CIP Code: 13.1102

Program of Study for the Graduate Certificate in Expressive Arts Therapy

Basic Admission Requirements: Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and a complete application to the Graduate School .

Additional Admission Requirements: 

• In-progress or earned master’s degree in a mental health field
• Questionnaire

To be considered for admission, applicants must meet the criteria for admission to the Graduate School . Meeting these criteria does not guarantee acceptance.

Location: Boone Campus

Course Requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Expressive Arts Therapy

Total Required (Minimum 15 Credits)

Required Courses (9 Credits)

• CED 6360 - Therapy and the Expressive Arts (3)
• CED 6370 - Intermodal Expressive Arts (3)
• CED 6390 - Current Issues in Expressive Arts Therapy (3)

Elective Courses (6 Credits)

Choose 6 credits from the following courses (or other courses as approved by the Advisor)

• CED 5550 - Equine Assisted Therapy (3)
• CED 5565 - Introduction to Play Therapy (3)
• CED 5581 - Trauma and Expressive Arts (3)
• CED 5860 - Dreamwork: Clinical Methods (3)
• CED 5870 - Creative Process, Movement, and Therapy (3) [DL]
• CED 6160 - Gestalt Therapy (3)
• CED 6350 - Body/Mind (3)
• CED 6355 - Mindfulness Based Counseling (3)
• CED 6365 - Expressive Arts Summer Institute (3-9)
• CED 6366 - EXA Child/Adolescents (3-6)
• CED 6380 - Therapeutic Writing (3)
• CED 6902 - Internship in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (1-6) (3)
• DAN 5460 - Somatics (3) [DL]
• MUS 5060 - Bonny Method of GIM (3)