• EXPERIENCE & GPA REQUIREMENTS
  • An earned bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited US institution, or a comparable degree from an international institution, with a minimum of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) grade point average (GPA) in all coursework
  • The applicant must be in good standing in the institution of higher education
  • All applicants should have an undergraduate major related to art, art education, arts administration or have thirty credited hours of art and/or art history course work.
  • Complete 12 hours of psychology prerequisites:
    • Introduction or General Psychology
    • Developmental Psychology
    • Abnormal Psychology
    • Theories of Personality
• GRE Test Scores
  • Earn a minimum percentile ranking of 55% on the Verbal and 25% on the Quantitative portions of the GRE.
• TOEFL (for International Students only)
  • Minimum scores: 80 internet/213 computer
• TRANSCRIPTS
  • Official transcripts must be submitted
  • For detailed information on this process, visit: Graduate Admissions.

• Resume/Curriculum Vitae
• Letters of Recommendation
  • Students must submit three letters of recommendation 
  • The letters of recommendation should be from someone who can describe your ability to meet the graduate level of rigor and expectations in coursework, writing, and speaking skills
• Statement of Purpose
  • A 1,000 word biography addressing:
    • career goals
    • interest in the field
    • professional or academic background
    • rationale for applying to the program
  • Advice for writing a statement of purpose can be found at the FSU Career Center Website
• Academic Writing Sample
  • • Most people submit a paper that they wrote in college, retouching it for content and style.
    • If you don’t have a paper that you have already written, you can write one from scratch.
    • You’ll want to submit a piece of writing that demonstrates your ability to analyze a topic in the same (or related) field to which you are applying.
• A 10-12 Piece Portfolio
  • A portfolio is one of the most important pieces of your graduate school application. Not only does it demonstrate your skills, but it shows your level of professionalism in how you’re able to present yourself and your work.
  • Your portfolio should include 10-12 pieces of your artwork
  • Maximum size of 32MB
  • This portfolio should be submitted on the SLATE system
• Admission Interview
  • If your application is selected, you will be contacted to arrange an interview with the Art Therapy Faculty at FSU

1. Facilitate development of art therapy graduates as informed ethical agents of art therapy services. 
2. Promote opportunities for community dialogues and experiences that enhance graduate students’ multicultural sensitivity and ability to attune art therapy interventions to participants’ cultural beliefs, practices, and values. 
3. Actively engage students in research projects and critical review of scholarly research to support graduates’ ability to identify and utilize art therapy best practices. 
4. Foster student exploration and understanding of art media and techniques to promote skillful facilitation of art processes that align with client characteristics and treatment goals. 
5. Develop students’ knowledge of personal, symbolic, and cultural associations related to artworks and the various ways that meaning exploration and/or interpretation may be approached. 
   

• Students begin in the Fall term
• Minimum 61-64 credit hours. Usually takes 9 semesters to complete.
• At least 800 supervised hours of practicum with 400 hours of direct contact
• Culminating project: Students may choose between a supervised research project or a master’s thesis

Retention of FSU Art Therapy Students

Job Placement for FSU Art Therapy Program Graduates*

 *Data represents previous year graduates’ job placement within 6-12 months following graduation.