<p>I was hoping someone might be able to help me out here... I'm trying to make sure I have all my pre-reqs covered for transfer to CAS. Do you guys think either of these two classes would count as a "Historical Studies"? (Defined as a "...course that is substantially historical, whether taught in a history department or in some other discipline.") Thanks to anyone who might know. I emailed the person in charge of determining this about a week ago, but haven't yet recieved a response. (I'm sure it's pretty busy down there.)</p>
<p>ANTH 206: Cultural Anthropology. Explores the nature, growth and history of human cultures. Surveys the range of cultural phenomena including material culture, making a living, domestic life, kinship, economic exchange, social/political organization, social control, personality, art, religion, and applying anthropology in a contemporary world with special emphasis on non-western societies and the comparisons among traditions.</p>
<p>ANTH 210: Indians of North America. Provides a general view of the variations in the ways of the Native Americans up to the late 1800's when the last of the Native American nations lost their independence. Places native populations in a broad comparitive context, investigating the variation between the societies of the major culture areas of North America and their interaction with the European and American societies with whom they came in contact.</p>
<p>Hmmm, I think I'm kind of screwed... Basically, I need a class that fulfills both the historical studies and non-western requirement at the same time. The two that I listed above seem to be the closest match my school offers. If I had to pick one, which one would you guys go with? The first one? Anyone know how to get through to someone down at UVa? I'm just getting kind of anxious b/c I'm supposed to be registering for next quarter and classes are filling up... Thanks.</p>
<p>ANTH 104: World Prehistory. A survey of human prehistory from the origin of humans through the emergence of early civilizations, providing the foundation for understanding modern human societies. Attention is given to civilizations from both the Old World, including ancient Mesootamia, Egypt, China, India, and the New World, including Maya, Inca and Aztec.</p>
<p>chessie -- I'm my opinion most anth classes like your 104 and 206 will probably not satisfy it. I took Anth 280: Intro to Archaeology and Prehistory and it didnt cover Historical studies requirement or Non western. If you needed a class that does fulfill once you get to the university there are a lot of courses like "History of Korea" or "History of Japan" that would fulfill both requirements at once. </p>
<p>Your anth courses would generally work to complete the Social Sciences requirement; as for it satisfying anything else you'd have to assess it with your transfer advisor when you get here -- if it were me and I were transferring in during next fall, i'd just wait till you see what they will give credit for what. If I weren't transferring till spring or fall 09, i'd take a course I knew would work: something specifically within the history department at your current school. </p>
<p>I haven't been through the transfer process, is Shoebox around? she might have some suggestions about transferring credit and how the process works</p>
<p>Thanks for the help kjo- I actually managed to speak via email w/ the woman in charge of transfer credit, etc. (Ms. Gloria Gates), and you are correct in your assesment. Unfortunately, the only history courses offered at my school this quarter are either western civ. or u.s. hist.(and I'm applying for fall '08). So I'm left w/ two options:</p>
<p>A) fail to fulfill either the history or nonwestern requirement before I transfer.
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B) take seperate history and nonwestern classes, but come up one class short of my comm. college's graduation requirements. (miss out on my A.A.)</p>
<p>Faced w/ these options, which scenario is more favorable? Should I just blow off the A.A., or does having it do anything for my chances of admission? I would think filling pre-reqs takes precidence, but I don't know.</p>
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<p>Finish your AA. Don't sweat missing one or two reqs. Try to get one if you can, but if you really can't do sweat it. Write a letter explaining your problem. The worst that can happen is that they require you to take the pre-reqs over the summer, but I doubt that would happen. 6/60 credits is not a huge deal.
Call the admissions office and ask for the dean of the day if you want a real answer from them.</p>
<p>On a side note, they prefer first year transfers to the e-school. I was missing a requirement, so I was 3/30. We have the same ratio, and you'll have an AA...go for the AA :)</p>