Anthropology

There are five distinct Anthropology majors with different math requirements.

Anthropology Bachelor of Arts and Anthropology - Archeology Bachelor of Arts

The Anthropology Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and the Anthropology - Archaeology B.A., do not have math as a part of their requirements or as pre-requisites for other classes. You will likely only need to take math to fulfill Western’s General University Requirements.

If you have done or will do any of the following, then you will likely not need to take the Math Placement Assessment (MPA):

• Earn college credit in a Calculus course with a grade of C-minus or better
• Score a 2, 3, 4, or 5 on the Advanced Placement (AP) Calculus exam
• Score a 2, 3, 4, or 5 on the AP Pre-Calculus exam
• Earn college credit in a Pre-Calculus 2 course with a grade of C-minus or better
• Earn college credit in a Pre-Calculus 1 course with a grade of C-minus or better
• Earn college credit in a College Algebra course with a grade of C-minus or better
• Earn a Direct Transfer Agreement (DTA) Associate Degree from a Washington State Community College
• For college credit earned through International Baccalaureate (IB) exams in Mathematics, please see the IB Credit Table 

If none of the above applies to you, you will likely need to take the MPA.

Anthropology - Biocultural Concentration and Anthropology/Biology B.A.

The Anthropology - Biocultural Concentration and Anthropology/Biology B.A. do not require a math course as a major requirement. However, students completing this major are required to take chemistry courses that have math prerequisites.

If you have done or will do any of the following, then you will likely not need to take the MPA:

• Earn college credit in a Calculus course with a grade of C-minus or better
• Score a 2, 3, 4, or 5 on the AP Calculus exam
• Score a 2, 3, 4, or 5 on the AP Pre-Calculus exam
• Earn college credit in a Pre-Calculus 2 course with a grade of C-minus or better
• Earn college credit in a Pre-Calculus 1 course with a grade of C-minus or better
• Earn college credit in a College Algebra course with a grade of C-minus or better
• For college credit earned through International Baccalaureate (IB) exams in Mathematics, please see the IB Credit Table 

If none of the above applies to you, you will likely need to take the MPA.

Biology/Anthropology B.S.

The Biology/Anthropology B.S. requires that you take Calculus 1 as a major requirement.

If you have done or will do any of the following, then you will likely not need to take the MPA:

• Earn college credit in a Calculus course with a grade of C-minus or better
• Score a 2, 3, 4, or 5 on the AP Calculus exam
• Score a 2, 3, 4, or 5 on the AP Pre-Calculus exam
• Earn college credit in a Pre-Calculus 1 course which transfers directly as MATH 114 or as MATH 1TT or Pre-Calculus 2 course which transfers directly as MATH 115 according to the Transfer Course Equivalency Guide with a grade of C-minus or better
• Earn college credit in a Pre-Calculus 2 course which transfers as a Western equivalent of MATH 1TT with a grade of C-plus or better
• Earn college credit in a College Algebra course with a grade of C-minus or better
• For college credit earned through International Baccalaureate (IB) exams in Mathematics, please see the IB Credit Table 

If none of the above applies to you, you will likely need to take the MPA.