Program Overview

IU Herron School of Art and Design

The IU Herron School of Art and Design offers a Pre-Art Therapy Certificate program.

Program Overview

The Pre-Art Therapy Certificate program is designed for students who wish to undertake coursework in art therapy. Students must contact Herron Student Services to register, review the requirements, and plan their program of study.

Requirements

The program requires 33 credits total. Only courses completed with a grade of C (2.0) or higher will count toward the certificate. Up to 24 hours of transferred credit may count toward the certificate.

Courses

• 3 credits of HER-T 200 Introduction to Art Therapy
• 18 credits of Studio Art coursework in any 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional media
• 12 credits of Psychology coursework, including:
  • PSY-B 110 Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
  • PSY-B 310 Life Span Development (3 credits)
  • PSY-B 380 Abnormal Psychology (3 credits) (prerequisite: PSY-B 110)
  • Psychology elective (3 credits)

Certificate Completion

Students must pick up and submit the Application for Completion of the certificate in the Herron Office of Admissions and Student Services in their final semester of certificate coursework.

Update

The program information was last updated in March 2022.