音乐疗法专修课程旨在让学生做好在各种卫生保健机构（包括医院，诊所，康复设施，辅助生活中心和特殊教育机构）工作的准备。一些音乐治疗师保持私人执业或担任顾问。CSU的音乐治疗计划因其在临床培训和研究方面的领导地位而享誉国际。我们的主要目标是培养学生成为高技能的音乐教育者，音乐治疗师，表演者和作曲家的能力。计划目标鼓励并发展音乐的教学，奖学金，表演和研究的高标准。我们很高兴提供小型学术课程，与高素质教职员工一起进行的应用研究以及对咨询的精心关注。音乐欣赏，音乐理论基础和合奏课程对所有学生开放，无论其专业是什么。
The Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Music Therapy Concentration is a professional degree designed to prepare the student to take the examination of the Certification Board for Music Therapists (MT-BC). Music therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship. As an MT-BC, graduates may work in a variety of healthcare settings, including hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation facilities, assisted living centers, and in special education. Some music therapists maintain private practices or serve as consultants. <br><br>The undergraduate curriculum includes core music courses, music therapy methods and research courses, and general education courses. All students learn to demonstrate musicianship on several instruments including piano, guitar, and voice. Students engage with community members in a variety of service learning and clinical practicum placements, where they are supervised by board-certified music therapists. Students also complete a clinical internship at one of several approved sites, for a total of 1200 hours of clinical experience (as required by the American Music Therapy Association). <br><br>The music therapy program at CSU is internationally recognized for its leadership in clinical training and research. The music therapy area includes the Undergraduate Music Therapy Research Academy and the interdisciplinary Brainwaves Research Laboratory, where students have opportunities for hands-on involvement in music and music therapy research.