Program Recognition
•Shenandoah’s music therapy program marked 50 years in 2025; the official program page reports a 100% internship-acceptance rate and a board-certification exam pass rate above the national average.
Training
•Complete more than 60 credits of music-therapy coursework and 18 credits of clinical musicianship in guitar, keyboard, voice, percussion and music technology.
•Begin music-therapy study in the first semester and complete six clinical placements before internship, including telehealth and interprofessional work with health-professions students.
Degree Flexibility
•Options include a performance certificate on the primary instrument or a related minor such as psychology.