How to Apply | Master's Degrees For specifics about these academic programs, click here.
For information about options in art therapy, see Art Therapy with M.A. Psychology. For options in drama therapy, see Drama Therapy with M.A. Psychology.
Application Deadlines
Completed applications are reviewed in the order
they are received.
| For admission in… |
Apply by… |
| Fall |
April 1 |
| Winter |
Oct. 15 |
| Spring |
Jan. 10 |
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
- Completion of three prerequisite courses (Theories
of Personality, Abnormal Psychology and Developmental Psychology) that were taken within the past ten years and passed with a grade of C or better. Upon approval of the faculty this requirement might be fully or partially waived for students who completed a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, within the last 10 years, with a GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
- As of winter quarter 2013, we will no longer require the Developmental Psychology prerequisite for CFT and CMHC applicants. However, it will remain a prerequisite for Art Therapy and Drama Therapy applicants.
- Two letters of recommendation: one from a professional who has provided supervision 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. (Please use the forms provided in the Application Handbook.)
Admission Essay Instructions
Submit a typewritten, double-spaced essay with your application. Please include one to two pages for each of the following questions and clearly number your response to each question:
- 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?
- 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?
- 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?
- Which clinical program are you interested in at this time? How do you see this program as best meeting your needs?
Transfer Credit
It is possible to transfer up to 12 quarter credits of prior graduate-level coursework.
Provisional Admission to Clinical Program
To be eligible to apply for provisional admission, you must have completed at least one of the academic prerequisites and 75 practical experience hours.
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 counseling/psychology prerequisite requirements at Antioch. If you are provisionally accepted to art therapy, you have four quarters to complete the art prerequisite requirements. Upon completion, you will be fully admitted into the M.A. clinical program.
Because space for provisional admission is limited, the process is highly competitive. Contact the Admissions Office at admissions.aus@antioch.edu for more information.
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