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THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR'S
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION STANDARDS
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
A GRADUATE DEGREE IN
HISTORIC PRESERVATION (OR A
CLOSELY RELATED AREA OF STUDY)
PLUS
AT LEAST ONE YEAR OF
DEMONSTRABLE EXPERIENCE IN
APPLYING THE METHODS AND
PRACTICES OF HISTORIC
PRESERVATION IN THE
IDENTIFICATION, EVALUATION, OR
TREATMENT OF HISTORIC OR
ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES
OR
A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN
HISTORIC PRESERVATION (OR A
CLOSELY RELATED AREA OF STUDY)
PLUS
AT LEAST THREE YEARS OF
DEMONSTRABLE EXPERIENCE IN
APPLYING THE METHODS AND
PRACTICES OF HISTORIC
PRESERVATION IN THE
IDENTIFICATION, EVALUATION, OR
TREATMENT OF HISTORIC OR
ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES
Areas of study closely related to Historic Preservation include, but
are not limited to, Environmental Studies, American Civilization,
Architectural History, Public Administration, Law, Planning, History,
Anthropology, Humanities, and Cultural Geography.
Demonstrable experience in applying the methods and practices of
historic preservation in the identification, evaluation, or treatment of
historic or archaeological resources includes, but is not limited to,
the following:
- Scholarly research, publications, papers, or similar research
and writings in Historic Preservation relating to historic or
prehistoric material culture, historic properties, or the historic
or prehistoric built environment of the United States and its
Territories; OR,
- Teaching Historic Preservation as it relates to historic or
prehistoric material culture, historic properties, or the historic
or prehistoric built environment of the United States and its
Territories; OR,
- Administrative, project review, or supervisory experience in an
historic preservation program or office (academic institution,
historical organization or agency, museum, cultural resources
management consulting firm, or similar professional institution)
with an emphasis on historic preservation in the United States (and
its Territories) and its relationship the identification,
evaluation, or treatment of historic or archaeological resources;
OR,
- Field work that identifies, evaluates, or protects the historic
or prehistoric material resources of the United States and its
Territories.
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