Training
•Bullet: Bachelor of Music Therapy (BMT) — an 88-94 credit, AMTA-approved program building musical proficiency in voice, piano, guitar, and percussion alongside coursework in psychology, neuroscience, anatomy, and health care practice
•Bullet: Pacific does not require a formal audition to declare the music therapy major
•Bullet: Students complete a six-month clinical internship with a board-certified music therapist and train across four different clinical sites, including early childhood settings, mental health and psychiatric hospitals, adult day programs, dementia care, neurorehabilitation, and medical hospitals
•Bullet: Melissa Heffner, MM, MT-BC — Director of Music Therapy, Assistant Professor of Music Therapy
•Bullet: Melissa Gabel, MME, MT-BC — Music Therapy Clinical Coordinator
Professional Development
•Bullet: Graduates are eligible to sit for the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT) national board-certification exam; Pacific music therapy students have posted an 88% first-time CBMT pass rate (as of 2022)
•Bullet: Curriculum meets AMTA Education and Clinical Training standards and leads to eligibility for licensure to practice music therapy in Oregon
