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Art Therapy With M.A. Psychology

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  • Child, Couple and Family Therapy
  • Mental Health Counseling

Application Deadlines

Completed applications are reviewed in the order
they are received.
For admission in… Apply by…
Winter 2009 Oct. 15

Applications may be accepted after the priority deadline.

Admission Requirements

  • Completion of 100 hours of volunteer or professional experience in a helping role in an educational and/or human services setting.
  • Psychology prerequisite coursework (18 quarter/12 semester hours) that includes completion of three prerequisite courses: theories of personality, abnormal psychology and developmental psychology with a minimum grade of C. (If you completed the three named prerequisite courses more than 10 years ago, you must retake them.)
  • Art prerequisite coursework (27 quarter/18 semester hours) including work in both two- and three-dimensional media, such as ceramics, metalsmithing, painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture.
  • Portfolio demonstrating multiple media competencies with 20 representations of your work in slide, print, CD or DVD format. A brief descriptive list is recommended. Size of the portfolio should be no larger than 8-1/2 x 11".
  • Two letters of recommendation: one from a professional who has provided oversight of your practical experience, and one from a social science instructor who can best assess your capabilities and readiness to enter graduate clinical training. If you have not enrolled in a college course in five years, two letters may be submitted from professional supervisors. (Use forms in this publication.)

Admission Essay Instructions

Submit a typewritten, double-spaced essay with your application. Please write a one- to two-page response for each of the following questions and clearly number your response to each question.

  1. In what ways has your academic and practical experience prepared you for becoming a counselor/therapist? What do you see as your potential strengths and areas of growth as a counselor/therapist?
  2. In what ways has your life history and personal experience contributed to your desire to become a counselor/therapist? Have you engaged in your own personal counseling/therapy? If so, do you see this as an important component toward becoming an effective counselor/therapist?
  3. What will be the areas of greatest challenge for you in undertaking graduate study at this time? What forms of support will you use to meet those challenges?
  4. Which clinical program are you interested in at this time? How do you see this program as best meeting your needs?
  5. In your view, what are the connections between the creative processes of visual art and cognitive, emotional and psychological functioning?

Transfer Credit

You may transfer up to 12 quarter credits of prior graduate-level coursework. 

Provisional Admission to Clinical Programs

This option allows you to be admitted into a pre-master's status when the requirements related to the academic prerequisites are in progress. If admitted provisionally, you have two quarters to complete your psychology prerequisite requirements at Antioch. If you are provisionally accepted to art therapy, you have four quarters to complete the art prerequisite requirement. Upon completion, you will be fully admitted into one of the M.A. clinical programs.

Because space for provisional admission is limited, the process is highly competitive. To be eligible to apply, you must have completed at least one of the academic prerequisites. Contact the Admissions Office at admissions@antiochsea.edu for more information