Course work for all four divisions requires a great deal of writing.
Introductory level anthropology courses commonly require students to write summaries and reviews of articles. Students who decide to major in anthropology should expect to write take home examinations and at least 6 research papers by the time they graduate. Since the conventions for academic papers vary slightly in each sub field of anthropology, some instructors provide their students with specific guidelines for format and appropriate documentation style. However, the anthropology faculty has adopted the following guidelines for documentation style and paper format. Type on only one side of the paper.