Marriage and Family Counseling, M.A.

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Minimum of Sixty Hours of Graduate Credit

The Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Counseling degree requires satisfactory completion of a minimum of sixty semester hours of graduate credit including:

Required Courses (54 Semester Hours for LPC/51 Semester Hours for LMFT; see Note below)

MFC 540 Foundations of Counseling
MFC 542 Mental Disorders: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment
MFC 545 Group Counseling
MFC 546 Testing and Measurement
MFC 547 Career Counseling
MFC 549 Human Sexuality and Counseling
MFC 550 Sociology of the Family
MFC 551 Family Systems Theories and Therapies
MFC 554 Marriage and Family Counseling I
MFC 555 Marriage and Family Counseling II
MFC 556 Couples Therapy
MFC 565 Research Techniques and Data Analysis In MFC
MFC 571 Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Marriage and Family Counseling
MFC 578 Marriage and Family Counseling Practicum I
MFC 579 Marriage and Family Counseling Practicum II
MFC 582 Marriage and Family Counseling Internship I
MFC 583 Marriage and Family Counseling Internship II
MFC 599 MFC Comprehensive Examination

Note:

MFC 583 is required for LPC. It may be taken as an elective for LMFT.

Electives (6 Semester Hours for LPC/9 Semester Hours for LMFT; see Note above)

MFC 575 Special Topics In Marriage and Family Counseling
MFC 595 Independent Study and Research In Marriage and Family Counseling