American Anthropological Association (AAA): link

AAA SECTIONS

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

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

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

• Graduate Awards: link
• Graduate Award Recipients: link

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

2025 - 2026 Graduate Handbook

2024 - 2025 Graduate Handbook

• 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: link
• University of South Carolina Electronic Research Administration system (USCeRA): link
• USC Anthropology Department Mentoring Resources and Plan: link
• USC Health Insurance Requirement: link
• Travel Request Form: link

Travel Reimbursement Information for Students: pdf

• Student Reimbursement Form (general expenses): pdf
• Form 27: Contract for Summer Research/Field Practicum: pdf
• Form 29: Request for Conference/Research Travel: pdf
• Meals per Diem: pdf
• Travel Advance Form: pdf

01 - Masters Program of Study: pdf

02 - Thesis Proposal (on letterhead): pdf

03 - Masters Comprehensive Exam Verification: pdf

04 - Thesis Committee and Topic (on letterhead): pdf

05 - Approval of Thesis Topic (on letterhead): pdf

06 - 799 Contract | Theses Writing: pdf

07 - Thesis Signature and Approval: pdf

08 - Doctoral Degree Program of Study: pdf

09 - Research Skills: pdf

10 - Doctoral Committee Membership and Appointment Request: pdf

11 - Doctoral Comprehensive Exam / Committee Evaluation of Annotated Bibliographies and Essays: pdf

12 - Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Verification: pdf

13 - Dissertation Proposal / Qualifying Exam: pdf

14 - Doctoral Qualifying Exam Verification: pdf

15 - 899 Contract | Dissertation Preparation and Writing: pdf

16 - Doctoral Student Annual Progress Report: pdf

17 - Dissertation Signature and Approval: pdf

18 - Request for Special Enrollment ( Z Status): pdf

20 - Degree or Certificate: pdf

21 - Request for Adjustment in Graduate Program: pdf

22 - Request for Concurrent Enrollment within the Same Discipline: pdf

23 - Colloquium Evaluation: pdf

24 - Time Card: pdf

25 - Independent Study: pdf

26 - Graduate School Year End Assessment: pdf

27 - Instructions for AND Contract for Summer Research/Field Practicum: pdf

28 - Fieldwork Verification: pdf

29 - Request for Conference/Research Travel: pdf

30 - Travel Grant Award Instructions: pdf

31 - 699 Contract | Readings and Research: pdf

32 - 797 Contract | Readings and Research: pdf

33 - 798 Contract | Research Practicum: pdf