Two other programs are offered as options to the Masters of Art Therapy 49 credit, 900 internship hours. These are:

• Art Therapy and Counseling Program—60 credits
• Bachelor of Arts/Masters of Arts in Art Therapy Program (BA/MA)

Art Therapy and Counseling Program

This program follows the basic Masters of Art Therapy Program (49 credits, 900 internship hours), but allows students to take an additional 12 credits in counseling so that they may be able to apply for licensure in counseling (dependent upon each state's counseling board requirements, course requirements may vary.) Courses must be taken while enrolled in the Masters of Art Therapy Program, but may be taken after the required 49 credits.

Bachelor of Arts/Masters of Arts in Art Therapy Program (BA/MA)

The combined bachelor's and master's degree program in art therapy is designed to provide a broad liberal arts background in the fine arts and psychology as preparation for graduate work in art therapy. It enables the student to study art therapy's two most important foundations while completing the bachelor's degree.

The student can apply to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences during the second semester of the junior year of undergraduate study. For admission to the graduate portion of the program, acceptance must be obtained prior to the start of the fourth year of the program. Admission depends not only on academic and artistic achievement but also on the art therapy faculty's estimate of the applicant's maturity and capacity for developing the personal characteristics that will enable her or him to function well as an art therapist. If acceptance into the M.A. program in art therapy is obtained, the B.A. will be awarded after the successful completion of the fourth year of the program.

The program of studies for the undergraduate segment enables the student to major in either fine arts or psychology. Those majoring in fine arts will be required to take a significant amount of work in psychology (almost a minor) while those taking the psychology major will do a significant amount of work in fine arts. In the senior year, the two basic graduate courses in art therapy, ARTH 201 History and Theory of Art Therapy and ARTH 203 Studio/Technique of Art Therapy, will be taken during the fall semester and two other graduate courses, ARTH 224 Counseling/Art Therapy Process I (based on fieldwork) and one elective art therapy course, will be taken during the spring semester, along with those undergraduate courses needed to complete the bachelor's requirements. Both undergraduate and graduate credit will be given for these four courses.

The program of studies for the post-bachelor's graduate segment enables students to pursue academic courses while at the same time trying out concepts in the practical clinical situation under the supervision of a professional in the field and a member of the University faculty. Practical work is carried out in psychiatric settings, educational institutions, geriatric centers, pediatric settings, and terminal care centers. It is through the blending of academic and clinical work that the student learns about the central ideas of art therapy and becomes a practicing professional. See Clinical Studies for more information.

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