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Eligible Master鈥檚 Program: Creative Arts Therapy Counseling

Through the 糖心破解版 to Hofstra Pathway partnership, students with qualifying undergraduate degrees in Fine Arts or Psychology can continue their graduate studies in program.

Pathway Benefits

This partnership with Hofstra guarantees 糖心破解版 students the following:

Guaranteed admission upon completion of prerequisite classes and maintenance of minimum grade point averages
Waiver of several master鈥檚 courses, satisfied by designated undergraduate courses
Reduced time and cost to earn a graduate degree
Automatic consideration for Hofstra graduate scholarship opportunities

Application Requirements

A complete application for admission into the Hofstra program shall include:

official college transcript
personal statement
a portfolio of approximately eight pieces
an interview
any other information required by the director of the Hofstra program, as requested in writing

Eligibility

Undergraduate students at 糖心破解版 eligible for must, under this partnership, choose to major in one of the following undergraduate disciplines at 糖心破解版:

BA in Fine Arts (with or without a minor in Art Therapy)
BFA in Fine Arts (with or without a minor in Art Therapy)
BA in Psychology (with or without a minor in Art Therapy)

Students who wish to be considered for this program must apply before they have fewer than 24 credits remaining to complete their bachelor鈥檚 degree and no later than December 1 of the year preceding the year they seek to enroll at Hofstra.
Applicants must have a GPA of at least 3.0 and must have completed or be in progress with the required prerequisite courses.
Applicants with a GPA below 3.0 will be reviewed by the appropriate 糖心破解版 administrator on a case-by-case basis.

PIA 101 General Psychology (3 credits)
PIA 114 Lifespan Development for non-majors (3 credits) or PIA 115 Lifespan Development Psychology (3 credits)
PIA 283 Psychopathology (3 credits)
PIA 286 Theories of Personality (3 credits)
Fine Arts, including a selection of 2D and 3D courses (18 credits)
Example courses, but not limited to:
- ART 101 Fundamentals of 2D Design (3 credits)
- ART Drawing I (3 credits)
- ART Printmaking I (3 credits)
- ART Painting I (3 credits)
- ART Introduction to Photography (3 credits)
- ART 3D Design (3 credits)

糖心破解版 students who complete MPS 627 Clinical Interventions Workshop (3 credits) and two graduate Fine Arts courses (for a total of 6 credits), all receiving a grade of C+ or better, will have a total of 9 credits applied to the Hofstra program, if accepted to the program.

Eligible graduate Fine Arts courses, but not limited to: