Admissions Requirements for the Music Therapy Program

Prospective students in the Master's degree programs are required to have the registrars of all colleges and universities previously attended send official transcripts directly to Molloy College. In addition, applicants must:

• Complete the graduate degree program application.
• If the student has completed a music degree, the following prerequisites must be completed: Abnormal Psychology, and Developmental Psychology.
• If the student has a degree in a related field that is not music, such as psychology, they they may need to complete prerequisite music courses or fulfill competencies in the following areas: Music theory and sight singing, Harmony and Music History.
• Have achieved a minimum of a 3.0 overall grade point average in undergraduate work. (Students having a GPA between 2.8 and 3.0 may be accepted on probationary status.)
• Submit three (3) letters of reference from former college professors and/or professional associates.
• Pass an audition for the Molloy College Music Department.
• Participate in a personal interview with the Graduate Music Therapy faculty
• New York State Law #2165 requires that all students born on or after January 1, 1957, have on file proof of immunity from measles, mumps, and rubella. These vaccinations must have been given on or after the first birthday. Therefore, students must submit poof of immunization signed by a physician or high school health official.

Additional information: Graduate Music Therapy Admissions and Auditions