Overview

Salve Regina University’s Noreen Stonor Drexel Cultural and Historic Preservation Program prepares students for careers that explore and protect the places, objects and stories that create history.

Here you will build a foundation in architectural history, archaeology, curation and preservation planning. They also offer a double major with art history for students planning careers in the museum field.

Careers

They prepare students with the knowledge and experience they need for successful careers. The record is well established for placing graduates in the nation’s leading preservation agencies, firms and organizations.

Here’s what some of the Cultural and Historic Preservation alumni are doing now:

Architectural historian, MassDOT

Associate registrar, Museum of Jewish Heritage

Digitization assistant, New England Historic Genealogical Society

Director of preservation, Newport Restoration Foundation

Energy projects manager, Public Archaeology Laboratory

Environmental stewardship scientist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Executive director, Amesbury Carriage Museum

Executive director, Newport Historical Society

Museum registrar, Preservation Society of Newport County

Preservation planner, City of Newport

Program coordinator and bronze conservator, Woodlawn Conservancy

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Historic Preservation

Archaeology

Exploring North American Indigenous Cultures

Historic Site and Cultural Resource Management

American Architecture Survey

Senior Seminar

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-09-10 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

More details

Dec. 1 - Priority deadline for January admission.

Applications are accepted on a rolling, space-available basis after each deadline.

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Newport, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

Submit via the Common Application.

$50 application fee.

Official high school transcript, including grades from the senior year.

Two letters of recommendation (one from a school counselor and one from the teacher of your choice).

Personal essay.

SAT/ACT scores are optional for all applicants. Students who do not submit scores will not be disadvantaged in the admissions process. If English is not your first language, the results from a TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo English proficiency test are required.

Students applying for dance, music or theatre are required to submit an audition.

Students applying for the studio art or technical theatre majors are required to submit a portfolio of 1-5 pieces through their student status page.

Home-schooled applicants must submit a transcript and school profile when following a prescribed curriculum. In cases where that is not available, applicants may submit a copy of all course descriptions and a portfolio of work.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

51300 USD / year

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Out-of-State

51300 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

51300 USD / year

≈ 51300 USD / year

Living costs

Newport

United States

1000 - 1500 USD / month

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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Tuition Fees

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Living costs

Newport

Funding

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