The Graduate Certificate in Historic Preservation (GCert) is a 15 credit-hour program, which may be taken alone or in conjunction with another Graduate Certificate, or an M.A. or Ph.D. degree in American Studies or another department. Many of the participants are professionals in the workforce who seek to expand their experience and credentials.

Since it began in 1986, over 85 students have participated in the program or received Certificates. Students have represented a wide range of disciplines, including History, Anthropology and Archaeology, Art History, Asian Studies, Pacific Islands Studies, Hawaiian Studies, Education, Law, Geography, Urban and Regional Planning, Political Science, Public Administration, Travel Industry Management and Architecture. Several courses are cross-listed with other departments and schools to facilitate interaction and help maintain the multi-disciplinary nature of the field.

The Certificate requires the successful completion of two, three credit-hour courses, a three credit-hour Practicum/Internship, and six credits of electives (usually two courses) of preservation-related courses in American Studies and other departments and programs. Students may take the Certificate program concurrently with other graduate degree or certificate programs and are, in fact, encouraged to do so; six credit-hours of electives (two courses) may now be jointly counted toward the Certificate and any other program.

For more information, refer to Historic Preservation.