Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology

The Department of Anthropology prepares students for effective, knowledgeable teaching and for impact and creative research in sociocultural anthropology, enabling them to bring anthropological concepts, findings, and investigative approaches to bear both on cross-disciplinary scholarship and on public understanding and policy. The Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology is the only degree in the graduate program. We do not offer a Master's Degree in Anthropology. The Ph.D. in Anthropology involves two academic years (four semesters) of coursework prior to the Ph.D. qualifying examination, dissertation field research, and the writing of a dissertation. First-year plans of study require enrollment in the two-semester Proseminar (ANT 501-502): a sequence taught by two instructors that covers both historical and contemporary texts and topics. First-year students are also required to enroll in the Coseminar (ANT 503a/b), a fall semester sequence of two half-term courses whose instructors change each year and whose themes are anchored in the instructors' areas of expertise. Like first-year students, second-year students are required to enroll in the Coseminar. First- and second-year students are all required to enroll in the department's Field Research Practicum (ANT 505), which is offered every other year in the spring. Assigned work for all courses must be completed by the end of the spring semester, prior to readmissions, for students to be eligible for summer funding. Overall, first- and second-year students take a minimum of three graded graduate seminar courses per semester: at least two within the department (required and/or elective) and one elective course that may be taken within or outside the department. Many of the department's elective courses are organized as half-semester seminars so as to expose students to a wider array of fields and themes and diverse faculty. Half-semester seminars count as one half of a course and must be paired with a second half-semester seminar within the same academic year (not necessarily the same semester) to fulfill the departmental requirement for one course. Each semester, students choose their elective classes in consultation with the Director of Graduate Studies (DGS).

All official Transcripts. A bachelor's degree or its foreign equivalent from an accredited college or university. Official transcripts of your grades.
Three letters of recommendation. Applicants are required to upload a transcript (may be unofficial at this time) including the key from all attended colleges or universities.
The transcript must show the name of the student, name of the issuing institution, name of courses taken, and the grades received in those courses.
The Graduate School does not have a minimum TOEFL or IELTS score requirement. If you are offered admission and accept our offer and have scored below a 27 on the Speaking sub-section of the TOEFL iBT or below an 8.0 on the Speaking sub-section of the IELTS you will be required to take an English placement test at the start of the fall term. Students who do not pass the test will be required to enroll in English Language Program classes.
Princeton University's Graduate School Admissions Office application is entirely online, including the submission of all application materials: r'sum, transcripts, writing sample, the application essay (personal statement), and letters of recommendation. In applying to the Anthropology graduate program, please follow Graduate School Admissions directions. The GRE is optional for admission to Anthropology Department. All questions about application procedures (e.g., fees, paper GRE and TOEFL deadlines, etc.) should also be directed to the Graduate School Admissions Office.

GRE :
General Test not accepted

ADDITIONAL DEPARTMENTAL REQUIREMENTS:
Sample of written work 25 double spaced pages maximum. Entering students are very strongly advised to have prior training in sociocultural anthropology (that is, a master's degree and/or undergraduate coursework, although this need not be a full undergraduate major).
Optional: Applicants may submit a statement with their application, briefly describing how their academic interests, background, or life experiences would advance Princeton's commitment to diversity within the Graduate School and to training individuals in an increasingly diverse society. Please submit a succinct statement of no more than 500 words.