Marriage and Family Therapy, M.A.

Program Admission

Admission to the Master of Arts degree program in Marriage and Family Therapy is at the discretion of the Program Admissions Committee of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program. An applicant for admission to the Master of Arts degree program in Marriage and Family Therapy will meet one of the following criteria:

1. A minimum undergraduate grade-point average of 2.5; and
2. A minimum combined score of 283 on the GRE General Test (143 Verbal plus 138 Quantitative); or
3. A total of at least 1283 points based upon the formula—400 times the overall undergraduate grade-point average plus the combined GRE General Test score (Verbal plus Quantitative).

Program Requirements

Undergraduate requirements includes 18 semester hours of behavioral science.

Requirements for a major are Counseling:

• COUN 5005 - Theories of Counseling
• COUN 5022 - Human Growth and Development
• COUN 5060 - Strategies of Life and Career Development
• COUN 5062 - Assessment: Methods and Measures
• COUN 5081 - Research
• COUN 6053 - Selected Populations
• COUN 6063 - Legal and Ethical Issues
• MAFT 5005 - Methods in Therapy/Counseling
• MAFT 5015 - Practicum in Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
• MAFT 5020 - Marriage and Family Development
• MAFT 5021 - Maladaptive Behavior
• MAFT 6008 - Professional Issues in Marriage and Family Therapy
• MAFT 6010 - Introduction to Marriage and Family Therapy
• MAFT 6020 - Advanced Therapy Strategies for Parent-Child Relationships
• MAFT 6063 - Couples, Intimacy, and Sexuality
• MAFT 6066 - Advanced Theory
• MAFT 6067 - Group Counseling
• MAFT 6070 - Internship nine semester hours

Total course requirements: 60 hours.

A total of 500 client contact hours must be approved and documented by the Clinical Director of the Marriage and Family Therapy program. A thesis is optional.