Program Recognition
•Bullet: This interdisciplinary degree combines music therapy with clinical mental health counseling and fulfills the academic requirements for MT-BC certification and Licensed Professional Counselor eligibility in Virginia.
Training
•Bullet: Study evidence-based individual and group treatment, assessment, counseling theory, clinical musicianship, culturally responsive practice and ethical decision-making.
Professional Development
•Bullet: Complete approximately 200 music-therapy practicum hours plus a 1,000-hour full-time music-therapy internship; counseling preparation adds a 100-hour practicum and 600-hour internship.
•Bullet: Students may pursue faculty-guided research and choose clinical placements in agencies, schools or related facilities aligned with their interests.
