The Historic Preservation Technician certificate degree program prepares students to enter the workforce as apprentice workers in the preservation field. Topics include the history and theories of historic preservation, architectural print reading, historical research, field techniques and documentation, structure pathology and modern and traditional carpentry techniques.

Program Entry Requirements:

Minimum Age Required: 16
High School Diploma or GED Required? Yes

 

Minimum Test Scores: [COMPASS]

Reading 79
English 62
Algebra 37



General Education Core (Required minimum: 15 Semester Credit Hours)
Course Number
Course Name Hours
Area I - Language Arts and Communication
ENGL 1101
Composition and Rhetoric
 3
Area II - Social and Behavioral Sciences


Select from Area II 3
Area III - Science and Mathematics   Select from the following:

MATH1100
Quantitative Skills and Reasoning
3
MATH1101
Mathematical Modeling 3
MATH1111
College Algebra
 3
Area IV - Humanities and Fine Arts


Select from Area IV
 3
Program-Specific Requirements


General Core Elective 3


Total General Education Hours 15

Occupational Courses
Course Number
 Course Name
 Hours
HLST1010
 Historical Research
 2
HLST1020
 Historic Preservation and Restoration History and Theory
 3
HLST1030
 Architectural Print Reading
 2
HLST1040
 Field Techniques and Documentation
 2
HLST1050
 Structure Pathology
 4
HLST1060
 Carpentry of Buildings
 3
IDFC1007
 Industrial Safety Procedures
 2
COFC1020
 Professional Tool Use and Safety
 3
HLST1220 Traditional Building Styles
 3
HLST1260
 Mechanical Systems
 5
HLST1340
 Structural Theory
 3
HLST1280
 Doors, Windows, and Roofing
 6
HLST1320
 Architectural Landscaping in a Historic Restoration Project
 3
HLST2000
 Advanced Material Sciences and Metals
 5
HLST2120
 Preservation and Restoration Seminar and Culminating Project
4
HLST2020
 Advanced Preservation Skills
 4
HLST2040
 Material Science: Marbling, Graining, and Wood
 4
HLST2060
 Material Science: Masonry and Plaster
 4
HLST2080
 Material Science: Wall Finishes and Gilding
 4
HLST2100
 Material Science: Stained Glass and Ceramics
 5
MSNR 1005
 Introduction to Masonry and Basic Bricklaying
 4
GRBT 1005
 Green Building Construction Techniques
 4

Occupational Course Hours:
 79



Total Hours:
94

Program Length: 8 Semesters