses)
- Form 27 - Contract for Summer Research/Field Practicum
- Form 29 - Request for Conference/Research Travel
- Travel Advance Form
- For any forms that are not linked, please contact the Graduate Coordinator to request access to the shared drive.
- 01 - Master's and Certificate Program of Study
- 02 - Thesis Proposal (on letterhead)
- 03 - Master's Comprehensive Exam Verification
- 04 - Thesis Committee and Topic (on letterhead)
- 05 - Approval of Thesis Topic (on letterhead)
- 06 - 799 Contract | Theses Writing
- 07 - Master's Thesis Signature and Approval Form
- 08 - Doctoral Program of Study
- 09 - Research Skills
- 10 - Doctoral Committee 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 Form
- 18 - Request for Special Enrollment Status ( Z Status)
- 20 - Degree or Certificate
- 21 - Program of Study Adjustment Form
- 22 - Request for Concurrent Enrollment within the Same Discipline
- 23 - Colloquium Evaluation
- 24 - Time Card
- 25 - Independent Study Contract
- 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