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admission requirements
(for all degrees)
A bachelor’s degree is required for
admission. For the Art Therapy program,
a degree in art or psychology is preferred.
For the Dance Therapy program, a degree
in dance or psychology is preferred. The
following prerequisites are required for
all programs: 12 credits in psychology
(to include coursework in general,
developmental, and abnormal psychology
and theories of personality).
For the Art Therapy program only:
18 credits in studio art (to include
coursework in drawing, painting, and 3-D
to include ceramics).
For the Dance/Movement Therapy
program only: coursework in anatomy/
kinesiology; extensive experience in at
least two idioms of dance, one of which
must be modern dance; and experience
in mind/ body modalities, such as
meditation, yoga, body therapy, etc.
All prerequisite courses may be taken on
an undergraduate level but must be taken
from an accredited institution to receive
academic credit. Studio classes will be
accepted for movement experience. For
the Art Therapy program, students may
start classes with half of the psychology
and half of the studio art credits but must
complete all prerequisites before the start
of the second year. For the Dance Therapy
program, students may start classes with
half of the psychology credits, but all
other prerequisites must be completed
before starting the program. Psychology
credits must be completed before the start
of the second year.
Students in the academic year format
are admitted for the fall semester only.
Students in the spring/summer intensive
format are admitted for the spring
semester only.
academic year format
The cycle of classes in New York is as
follows: Students take a number of
courses and practicum/internship
from September through May for two
consecutive years.
spring/summer intensive
format
The cycle of classes is as follows: Students
take one class (7–9 days) in mid-March in
New York. During the last week of June,
they take another class (7–9 days), also in
New York. During the first three weeks
of July, students take courses (over three
weeks) in New Hampshire.
Students complete reading
assignments before classes and then
complete their papers before the
following November, giving them a
chance to integrate class experience
with readings and practicum/internship
experience. Two years of practicum/
internship are done from September
through May following the first
and second year of summer classes.
Supervision is completed through weekly
phone, video, and online contacts that
keep Spring/Summer Intensive students
consistently in touch with Pratt faculty.
Housing is available on campus when
courses are being held in New York.
Courses in New Hampshire take place
in Lincoln, in the White Mountains.
Students rent resort condominiums, at
reasonable prices, for the duration of
their stay. The Spring/Summer Intensive
format is offered to both art and dance/
movement therapy students.