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The Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation (WUDPAC) is pleased to announce modifications to its admissions requirements and interview process. These revisions will be in place for our January 15, 2023 application deadline.
The changes have been made to attract a broader pool of applicants with skills and knowledge that are more diverse than the current requirements allow. This broader pool will help center voices currently marginalized, in part, by our extensive admissions requirements. Our new requirements, and modified interview process will:
- Reduce the time and financial investment spent by most applicants after completing their undergraduate education on additional coursework and gaining hands-on experience.
- Increase the likelihood that applicants will be able to complete all prerequisites without experiencing the disruption and expense of having to relocate.
- Eliminate the GRE requirement that has been shown in multiple studies to produce racially biased results.
- Expand the range of cultural and scientific coursework that can be used to fulfill requirements, thus enriching the range of cultural and scientific knowledge accepted applicants contribute to our program of study.
- Further streamline and standardize the information we collect from all applicants, making the application process less onerous and more uniform.
We anticipate that these modifications to our admissions procedures will result in a pool of applicants, and therefore graduate students, that is more intellectually, economically, racially, and geographically diverse. In turn, this change will bring new perspectives to the understanding and care of cultural heritage. We continue to believe in the power of cultural heritage to inform and change lives. Changing our admissions requirements and procedures is a step toward making sure we continue to produce graduates who can care for this cultural heritage in relevant, meaningful, and innovative ways.
For a comprehensive list of our new requirements and a summary of the application process, see the UD Art Conservation website.
Information sessions, via Zoom, are scheduled for September 1 and September 12. Register using this form.
Joelle Wickens, Melissa Tedone, Joan Irving, and Rosie Grayburn
WUDPAC Admission Requirements Revisions Implementation Committee
On behalf of the entire University of Delaware, Department of Art Conservation
