<p>Hey all, </p>
<p>I'm a freshman music major, really wanting to go in to music therapy. Unfortunately, the college i'm attending doesn't have that as a major, so i'm just sticking with the traditional music curriculum. I know that there are equivalency programs that lead you straight to a masters program, but I don't know if I should do that or just transfer. How long do they take, and what are some colleges that offer them? I really want to stay in the Baltimore area, but any suggestions are open. </p>
<p>My daughter is going into Music Therapy. There are post-grad programs at a lot of schools, SUNY New Paltz, University of Hartford, Lesley University, some of the schools that offer it as undergrad also have post-graduate programs. I have a friend who started as a music major who decided she wanted to go into music therapy, and her school didn’t offer it as an undergrad, so she transferred, but she said it did mean she ended up with another year of college because she missed some of the foundational classes during the year she was at the other school. If you do stay at your school in the music program, it might behoove you to take as many psych classes as you can. My daughter has decided she wants to go to a school with the undergrad major, so we’ve only looked at schools that offer that. </p>
<p>Do you think there would be any benefit to staying at the school i’m at, and obtaining a music degree, then going to an AMTA approved equivalency program?</p>
<p>I don’t know if there would be a benefit or not. I have a friend who went to college starting as a music major, but decided she wanted to do music therapy, so she transferred, and she had to stay in school an additional year because of the work she missed her freshman year. I think I would look into those AMTA approved programs to see how long they are and go from there. </p>