The anticipation from July to September was immense, knowing grad school was a big life step for me. I prepped my spare room that was my old high school bedroom into my new office/yoga space. It was a total room renovation. I strongly feel the energy of physical space arrangement and needed to make this…
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Connect to your higher calling. Transform your work, your relationships, and your life. This is consciousness in action.
Features of the Program
Prepares graduates to affect change in their communities and/or field of study
On the ground in Santa Fe, NM or online/distance available
Integration of creative, multi-tiered method of learning and subject matter
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Admissions
If you have the motivation for self-discovery and the academic background to pursue a rigorous graduate degree in the field of consciousness, your graduate school search will lead you to Southwestern College.
Southwestern brings a holistic, multicultural perspective to this Master's degree program. We are an especially good fit if you are an adult…
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The following are links to full text eBooks, which are required reading for courses in the Summer 2018 quarter.
Upon clicking each link, you will be asked (on the page that loads) to provide an EBSCOhost User ID and Password to access the content, both of which can be obtained by contacting Quimby Memorial Library.
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The following are links to full text eBooks, which are required reading for courses in the Summer 2018 quarter.
Upon clicking each link, you will be asked (on the page that loads) to provide an EBSCOhost User ID and Password to access the content, both of which can be obtained by contacting Quimby Memorial Library.
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Program Overview
Awakening the Soul of Education, Read Our Newest Blog
We invite you to embark on a learner-teacher-leader journey by joining our consciousness-centered master’s degree program at Southwestern College. Along this transformational journey, you will be guided and supported by a diverse group of inspiring, passionate, and visionary faculty who will honor your…
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In the the M.A. Art Therapy/Counseling program I find myself reading and/or studying quite a bit. Spending hours on end at home can be wearing. A simple change of location is enough to keep me energized and in the frame of mind to do my best work.
My top five places to study in Santa…
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Awakening the Soul of Education: A Journey through Southwestern College’s MA in Transformational Teaching, Learning, & Leadership
by Virginia Padilla Vigil, Program Director
“When we allow challenges to transform us, a little more of our genius and passion takes hold in the world.” – Richard Rudd
What if teaching wasn’t just a…
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“Interesting how you are only using a black sharpie marker in your art today,” says my art therapist, as she gently points out my visible tension with perfectionistic, black and white thinking….…
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The technology of the internet... what does it mean? Does the internet teach social skills? Does it matter? Can we make connections via the internet and are they real? What about personal narrative? How does digital media affect us?
In this video interview Dr. Natalie Carlton discusses the topic of digital media as narrative, people's…
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Transcript Requests
To obtain a copy of your Southwestern College transcript, complete this Handy Online Request
OR Submit your request directly through Populi. Go to >My Profile>Student Tab>Transcript>Transcript Options>Official Transcript Request.
There is a $15 charge for each official transcript.
There is a $5 charge for each unofficial transcript ordered…
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New Earth Institute Community Lectures
FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
REGISTER NOW
Mental health professionals may receive
2 CEs approved by the New Mexico Counseling and Therapy Practice Board (#CCE0111661) and the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC ACEP No. 7520) for a $20 fee.
NEI Winter Community Lecture
Embodied Clinical Supervision:…
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Overview and Application Process
The New Earth Institute of Southwestern College offers Certificate Programs to expand your scope of professional expertise and enhance your marketability as a Counselor or Art Therapist/Counselor.
The programs consist of a series of intensive offerings in clinically relevant areas of professional practice, including:
Addictions, Abuse and Recovery
Applied Interpersonal Neurobiology
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Dr. Sandra Johnson, PhD, is an Associate Professor, department chair, and senior faculty member with extensive experience in distance and technology-enhanced learning. Serving as a principal investigator and lead course designer, Dr. Johnson has significantly contributed to the development of online instructional curricula, professional development training, and mentoring of peers. She has taught various courses,…
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Hours for Summer Break 2025
Librarians will be in the library and available for on-site assistance throughout SWC's 2025 summer break.
On-site access to Quimby Memorial Library's collections, resources, and services will be available Monday through Thursday, 12PM - 5PM. Come by anytime within those hours to browse, borrow, meet with a librarian, or…
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Adjusting to Southwestern College and New Mexico
It’s challenging to express what my experience adjusting to Southwestern College and Santa Fe has been like. Finding ways to describe how magical, fulfilling, and painful it has been almost seems impossible. I arrived in Santa Fe from Oregon in August and I had almost two months…
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Southwestern College: Change Agents From the Heart--Ted Wiard
I love our alum! The folks that graduate from SWC are change agents from the heart! They go out into the world and make a difference whether it is working in a big recovery center like the Betty Ford Clinic, doing art therapy with the CIA (oh…
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The office of Financial Aid would like to thank all veteran for their service and welcomes you and your eligible dependents and spouses to Southwestern College.
Applying for VA Benefits
Choosing a Program
You may qualify for more than one type of VA education benefit. Since applying for a certain education benefit could affect your…
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What is Delinquency?
A loan is delinquent when loan payments are not received by the due dates. A loan remains delinquent until the borrower makes up the missed payment(s) through payment, or by requesting to have their loans moved to a deferment or forbearance status.
Timeline of Federal Student Loan Delinquency:
15 to 30 Days Past…
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by Deb Schroder
If car designers only knew what art therapists truly need (not that we’re a big enough group to be listened to by the auto industry). We turn our mediocre, ordinary car trunks into Mobile Metaphor Containment Units – we drive around with art pieces stashed in the only container that exists in…
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Technology, particularly device and computer apps, is a wiz-bang fabulous time saver to help you get your grad school life sorted and into maintenance mode. Plus, the entire campus is wired, which means you have access to your SWC email, and the world wide web, from any device while at school.
Being an über organized…
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For the M.A. in Art for Clinical Professionals program the Cost of Attendance is listed below. The tuition at Southwestern College is $625 per quarter unit. As a private institution, there is no difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition. If you plan to take this program "on the ground" in Santa Fe, instead of distance,…
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Ecotherapy Certificate
Southwestern College students may take these courses at the Continuing Education (CE) price unless they are using the course to meet graduate program degree requirements.
Students and community members pursuing a certificate through the New Earth Institute must complete all classes required for the Certificate within six…
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I’ve been with Southwestern College for almost 20 years. As I get ready to move on to a new position in northern New Mexico, I’m aware of what an honor it’s been to teach and care for art therapy in this place. My heart has been touched by so many students over the years.
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