Program information requests are received by letter, telephone, fax, or e-mail.  The Master of Historic Preservation program admits only 18 students per year and competition for these positions is intense.  While applications are received at any time, those applications which are complete and ready to be reviewed by the Admissions Committee by February 15th will insure applicants with the opportunity to compete for a Graduate School Assistantship which provides a stipend as well as a further reduction in tuition fees.  Students are accepted as degree candidates (MHP) in the Fall.

Applicants are required to have an undergraduate degree.  Students from all undergraduate disciplines are encouraged to discuss their potential for success in the MHP program with the Program Director.  An interview is strongly recommended so that applicants may meet the director, other faculty, or students.

• Graduate School application and fee
• Letter of Intent should outline the reasons for the applicant’s interest in historic preservation, the relevance of any previous degrees or experience, and applicant’s goals and ambitions.
• Academic transcripts from all colleges and universities attended to the Graduate School Admissions Office, 320 E Clayton Street Suite 400, Athens, Georgia 30602-4401.
• Three "references forms" are available online at the time you apply.  The link for the form can be electronically sent to your recommender while completing the online application. Two of the three letters must be academic references.
• GRE scores no lower than 1000 total on verbal and quantitative scores, with a minimum of 500 on verbal section requirement within the 1000 total minimum.  International  student are required to submit TOEFL scores

Online Application and instructions are found at the Graduate School admissions website. 
www.uga.edu/gradschool

The application is online, and the application fee payment can be made online as well.  Official transcripts from all institutions, and test scores are sent to the Graduate School Admissions Office, 320 E Clayton Street Suite 400, Athens, Georgia 30602-4401. Also as part of the online application, you will need to furnish complete address information for recommenders for three letters of recommendation.

For the department, send only the letter of intent (as recommendation letters are now submitted online), to the  MHP Program, School Environmental Design, 609 Caldwell Hall, Athens, GA 30602-1845.

Reminder: GRE scores no lower than 1000 total on verbal and quantitative scores, with a minimum of 500 on verbal section requirement within the 1000 total minimum.  International students are required to submit official TOEFL scores.

Acceptance Letter Response Required: Receipt of a Graduate School letter of acceptance does not guarantee your place in the MHP program.  To secure placement, the applicant must indicate acceptance of the admission offer by letter.

Assistantships

Through the Graduate School a limited number of highly competitive graduate school assistantships to entering students each year.  To qualify, an applicant must have GRE score (verbal and quantitative) of 1300 or higher, and an undergraduate GPA of 3.5 or higher.  Normally, these assistantships are awarded for two academic years, provided a stipend of $5,000 per semester and reduced tuition to a flat fee of $25 per semester, plus fees.

Through the department, students have the opportunity to receive graduate assistantships working for faculty members.  These assistantships are awarded by the department on a semester-by-semester basis and provide a stipend of $4,200 per semester and waived tuition (not including fees).

The Academic Common Market is an interstate agreement among Southern States which provides in-state tuition for residents of states desiring to attend out-of-state academic programs that are not available in their home state.  To be eligible, you must have been accepted for admission in the program you wish to attend.   Currently, residents from all states in the Southern Academic Market are eligible for in-state rates for the Master of Historic Preservation program at the University of Georgia, except for those residents of North Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee.  Those states whose residents qualify for these in-state rates at the University of Georgia include:   Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.  Applicants, students, and alumni are from all of those states, as well as North Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee in the south, the middle Atlantic, Northeastern, Midwestern, and Western states.