Admissions & Application Form

The Graduate Certificate in Historic Preservation program is open to all graduate students at the University of Washington and also welcomes applications from potential students who are not University of Washington students. The CBE Certificate in Historic Preservation is open to BLA students.

UW graduate students and BLA students should complete and submit the form below.

Potential students who are not UW graduate students will need to apply to the University of Washington Graduate School. The only prerequisite for that admission is a bachelor’s degree.

Note to potential applicants who are not UW graduate students and who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents: since this is not a degree-granting program, admission to the certificate does not make international students eligible for F-1 or J-1 visas. If you hold a U.S. visa, you are responsible for assessing if your current visa status allows you to purse the graduate certificate. The UW cannot verify if a visa other than F-1 /J-1 student visa is eligible for studies at UW. You are responsible to verify that the visa status you currently have will be valid for the entire duration of the graduate certificate. The UW cannot provide F-1/J-1 visas to students to complete the graduate certificate program due to a visa expiration or cancellation.

Students should apply and be admitted before taking the core courses if they would like to receive the certificate. However, if they have already taken relevant courses and later decide to pursue the certificate, they may still apply.

The program also welcomes students who do not wish to pursue the certificate, but who want to take preservation courses and/or have a general interest in the field. Anyone interested in preservation is welcome on the program’s email list to hear about preservation courses, events, and opportunities. Contact histpres@uw.edu to request addition to the email list.

Completing and submitting this form will admit you to the program. If you later decide not to complete the program or change from one certificate to the other, you will need to inform the program office as soon as possible.

Name*

First

Last
Which certificate*

All UW graduate students are eligible for the Graduate Certificate in Historic Preservation. The College of Built Environments certificate is open to BLA students.
Degree program*
UW student number*
Email*
Phone

Optional. Format as (###)###-####.
Education*

Please list: college or university name, dates attended, field of study, degree (title & date) for your previous post-secondary educational institutions attended. You do not need to include your current UW degree here.
History or historic preservation courses taken outside UW

Briefly list any coursework taken in areas related to historic preservation at institutions/programs other than UW.
Historic preservation background

Briefly describe any preservation background other than college/university education (occupational or volunteer experience, independent study, continuing education, etc.).
Objectives in undertaking graduate work in historic preservation*

Briefly describe your objectives in undertaking this work in historic preservation. What do you want to accomplish?
Area(s) of historic preservation study you plan to emphasize*

Briefly describe the area(s) of historic preservation you want to emphasize while completing the certificate.
Additional info

Please add anything additional you think would be useful for us to know about you and your interest in historic preservation.

Questions about the Historic Preservation Program? Email histpres@uw.edu.