Program Admission

Applicants must:

1. Meet Graduate School admission requirements;
2. Have attained at least a 2.75-grade point average in the major field during the last two undergraduate years;
3. Personal Statement; and
4. Two letters of recommendation.

Department Information

Geography & Geology | Richard Sambrook, Ph.D., Department Head | 140D Strong Hall, 734.487.8489, rsambroo@emich.edu

Advisor Information

Nancy Bryk, 140F Strong Hall, 734.487.7575, nbryk@emich.edu

Dan Bonenberger, Ph.D., 140I Strong Hall, 734.487.8750, dbonenbe@emich.edu

Matthew Cook, Ph.D., 140X Strong Hall, 734.487.8485, mcook40@emich.edu

Program Information

Students in the program must: 

• Selection, in consultation with the program advisor, of a course of study in historic preservation
• Completion of 36 hours of approved graduate-level coursework beyond the bachelor’s degree as described below under course requirements.
• Completion of prerequisite courses. The number of hours and the specific courses will be stipulated by the program advisor according to the student’s prior coursework.

Required Prerequisites: 0-17 hours

Students must complete coursework in each of the following foundation areas or have completed an acceptable undergraduate equivalent:

• ACC 246 - Accounting for Public Administrators  3 hrs
• GHPR 400 - Cultural History of American Architecture   3 hrs
• GHPR 450 - Digital Heritage  3 hrs
• GHPR 577 - Geographic Thought  2 hrs
• HIST 123 - United States to 1877  3 hrs
• HIST 124 - United States, 1877 to present  3 hrs

Degree Requirements: 36-38 hours