Program Recognition
•NASM-accredited Department of Music
•B.M. in Music Therapy is approved by the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) — one of fewer than 100 AMTA-approved schools nationwide
•One of only six Texas universities offering an undergraduate Music Therapy degree
Training & Clinical Experience
•136-credit-hour program blending music with psychology and behavioral/natural sciences
•Builds proficiency on three core instruments: voice, guitar, and keyboard
•On-campus music therapy suite with a community clinical service center (three semesters of clinical work)
•Two-semester internship at a University Affiliated or National Roster site
•Graduates are eligible to sit for the Certification Board for Music Therapists exam (MT-BC credential)
Facilities
•Luella Bennack Music Center, a state-of-the-art building featuring:
-500-seat Diane Bennack Concert Hall with a Steinway D grand piano
-101-seat Ingrid Seddon Recital Hall with a Steinway B grand piano
-Recording studio with a 7-foot Yamaha Disklavier grand piano (acoustics by Russ Berger Design Group)
-Piano lab with 17 Clavinova digital pianos and a computer lab with 17 iMacs
-18 Wenger modular practice rooms
