This combined B.A. degree is designed for those students who are interested in both sociology and anthropology. It focuses on those areas of the two disciplines where there is convergence in theory and methods. Through this major, students are introduced to major substantive areas in both disciplines. The major allows enough choice in electives that students may focus on a broader perspective in social science than is available in either the single sociology major or the single anthropology major.

Students who major in sociology and anthropology are required to take 13 courses within the two departments, totaling 39 credit hours. These are as follows: one introductory course viewing humans as part of the natural environment (Anth 101, 103, 104, 105 and 106); either Anth 102 or a 100-level sociology class; each of Soc 205, 206, and 301; an anthropology class focusing on an ethnographic area (Anth 211-220); both Anth 304 and Socl 365; two or three electives chosen from anthropology offerings at the 200 or 300 level; and two or three electives chosen from sociology offerings at the 200 or 300 level. Students interested in pursuing the joint sociology-anthropology major should consult the departmental chair or advisor.