The music therapy clinical internship is considered the capstone course for music therapy majors and is the culmination of the professional degree program in music therapy. The course constitutes a six-month (900 hours or the equivalent) resident internship at a clinical site approved by the American Music Therapy Association. Prerequisites for the internship include successful completion of all other curriculum requirements for the music therapy degree, including the Functional Skills Examinations I, II. Learning is achieved on-site under the collaborative supervision of a Board Certified Music Therapist and the Director of the Music Therapy Program at Converse University. Pass/fail grading.
Completion of all Music Therapy coursework, passing the Functional Music Skills Examination.