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Drama Therapy With M.A. Psychology

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  • Couple and Family Therapy
  • Mental Health Counseling

Application Deadline

Completed applications are reviewed in the order
they are received.

For admission in… Apply by…
Fall Feb. 1

Applications may be considered after the priority deadline.

Admission Requirements

  • Completion of 100 hours of volunteer or professional experience in a helping role in an educational and/or human services setting.
  • Psychology prerequisite coursework (18 quarter/12 semester hours) that includes completion of three prerequisite courses: theories of personality, abnormal psychology and developmental psychology with a minimum grade of C. (If you completed the three named prerequisite courses more than 10 years ago, you must retake them.)
  • Drama Therapy prerequisite coursework (at least 2 three-credit semester courses such as Improvisation, Directing, Drama/Theater in education, Acting or Playwriting) or 270 hours of direct theater experiences including acting, directing and/or improvisational work performed in a college, community or professional setting.
  • Provide an outline indicating background in theater experience or theater-related classes taken.
  • Two letters of recommendation: one from a professional who has provided oversight of your practical experience, and one from a social science instructor who can best assess your capabilities and readiness to enter graduate clinical training. If you have not enrolled in a college course in five years, two letters may be submitted from professional supervisors. (Use forms provided in the Application Handbook.)

Admission Essay Instructions

Submit a typewritten, double-spaced essay with your application. Please write a one- to two-page response for each of the following questions and clearly number your response to each question.

  1. In what ways has your academic and practical experience prepared you for becoming a counselor/therapist? What do you see as your potential strengths and areas of growth as a counselor/therapist?
  2. In what ways has your life history and personal experience contributed to your desire to become a counselor/therapist? Have you engaged in your own personal counseling/therapy? If so, do you see this as an important component toward becoming an effective counselor/therapist?
  3. What will be the areas of greatest challenge for you in undertaking graduate study at this time? What forms of support will you use to meet those challenges?
  4. Which clinical program are you interested in at this time? How do you see this program as best meeting your needs?
  5. In your view, what are the connections between the creative processes of drama/theater and cognitive, emotional and psychological functioning?

Transfer Credit

You may transfer up to 12 quarter credits of prior graduate-level coursework. 

Provisional Admission to Clinical Program

This option allows you to be admitted into a pre-master's status when the requirements related to the academic prerequisites are in progress. If admitted provisionally, you have two quarters to complete your psychology prerequisite requirements at Antioch.

Because space for provisional admission is limited, the process is highly competitive. To be eligible to apply, you must have completed at least one of the academic prerequisites. Contact the Admissions Office at admissions.aus@antioch.edu for more information.