MFT Student Interviews

Marriage and Family Therapy - Faculty

Marriage and Family Therapy - Degree Requirements/Courses Offered

1. Supervisors for MMFT 690 are approved AAMFT Approved Supervisors or AAMFT Supervisor Candidates under current ongoing supervision. The clinical internship will cover a minimum of (3) or more consecutive semesters, and include a full summer semester. Additional semesters may be required to complete 500 clinical face-to-face hours (250 individual & 250 relational). Students will receive (1) hour of individual supervision and (2) hours of group supervision weekly. Please note that in order for applicants to be issued a license by the NCLMFT Board, the applicant must complete 1,500 hours of clinical experience in the practice of marriage and family therapy, not more than 500 hours of which were obtained while the candidate was a student in a master’s degree program and at least 1,000 hours of which were obtained after the applicant was granted a degree in the field of marriage and family therapy or an allied mental health field (with ongoing supervision consistent with standards approved by the Board).
2. Prior to enrolling in MMFT 690, the practicum/internship experience in Marriage and Family Therapy, students shall apply for candidacy after 21 hours by achieving the following coursework (MMFT 601, 602, 604, 606, 610, 630, and 680) and completing the Application for Practicum/ Internship Candidacy form with the required signatures of faculty adviser, the Clinic Director, and Program Director.  A satisfactory Program Evaluation must be completed by each respective faculty member.  Additionally, (10) hours of personal growth counseling is required each academic year, and must be verified by the appropriate form. If students do not fulfill the personal growth requirement, they will not be able to remain in continuing coursework or clinic practice.
3. Prior to graduation, a passing grade on the comprehensive MFT practice examination is required. A request form to sit for the exam must be completed and also countersigned by the student’s faculty advisor and Program Director. Students are also required to fulfill personal & professional competencies as stipulated in the Program and Professional Performance Evaluations.  If students are not demonstrating satisfactory progress, an IRP (Individual Remediation Plan) will be addressed to provide corrective feedback and professional development assistance.
4. In lieu of the comprehensive practice exam, students may opt to take PSYC 630 and PSYC 635 to write a thesis upon faculty recommendation and the approval of the Program Director. The prerequisite for PSYC 635 is the successful completion of PSYC 630. Students are encouraged to write a thesis if they plan to pursue doctoral studies in the future.
5. The MFT Program does not discriminate based on age, culture, ethnicity, gender, physical disability, race, religion, or sexual orientation.

Handbook

Please download the MFT student handbook here:

1. Student Handbook -- revised May 2013
2. MFT Program Flow Chart
3. Non-Academic Personal/Professional Readiness (Program Evaluation)