Program: Psychology BA - Pre-Art Therapy Concentration - Shawnee State University

Jul 13, 2025

2016-2017 Catalog

With an increase of students interested in obtaining a master’s degree in Art Therapy, this concentration has been created to formalize the process and provide a path toward degree completion that ensures that the corresponding pre-requisite coursework has been met.

Degree Requirements

General Education Program		40 Hours
	Psychology majors must take STAT 1150 (Principles of Statistics) to satisfy the GEP Quantitative Reasoning requirement. Students are required to take either BIOL 1130 (Principles of Anatomy and Physiology 1) or BIOL 1151 (General Biology 1) as a prerequisite. Either of these courses will satisfy the GEP Natural Science requirement.

	Psychology Pre-Art Therapy majors must take ARTH3366 to satisfy the Non-Western Cultural Perspective category, and ARTH1101 to satisfy the Fine Arts category, of the GEP. See the General Education Program .

First Year Experience: University Foundations		1 Hour
Psychology Coursework		39 Hours
Art Coursework		42 Hours

Total Hours Required		122 Hours

First Year Experience: University Foundations

1 hour: Complete the following course:

UNIV 1100 - First Year Experience: University Foundations

Psychology Courses (39 Hours)

Psychology Core Courses (24 Hours)

Complete all of the following:

Developmental and Social Psychology (3 Hours)

Complete one of the following courses:

Learning and Cognition (3 Hours)

Choose one of the following courses:

Biopsychology (6 Hours)

Choose any two of the following courses:

Psychology Capstone (3 Hours)

Complete the following course:

PSYC 4185 - Psychological Internship

Art Courses (42 Hours)

Art Therapy Core Courses (36 Hours)

Complete all of the following:

Intermediate Art Studio Electives (6 Hours)

Choose any two of the following courses:

Special Note

All Psychology/Pre-Art Therapy majors must complete a minimum of two (2) Writing Intensive (WI) Psychology courses. Writing Intensive courses are denoted with “WI” in the course description.