该计划是为那些只对历史保存感兴趣的人，已经在该领域从业的人或希望添加证书的人，或者正在考虑可能的学位证书但尚未准备好进行全面学位课程的人而设计的。 。该计划试图在历史和文化保护，公共历史与考古，历史艺术与建筑，文化资源管理和博物馆管理方面提供跨学科的研究生教育。
The program is designed for those who are merely interested in historic preservation, those who are already practitioners in the field or wish to add credentials, or those who are contemplating possible degree certification but are not yet ready to commit to a full-scale degree program. The program attempts to provide interdisciplinary graduate education in historic and cultural preservation, public history and archaeology, historical art and architecture, cultural resource management and museum administration.