It would differ depending on the school as to what are the requirements.
Queen's University in
Kingston, Ontario, Canada has a graduate programme in art conservation.
 http://www.queensu.ca/artconv/artcon.html

mark

"Ruth E. Green" wrote:

>         I am graduating this year and looking into my future schooling.  I
> was wondering if I could get some advice about how to get into the
> conservation field, schooling wise.  i am an art history major, and from
> what I understand so far, I will have to take a few chemistry classes in
> order to enter a grad program of some sort.  Does anyone out there know of
> any other prerequisites as well as have any knowledge of what schools in
> the NYC area offer this kind of program?  And what's better, a certificate
> or masters?  Any other advice is welcomed.  Thanks a lot.
> Ruth Green
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