Admission requirements

For admission to graduate study, the student must have a minimum of a 3.25 grade point average in anthropology courses and an overall GPA of 3.00. In addition, the applicant must submit a 500-word statement indicating why he or she is interested in pursuing a graduate degree in anthropology, and a sample of written work (e.g., a term paper). All applicants must also arrange to have three letters of recommendation indicating professional promise addressed to the Department’s Graduate Admission Committee. To facilitate scheduling of graduate courses, students ordinarily are admitted for fall term only, other than PSU undergraduate students admitted to the B+M program.