Music Therapy (B.M.T.)

The Bachelor of Music Therapy (B.M.T.) program prepares students for gainful employment as music therapists in service to special populations across gerontology, developmental disabilities, mental health, medicine, and rehabilitation. Upon degree completion, students are eligible to sit for the national examination in music therapy administered by the Certification Board for Music Therapists, Inc. (CBMT). Upon passing this examination, graduates receive the credential of Music Therapist-Board Certified (MT-BC). It also prepares students for graduate education in music therapy. Further, as accomplished musicians and having engaged with the health sciences, students completing this degree may also pursue graduate study in related disciplines.

Program Admission Requirements

• Submit an FGCU Undergraduate Admission Application and satisfy all applicable university admission requirements.
• Specialized Admissions: Submit a Bower School of Music and the Arts Supplemental Application by June 1 for fall admission and November 1 for spring admission.
• A Performance Audition, Theory Placement Exam and Interview must be completed for acceptance consideration into the Music Therapy Specialized Admissions Program.
• Attend an orientation session.
• Sign an Advising Agreement document.
   

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  This means that students apply and are initially accepted into the University as a pre-music major student. A supplemental application and subsequent audition for acceptance into the music major are also required. Not all students who audition and meet the selection criteria are admitted into the specialized admissions major. The selection process is very competitive and space is limited in each admission class.

• Note: Students admitted to the Bower School of Music are eligible to apply for a Music Scholarship. The Music Scholarships are awarded to assist individual students to obtain an education and to help create an institutional musical environment conducive to the musical growth of all students and the enhancement of the campus cultural environment. The Music Scholarship recipient must maintain an overall grade point average of 2.5 and have no grades of “F” in any class (unless later replaced by a grade of “C” or better). Also they must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 in music classes at FGCU and have no grades lower than “C” in any music class (unless later replaced by a grade of “C” or better), and demonstrate continuing progress in the principal performing medium as exhibited through applied lessons, ensemble performance, recital appearances, and jury examinations.

Program Progression and Additional Graduation Requirements

In addition to the program requirements, students must:

• Enroll in a large ensemble (1 credit) every semester they are enrolled in an applied lesson.
• Complete a minimum of 127 credits.
• Complete a minimum of 42 credits at the upper division (3000-4999 level).
• Earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 for all coursework attempted at FGCU.
• Satisfy the College-Level Skills and the foreign language entrance requirements.
• Satisfy the Service-Learning requirement.
• Satisfy the Civic Literacy requirement.
• Complete the summer course enrollment requirement.
• Satisfy the residency requirement: 33 of the last 72 credits must be at FGCU, including 12 credits in the major.
• Submit an online Application for Graduation by the deadline listed in the FGCU Academic Calendar.

Program Requirements

Note: A minimum of 48 upper division (3000-4999 level) credits must be taken for the degree. Students who do not have prior upper division coursework may need to select upper division courses to satisfy this requirement. 

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Students take the Secondary Piano-Proficiency by Examination as part of the course MVK 2122 Class Piano IV

Total Credits Required: 127-132