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Program Requirements

The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education. To comply with this accreditation, the student must meet program requirements in order to be granted the M.F.T. degree. A minimum of 60 credits is required for graduation.

Ten (10) core courses in marriage and family therapy theory and practice:

  1. MFT 561: Systemic Psychotherapies
  2. MFT 597: Family of Origin
  3. MFT 586: Family and Individual Development Over the Life Cycle
  4. MFT 598: Family Systems Theory I
  5. MFT 588: Family Assessment 
  6. MFT 610: Couples Therapy
  7. MFT 658: Topics in Family Studies
  8. MFT 668: Family Systems Theory II
  9. SWK 552: Psychopathology
  10. SWK 551: Diversity, Oppression, and Social Functioning


Five (5) clinical courses which involve a combination of work in an agency setting and at the university's Family Therapy Clinic:

  1. MFT 562: Marriage and Family Therapy Practicum I
  2. MFT 563: Marriage and Family Therapy Practicum II
  3. MFT 662: Internship and Seminar I
  4. MFT 663: Internship and Seminar II
  5. MFT 664: Internship and seminar III

Two (2) general professional courses which include:

  1. MFT 620: Professional, Ethical and Legal Issues in MFT
  2. SWK 599: Contemporary Issues in Substance Abuse


One (1) research course: MFT 587: Marriage and Family Therapy Research

Two (2) Gestalt Therapy training courses:

  1. MFT 505: Gestalt Therapy Training - Introduction
  2. MFT 506: Gestalt Therapy Training - Intermediate

Elective Gestalt Therapy courses:

  1. MFT 507: Gestalt Therapy Training - Advanced
  2. MFT 508: Gestalt Theory I: Introduction to Gestalt Theory/Practice
  3. MFT 509: Advanced Gestalt Theory/Practice

Students are expected to become members of their professional organization at the appropriate level. In addition to academic requirements, continuance in the program is contingent upon positive ongoing faculty evaluation of academic performance, therapist attributes, and appropriateness of reaction and responses in real and/or simulated situations.