We seek to provide students with excellent preparation for majors in a wide array of social and behavioral sciences and to provide the general education student with a keen awareness of, and value for, the diverse richness and continuity of human society. We seek to engage students actively in the life of the college and to demonstrate to them how learning about human behavior contributes to a productive, fulfilling career and life experience.

The program offers introductory general education courses in cultural and physical anthropology, one of which fulfills transfer requirements for a laboratory science course. The core courses also constitute typical lower division preparation for a major in anthropology, sociology, psychology or other behavioral sciences.