At SUNY New Paltz offers students with a baccalaureate degree in music (or closely related field) the opportunity to study music therapy at the advanced level. In the Masters of Science (MS) in Music Therapy degree, students acquire musical, clinical, and research skills essential to professional practice.

The Music Therapy Program at SUNY New Paltz is approved by the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA), the New York State Department of Education, and the National Association of Schools of Music.

Of the 48-credit curriculum (and completion of required prerequisite courses) and the required minimum 1,200 hours of supervised clinical training, students are eligible to sit for the Certification Board Examination in Music Therapy.

• Admission Requirements and Procedures*
• Plan of Study and Course Descriptions
• Program Requirements

Are required to demonstrate proficiency on a primary instrument, piano, guitar, and voice. perform two contrasting selections on their major instrument. Contact Kathy Murphy (murphyk@newpaltz.edu) for specific requirements. Placement exams in Sight Singing/Ear Training and Theory will be components of the audition as well.