Marriage and Family Therapy, M.A. (511505)

Program Admission

Application Priority Deadline is February 1

Admission to the Master of Arts degree program in Marriage and Family Therapy is a two-step process.  All applicants must apply and be admitted to the graduate school prior to consideration by the Marriage and Family Therapy Program Committee.  Admission to the Marriage & Family Therapy (MFT) program is at the discretion of the MFT Program Admissions Committee.  In addition to the university requirements for admission to the Graduate School at ULM, applicants for admission to the M.A. in MFT will meet the following criteria:

Any graduate, terminal, or professional degree from a regionally accredited university. GRE Required.
OR
Cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.5 (based on a 4.0 scale) from a regionally accredited university.  GRE Required.
OR
GPA of 2.5 in the last 60 hours of undergraduate coursework from a regionally accredited university. GRE Required.
AND
Minimum of 18 credit hours in behavioral sciences

Program Requirements

Download the Degree Plan for the 21/22 Catalog Year   

Undergraduate requirements include 18 semester hours of behavioral science.

Requirements for a major are:

• MAFT 5005 - Methods in Therapy/Counseling
• MAFT 5006 - Theories of Counseling
• MAFT 5015 - Practicum in Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
• MAFT 5021 - Maladaptive Behavior
• MAFT 5022 - Individual, Couple, and Family Development
• MAFT 5060 - Strategies of Life and Career Development
• MAFT 5062 - Assessment in Marriage and Family Therapy and Counseling
• MAFT 5063 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Marriage and Family Therapy and Counseling
• MAFT 5081 - Research Methods in Marriage and Family Therapy and Counseling
• MAFT 6008 - Professional Issues in Marriage and Family Therapy
• MAFT 6011 - Marriage and Family Therapy I
• MAFT 6012 - Marriage and Family Therapy II
• MAFT 6020 - Advanced Therapy Strategies for Parent-Child Relationships
• MAFT 6053 - Marriage and Family Therapy with Diverse, Marginalized, and Underserved Communities
• 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.