SGPS is not an accredited university. Our courses are rated by units (equivalent to credit units). Participants receive a letter-graded evaluation and, if requested, an official certificate of completion ($20 extra fee to cover postage).

Participants that want to receive accredited college or university credit can apply to our program through West Virginia University (see below instructions). Many students are able to get independent study credit through their home universities and applicants should consult their study abroad advisor to see if that option is available to them.

West Virginia University

In 2018, SGPS established relations with West Virginia University through which students participating in some of our courses are able to receive accreditation through the WVU Art History Department. You can apply online at their WVU Abroad page through this link. You will find there the opportunity to apply for programs A, B or C in Session 1 or programs D or E in Session 2. You can also apply to get credit for participating in the Intersession Preservation Tour. The deadline for applying through WVU is March 1st, 2025 (to be confirmed). The cost is to be determined (around $5,000) per program (not including airfare). This tuition fee covers:

WVU Course Credits
Lodging
Programmatic Academic Excursions
Comprehensive International Travel and Health Insurance.

Please contact Polly Withers, SGPS program manager, email: pwithers@iirpsemail.org, or WVU at EducationAbroad@mail.wvu.edu or Tel: (304) 293-7228, with any questions.

You can read about the experience last summer of students from WVU in the following article:
New GPS Program Teaches Restoration, Preservation in Italy

University of Notre Dame

Also in 2018 we began a new collaboration with the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture on a new research project: the architectural and structural survey of the excavation site of the baths at the ancient Roman city of Carsulae. For more information on this project please visit our page: Program F 2020.

For further information about this collaboration with UND, please contact Polly Withers, IIRPS/SGPS program manager email: pwithers@iirpsemail.org.