Admissions Requirements & Informational Video

• A satisfactory score of 396 on the Miller Analogies Test .  We recommend all applicants take the MAT prior to applying to ensure a complete application.

• Ten to twenty page autobiography with emphasis on personal life experiences rather than education or occupational information

• Portfolio of art work (jpeg images on CD with a printed list including a thumbnail image of each piece, title, dimensions and media type.)

• Personal interview with a department admissions committee member.

The information on this page is taken directly from the PsychCorp/Harcourt Assessment Inc. MAT Candidtate Information Booklet. The complete CIB can be downloaded at PsychCorp’s website: www.MillerAnalogies.com

The Miller Analogies Test (MAT) is a high-level, analytic ability test that requires the solution of problems stated as analogies. Beginning in fall 2004, the MAT will consist of 120 partial analogies that are to be completed in 60 minutes. The MAT test forms include 100 core items that count toward your score and 20 experimental items that are being field-tested for future use on new test forms. The experimental items may include verbal, quantitative, or figural analogies and may be located anywhere in the test. The items will not count toward your score. The MAT is intended to measure your ability to recognize relationships between ideas, your fluency in the English language, and your general knowledge of literature, philosophy, history, science, mathematics, and fine arts. There is no foreign-language edition of the MAT. You are not permitted to use a dictionary or any other reference aid when taking the MAT.

The MAT Analogy

An analogy is a statement that suggests two things are related to each other in the same way that two other things are related to each other. The MAT analogy items are written as equations in the form “A : B :: C : D,” which can be read as “A is to B as C is to D” or as “A is related to B in the same way that C is related to D.” In each MAT analogy item, one term in the analogy is missing and has been replaced with four options, only one of which correctly completes the analogy. The terms in most of the MAT analogy items are words, but in some cases they may be numbers or symbols.

For example:
PLANE : AIR :: BOAT : (a. submarine, b. fish, c. water, d. pilot)

Applying to a Controlled Testing Center

There are several equivalent forms of the MAT administered in both computer-based and paper-and-pencil versions. The MAT is administered through a network of Controlled Testing Centers (CTCs) licensed by Harcourt Assessment, Inc. Harcourt Assessment has rigorous procedures that all CTCs must follow to administer the MAT. However, each CTC establishes its own testing schedule, application process, and fees. Candidates apply directly to a specific CTC to take the MAT. Though Harcourt Assessment does all the scoring and reporting of scores for the MAT, the CTCs are responsible for administering the MAT. To take the MAT at one of the more than 600 Controlled Testing Centers (CTCs) in the United States, Canada, or overseas, apply directly to the Controlled Testing Center of your choice. The locations and phone numbers of all the current CTCs are listed in Appendix A—MAT Controlled Testing Centers (pages 36–47 of the CBI, available on the PsychCorp website. California CTCs are listed on the back of this sheet). Once you determine where you wish to take the MAT, contact that CTC for instructions concerning how to apply to take the MAT and about its fee requirement. The MAT fees vary from CTC to CTC. If you are unable to reach a CTC at the number listed in this booklet, please contact directory assistance for the phone number of the institution where the CTC is located. There are no nationally scheduled test administrations for the MAT. Each CTC determines its own test schedule and test fees. When you contact a CTC, you will be told if there are any special procedures that you must follow beyond those described in the CIB. If you are making arrangements to retake the MAT inform your Controlled Testing Center that you have taken the test before. [Failure to do so may result in the retest score being voided and not reported

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Q: What is Clinical Art Therapy and what does this type of therapist do?
A: Clinical Art Therapy is a discipline within the field of mental health. It is a psychotherapeutic method for gaining awareness, reality testing, problem solving and revealing unconscious material. Art Therapy is also a process for working with family systems and interpersonal relationship issues. The clinical art therapist offers the client a variety of techniques with consideration to subject matter, and media specifically designed to meet the needs and therapeutic goals of the family or individual.

Q: What is being done to increase job opportunities?
A: Loyola Marymount University does considerable public relations about family art therapy for the mental health community. Students in their field placements have shown institutions the benefit of Art Therapy. In addition, faculty and alumni are part of a Speaker's Bureau which provides professional Art Therapy presentations to staff members of various institutions and academic settings. The reputation of our program is outstanding. Institutions often contact the school requesting our graduates to fill new positions which are being created. Finally, the department sponsors an Alumni Job Line which is frequently updated with art therapy job openings.

Q: Does the American Art Therapy Association review schools for "accreditation?"
A: Yes. In l979 this procedure was instituted. The American Art Therapy Association has granted our program "Approval." It was one of the first schools in the United States to be awarded this status. This fact guarantees graduates a full l0 points towards certification as a registered art therapist. This is the highest number of points which may be awarded upon graduation on the master's degree level.

Q: What is the tuition at Loyola Marymount University?
A: Tuition is $926 per unit beginning August, 2009. Tuition is subject to change.

Q: Must students take courses in a certain order?
A: Yes. The program is purposely sequentially designed. Each course builds upon the foundation of a previous course. This gives the student a progressive and total education.

Q: Do you require personal therapy for your students while they are in the program? If so, why?
A: Yes. It is a requirement for the first two semesters (and the second two semesters for part-time students). The program places a great emphasis on this form of experiential learning. Students have reported the value of gaining a greater understanding of how they function and their reaction to other people. Oftentimes, the psychotherapist will act as a quasi-supervisor when the student begins her/his field placement since countertransference and other difficulties may be tied into previous perceptions and experiences. Upon request, the departmentwill list clinics and competent psychotherapists who are willing to treat our students at a reduced fee.

Informational Video Podcast
To learn more about our program, please view our Quicktime streaming video of a recent Information Session by clicking the various links described below.  This video is intended to provide general information about the program and does not reflect changes in course listings, number of units or specific program information. Please check the website for updated program information.