Associate of Applied Science

Heritage Preservation

The Heritage Preservation Program offers students the opportunity to learn about environmental and cultural resources. Furthermore, students apply the information gained from the program in a variety of fields, including heritage administration, museum administration, archaeological survey and fieldwork, and interpretive services. The program emphasizes the management of cultural resources to maintain them for future generations and also to provide the ability to market those resources to a potential tourism industry.

Associate of Applied Science • 64 Cr.

To earn an AAS in Heritage Preservation a student must complete 24 credits of general education requirements, an area of specialization (13 credits), 18 required elective credits, and 9 credits of unrestricted electives.

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS • 24 cr.

Communications • 6 cr.

• ENL 101 College Composition I • 3 cr.
• ENL 102 College Composition II • 3 cr.
• or
• ENL 109 Technical Writing • 3 cr.
• or
• SPT 120 Public Speaking • 3 cr.

Mathematics • 3 cr.

• MAT 103 Business Math • 3 cr.
• or
• MAT 105 Math for General Education • 3 cr.

Discipline Studies • 15 cr.

• ANT 102 Cultural Anthropology • 3 cr.

Plus 12 credits selected from among the following:

• ART 115 Art History I • 3 cr.
• ART 116 Art History II • 3 cr.
• BIO 181 General Biology I • 4 cr.
• BIO 182 General Biology II • 4 cr.
• GLG 101 Introduction to Geology I - Physical • 4 cr.
• GLG 102 Introduction to Geology II - Historical • 4 cr.
• HIS 105 U.S. History to 1877 • 3 cr.
• HIS 106 U.S. History since 1877 • 3 cr.

Areas of Specialization

Students must complete core requirements in one of the following areas of specialization and 18 required elective credits from the List of Required Electives.

Field Archaeology Technician

Core Requirements • 13 cr.

• ANT 210 Southwest Archaeology • 3 cr.
• CIS 230 Introduction to Microsoft Office • 3 cr.
• HPP 101 Cultural Preservation • 3 cr.
• HPP 108 Archaeological Field Methods • 3 cr.
• HPP 198 Internship • 1 cr.

Interpretive Guide

Core Requirements • 13 cr.

• ANT 210 Southwest Archaeology • 3 cr.
• CIS 230 Introduction to Microsoft Office • 3 cr.
• HPP 101 Cultural Preservation • 3 cr.
• EMT 085 Basic First Aid • 0.5 cr.
• HPP 111 Map Reading • 0.5 cr.
• HPP 112 Survival Skills • 0.5 cr.
• HPP 114 Plant Identification • 0.5 cr.
• HPP 115 Arizona Geology • 0.5 cr.
• HPP 116 Arizona History • 0.5 cr.
• HPP 198 Internship • 1 cr.

Museum Technician

Core Requirements • 13 cr.

• ANT 210 Southwest Archaeology • 3 cr.
• CIS 230 Introduction to Microsoft Office • 3 cr.
• HPP 101 Cultural Preservation • 3 cr.
• HPP 105 Collections Development for Museums • 3 cr.
• HPP 198 Internship • 1 cr.

List of Required Electives • 18 Cr.

Student must complete 18 unduplicated credits from the following list:

• ANT 205 Southwest Native American Cultures • 3 cr.
• ART 190 Ceramics I • 3 cr.
• EMT 104 CPR and First Aid • 0.5 cr.
• ENL 233 Literature of the Southwest • 3 cr.
• HIS 110 Southwestern History • 3 cr.
• HPP 102 Preservation Administration • 3 cr.
• LIB 107 Reference Sources and Services I • 3 cr.
• LIB 111 Collection Development in Libraries • 3 cr.
• LIB 236 Grant Writing for Library/Media Centers • 1 cr.
• PHO 100 Beginning Photography • 3 cr.

Unrestricted Electives • 9 Cr.

Any unduplicated courses at 100 or higher level • 9 Cr.

Certificate of Applied Science

To earn a Certificate of Applied Science in the Heritage Preservation Program, a student must complete the core requirements for one Area of Specialization; ENL 101; MAT 103 or MAT 105; and 15 unduplicated credits from the following electives :

• ANT 205 Southwest Native American Cultures • 3 cr.
• ART 115 Art History I • 3 cr.
• ART 116 Art History II • 3 cr.
• BIO 181 General Biology I • 4 cr.
• BIO 182 General Biology II • 4 cr.
• GLG 101 Introduction to Geology I - Physical • 4 cr.
• GLG 102 Introduction to Geology II - Historical • 4 cr.
• HIS 105 U.S. History to 1877• 3 cr.
• HIS 106 U.S. History since 1877 • 3 cr.
• HIS 110 Southwestern History • 3 cr.
• HPP 102 Preservation Administration • 3 cr.
• PHO 100 Beginning Photography • 3 cr.

Certificate of Proficiency • 13 cr.

To earn the Certificate of Proficiency in Heritage Preservation, a student must complete the core requirements for one Area of Specialization.