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Overview
The EVMS Graduate Art
Therapy Program is a rigorous clinical and
research-based program that has been educating art
therapy professionals since 1973.
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Approved by the
American Art Therapy Association
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Master of Science
degree in art therapy
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Two years of full-time
study
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63 required credits;
16 elective credits
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Four full-time faculty
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Internship experiences
with children, adolescents, and adults
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LPC license eligible
upon program completion
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Art-making throughout
the curricula
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View a video interview with
faculty and students 
Curriculum
The educational format
of the EVMS Graduate Art Therapy Program is didactic
and experiential, integrating psychodynamic concepts
with humanistic and family systems approaches.
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Students learn various
theories and are then encouraged to develop their
own theoretical approach to the practice of art
therapy.
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Coursework, internship, and weekly individual
and group art therapy supervision develop the
students' knowledge and clinical skills.
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The program provides
training in research, culminating in the completion
of a master's thesis.
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While the core
curriculum has a mental health focus, other areas of
emphasis are offered: medical art therapy, school
art therapy, and family art therapy.
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Personal art making is
required across the curriculum in a variety of
assignments, including visual journaling.
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Samples
of student artwork.
Students making art is an
important component of the
EVMS Art Therapy Program.
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In the process of
becoming art therapists, students integrate
theoretical knowledge acquired in the classroom and
supervised experience obtained in internship
placements at participating agencies.
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Art-making space is
available to students around the clock at EVMS's
Studio 200 in the
d'Art Center, located off-campus in downtown
Norfolk.
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Internships provide
students with three semesters of hands-on experience
in a variety of settings throughout Hampton Roads.
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The Art
Therapy Program faculty
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Costs of Attendance
Tuition for the
2008-2009 academic year is $19,980. Other costs
include required fees of $976 and approximately
$1,200 for books. Tuition and fees are subject to
change.
Students must show proof
of major medical insurance coverage. Students who
are eligible for coverage under the policy of a
parent or spouse are urged to do so. As an
alternative, EVMS offers a student
health insurance plan for an estimated $2,377 per
year.
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Art
therapists work in hospitals, clinics,
schools, rehabilitation centers,
universities, and other health care and
educational settings.
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Admission Requirements
Both personal
characteristics and academic qualifications of
applicants are evaluated to insure that students are
capable of developing professional competence as art
therapists. For consideration the applicant must:
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Hold a baccalaureate
degree from an accredited institution of higher
education.
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Have a background in
visual arts, psychology, education, and/or social
services prior to admission. Prerequisites must
include a minimum of 18 semester credits of studio
art and 12 semester credits of psychology, which
must include developmental psychology and abnormal
psychology.
The program does not
accept transfer credits.
Application
Procedures
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Interested applicants
may apply, be interviewed, and be accepted even if
they have not yet completed all of the pre-requisite
coursework. However, they cannot enter the program
until all pre-requisites are complete.
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Complete and submit
the online registration form, including your
autographical statement and writing sample, along
with the $60 application fee.
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Have recent (past 5
years) official test scores on Miller Analogy Test
or the Graduate Record Examinations sent directly
from the Educational Testing Service (see address
below).
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Using the space
provided within online system, submit the names of
three persons who will submit letters of
recommendation, two of which should be from college
or university professors and one may be personal or
professional (the school will automatically send a
form to your designated recommenders only after you
have paid the application fee).
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Submit official
transcripts indicating coursework completed, grades
achieved, and degrees received (see address below).
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After your completed
application has been reviewed by the faculty, you
may be invited for a personal interview at EVMS and
to present an art portfolio in digital format (CD).
The art portfolio
(digital format) should demonstrate competency in a
variety of media (8-12 images with several in your
preferred media) and an understanding of personal
expression.
Official transcripts and
test scores should be mailed to the Director of
Enrollment for Health Professions at the address
shown below. If you experience technical
difficulties or related problems in completing your
online application, please contact:
Rose Mwayungu
Director of Enrollment for Health Professions
Attn: Art Therapy Program
Eastern Virginia Medical School
700 W. Olney Road
Norfolk, VA 23507-1607
Tel: (757) 446-7153/7096
Fax: (757) 446-8915
mwayunra@evms.edu
A priority review
of applications for fall enrollment begins the first
week in January each year; however, applications may
be accepted until May. Upon acceptance, a $300
non-refundable matriculation fee (credited toward
tuition) is required to secure class placement.
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