The major in Pre-Art Therapy is a program of study designed to prepare the student for admission to the graduate level field of Art Therapy. Pre-Art therapy students are encouraged to contact prospective graduate institutions at an early point in their undergraduate education to facilitate meeting of specific graduate school programs throughout the United States. For information, contact AATA at 847-949-6064, or arttherapy@ntr.net.
(78 hours)
| Major Courses - 50 hours |
| ART 100 |
Art & Design Foundation Seminar (1) A |
| ART 101 |
Drawing Foundation I (3) A |
| ART 102 |
Drawing Foundation II (3) A |
| ART 103 |
Design Foundation I (3) A |
| ART 106 |
Design Foundation II (3) A |
| ART 110 |
Foundation Portfolio Review (0) |
| ART 121 |
Art History: World Art (3) A |
| ART 217 |
Painting (3) A |
| ART 301 |
Figure Drawing (3) A |
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| ART 302 |
Advanced Drawing (3) A |
| ART 395 |
Pre-Thesis Independent Study (3) (area of concentration) |
| ART 400 |
Senior Art Seminar: Capstone (1) CAP |
| ART 495 |
Thesis (3) |
| ART |
Choose two Art history courses (6) |
| ART |
Choose five Art studio courses (15) |
| Minor Coursework - 28 hours |
| Cognate Course – 3 hours |
| SOC 103 |
Our Social World (3) S |
| Minor Courses – 25 hours |
| MTH 176 |
Statistics I with SPSS (3) MA |
| PSY 103 |
Introduction to Psychology (3) S |
| PSY 205 |
Child and Adolescent Development (3) S |
| PSY 206 |
Adult Development and Aging (3) S |
| PSY 340 |
Abnormal Psychology (3) S |
| PSY 390 |
Counseling Theories (3) S |
| PSY 375 |
Research I (4) |
| PSY |
Electives (3) S |
| Psychology electives may include: PSY 385, PSY 310, PSY 342 IDS 200-300 or any PSY course in area of interest or concentration. |
Minimum grade of C in all major/cognate courses.
Note: Students planning to enroll in a master’s level program in art therapy should check early with the intended graduate institution for entry requirements.