Houghton student playing an acoustic guitar.

Pre-Music Therapy

Use your musical gifts to help others.

Pre-Music Therapy at Houghton is a pre-professional program nestled within the Bachelor of Music with Non-Music Electives Degree. While Pre-Music Therapy does not lead to licensure, it pulls together all of the pre-requisites needed to ensure a smooth transition into a graduate or licensure program in Music Therapy once you graduate from Houghton.

Your future in music therapy means helping people of all ages:

  • express themselves
  • manage pain and improve physical recovery
  • manage mental or physical stress
  • improve their communication and memory

Take the prerequisites youโ€™ll need to join this growing field.

This course pathway will prepare you to:

ย  Continue into the required supervised practicum needed for music therapy certification

ย  Continue into a master's program in music therapy

Experiential Learning

You'll have early field experience at schools in Allegany County.

Growing Opportunities

According to recruiter.com, there is a projected annual 27.58% increase of jobs over the next few years. They project over 26K new jobs by 2029.

Is a future in music therapy right for me?

Our pre-music therapy coursework may be right for you, if you are:

A Creative Thinker

Compassionate

Perceptive To Others

A Good Listener

Enjoy Helping Others

Analytical


Ready for what's next?

Discover if Pre-Music Therapy at Houghton University is right for you.

Questions?