Hours: 60
Thesis: Optional

This program requires sixty (60) credit hours and a comprehensive examination for graduation. Admission to this program requires the Graduate Record Examination, an autobiography, and an interview. Applicants are notified of the date of the interview after ALL other general admission requirements have been completed. Applicants who do not have a Psychology background will be asked to complete additional undergraduate Psychology courses.

Upon completion of the program, students will have met the academic eligibility requirements to sit for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Examination.

Professional credits students who intend to apply for admission to the M.A. in Counseling Psychology are limited to THREE courses prior to admission.

All students accepted into this program must complete all requirements within eight (8) calendar years.

The Field Experience is 6 semester hours: No more than 3 semester hours of Field Experience may be completed per semester; therefore, two consecutive semesters (Fall/Spring) of Field Experience must be taken. The internship will be scheduled during the final semesters. Students are expected to have completed ALL course work prior to taking COU 594, Field Experience. (Exceptions to this  MUST be cleared by the Student’s Faculty Advisor.) Internship requires a pre-registration and professional liability insurance.

The faculty members of the Department of Counseling and Human Services reserve the right to terminate the training or supervision of any candidate who does not show himself or herself capable of achieving an acceptable standard of personal and/or professional behavior. This standard also applies to candidates for admission.

NOTE: Upon admission, all students are given a copy of the Department Student Evaluation Policy. A copy of this policy is also on file in the Department Office.

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The Master of Arts Degree in Counseling Psychology (Specialty in Marital and Family Therapy) Program Guide