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