Marriage and Family Therapy

Important Documents

Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy Marriage & Family Therapy Application Recommendation Waiver Form

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Center for Couple & Family Therapy CHS Graduate Forms Course Textbook Req. Graduate Admissions Graduate Certification Prog. Graduate Financial Assist. Graduate Program Inquiry Graduate Scholarships

The doctoral program in Marriage and Family Therapy has a long and rich history. Our emphasis is on maintaining students’ clinical training while giving added knowledge and skills to become a national/international scholar ready for an academic position at one of the best universities. Our strengths are in research regarding intimate relationships, family processes, and distressed families (e.g., foster care and adoptions). Our expertise also includes implementing and evaluating best practices in psychoeducation and therapy through program evaluation.

Accreditation by COAMFTE requires a particular content be included in doctoral degree programs. As such, this program requires a minimum of 88 credit hours of which 24 are clinical/supervision plus 24 hours of dissertation.