Graduate Handbook

The graduate student handbook is the key guide to the graduate program in our department. It contains the formal outline for the three PhD programs—sociocultural anthropology, archaeology, and biological anthropology—and describes the path to doctoral candidacy (ABD) for these degrees. 

The information on this site and other University catalogs, publications, or announcements is subject to change without notice as policies are updated. The department and university offices can provide current information about possible changes to program and university policies.

Additional chapters cover issues relevant to all students and potential students, including admissions, research and writing, IRB applications, degree completion, and student life.

Table of contents

• Chapter 1: Admission to the graduate program
• Chapter 2: Graduate program overview
• Chapter 3: First Year in the Program (pre-ABD)
• Chapter 4: Second Year in the Program (pre-ABD)
• Chapter 5: Third Year in the Program (pre-ABD)
• Chapter 6: Dissertation Research and Writing - and the Defense (ABD)
• Chapter 7: Research with human or animal subjects
• Chapter 8: Academic policies and resources
• Chapter 9: Graduate assistantships
• Chapter 10: Professionalization skills
• Chapter 11: Student life​