Program Requirements

Program Requirements (Prior to August 2023)

Core Courses (21 Credits Required)

CAT 050 – Child Abuse Workshop Credits (0 credits)

CAT 500 – Human Development and Assessment Across the Creative Arts Therapies (3 credits)

CAT 530 – Culminating Project Seminar I and Externship (3 credits)

CAT 532 – Culminating Project Seminar II and Externship (3 credits)

CAT 660 – Legal, Ethical and Professional Issues in Creative Arts Therapy (3 credits)

CAT 677 – Methods and Research (3 credits)

PSY 534 – Psychopathology of Childhood, Adolescence, and Adulthood (3 credits)

PSY 535 – Principles and Techniques of Counseling and Psychotherapy (3 credits)

Core Courses (30 Credits Required)

ATR 501 – Art Therapy and Counseling Practicum & Internship I* (2 credits)

ATR 502 – Art Therapy and Counseling Practicum & Internship II* (1 credit)

ATR 506 – Art Therapy and Counseling Internship III* (2 credits)

CAT 598 – Issues in Interprofessional Team Practice (1 credit)

ATR 508 – Art Therapy and Counseling Internship IV* (3 credits)

ATR 522 – Assessment, Diagnosis, and Counseling I (3 credits)

ATR 523 – Assessment, Diagnosis, and Counseling II (3 credits)

ATR 528 – Art Therapy: Theories, Practice, and Counseling (3 credits)

ATR 642 – Group Art Therapy and Counseling Techniques (3 credits)

ATR 650 – Methods and Materials in Art Therapy (3 credits)

ATR 660 – Multicultural Issues and Practice in Art Therapy (3 credits)

CAT 526 – Family Therapy and Counseling Techniques (3 credits)

Elective Courses (Nine [9] Credits Required)

ATR 546 – Phototherapy, PhotoArt Therapy and Counseling Techniques

CAT 524 – Creative Arts Therapy and Addictive Disorders

CAT 525 – Creative Arts Therapy with Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse

CAT 527 – Creative Arts Therapy with Veterans

CAT 542 – Group Creative Arts Therapy Counseling Techniques

CAT 613 – Intercultural issues in Creative Arts Therapy

CAT 620 – Creativity, Symbolism, and Metaphor

CAT 681 – Current Topics in Creative Arts Therapy

CAT 684 – Foundations of Play Therapy

CAT 685 – Contemporary Issues in Play Therapy

CAT 686 – Legal and Ethical Issues in Play Therapy

CAT 687 – Play and Creative Arts Therapy

CAT 688 – Contemporary Issues in Art Therapy

CAT 689 – Lifestyle and Career Development

MUS 660 – Guided Imagery and Music – Level 1

AED 506 – Drawing*

AED 511 – Painting*

AED 513 – Watercolors*

AED 516 – Printmaking*

AED 531 – Ceramics*

AED 541 – Jewelry and Metalsmithing*

Total Credits:        60