Degree Requirements

Marriage & Family Therapy (60 Units)
The traditional Marriage and Family Therapy specialization requires the completion of 60 units of coursework and can be completed in 2 or 3 years. Prior to registration, graduate psychology students work with an assigned faculty advisor each semester to plan and customize an efficient semester-by-semester education plan.
Degree Requirements: 60 Units (Traditional MFT)
*All courses listed are 3 units each*
Electives
*Each semester one-unit courses will be offered on a rotating basis*
Select at least 3 units from the following:
- PSY 290 - Gender Roles & Spanish-Speaking Communities (1)
- PSY 290 - Forensic Psychology (1)
- PSY 290 - Working with Special Education & Court Ordered Clients (1)
Total Units: 60
Sample Student Education Plan (2 Year)
Students will complete 60 units total, including summer terms, in two years.
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First Year (36 units)+-
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Fall Semester (12 units)
Times | Monday | Wednesday |
9:00am-12:00pm |
PSY 268 (3 units) Psychopathology
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PSY 230 (3 units) Assessment |
1:00pm-4:00pm |
PSY 225 (3 units) Counseling Theories
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PSY 227 (3 units) Introduction to Counseling |
Spring Semester (12 units)
Times | Monday | Wednesday |
9:00am-12:00pm |
PSY 202 (3 units) Life Span Development
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PSY 236 (3 units) Family Counseling (PSY 225 & 268 Prerequisites) |
1:00pm-4:00pm |
PSY 225 (3 units) Community Mental Health (PSY 268 Prerequisite)
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PSY 235 (3 units) Group Counseling (PSY 225 & 268 Prerequisites) |
Summer Semester (12 units)
Times | Monday | Wednesday |
9:00am-12:00pm |
PSY 263 (3 units) Law & Ethics in Counseling
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PSY 274 (3 units) Child & Adolescent Counseling (PSY 202 & 268 Prerequisite) |
1:00pm-4:00pm |
PSY 254 (3 units) Crisis & Trauma
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PSY 203 (3 units) Multicultural Counseling |
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Second Year (21 units)+-
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Fall Semester (9 units)
Times | Monday | Thursday |
9:00am-12:00pm |
PSY 241 (3 units) Couples Counseling (PSY 268 Prerequisite)
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1:00pm-4:00pm |
PSY 265 (3 units) Psychopharmacology
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PSY 269A (3 units) Counseling Practicum (PSY 202, 225, 227, 230, 235, 236, 241, 254, 263, 268, 274 Prerequisites) |
Spring Semester (9 units)
Times | Monday | Thursday |
9:00am-12:00pm |
PSY 200 (3 units) Applying Research to Practice
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1:00pm-4:00pm |
PSY 239 (3 units) Addiction Counseling
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PSY 269B (3 units) Advanced Counseling Practicum (PSY 269A Prerequisites) |
Summer Semester (3 units)
Times | Monday |
9:00am-12:00pm |
PSY 269C (3 units) Professional Practices (PSY 269A, 269B Prerequisite)
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Three – 1-unit electives must be completed by graduation if you did not take Career Counseling.
Sample Student Education Plan (3 Year)
Students will complete 60 units total, including summer terms, in three years.
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First Year (24 units)+-
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Fall Semester (9 units)
Course Number | Course Title | Units |
PSY 225 |
Counseling Theories
|
3 |
PSY 268 |
Psychopathology
|
3 |
PSY 227 |
Introduction to Counseling
|
3 |
Spring Semester (9 units)
Course Number | Course Title | Units |
PSY 200 |
Applying Research to Practice
|
3 |
PSY 202 |
Life Span Development
|
3 |
PSY 234 |
Career Counseling
|
3 |
Summer Semester (6 units)
Course Number | Course Title | Units |
PSY 203 |
Multicultural Counseling
|
3 |
PSY 239 |
Addiction Counseling
|
3 |
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Second Year (24 units)+-
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Fall Semester (9 units)
Course Number | Course Title | Units |
PSY 274 |
Child & Adolescent Counseling
|
3 |
PSY 241 |
Couples Counseling
|
3 |
PSY 230 |
Assessment
|
3 |
Spring Semester (9 units)
Course Number | Course Title | Units |
PSY 236 |
Family Counseling
|
3 |
PSY 235 |
Group Counseling
|
3 |
PSY 254 |
Crisis & Trauma
|
3 |
Summer Semester (6 units)
Course Number | Course Title | Units |
PSY 263 |
Law & Ethics in Counseling
|
3 |
PSY 281 |
Community Mental Health
|
3 |
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Third Year (12 units)+-
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Fall Semester (6 units)
Course Number | Course Title | Units |
PSY 269A |
Counseling Practicum
|
3 |
PSY 265 |
Psychopharmacology
|
3 |
Spring Semester (3 units)
Course Number | Course Title | Units |
PSY 269B |
Advanced Counseling Practicum
|
3 |
Summer Semester (3 units)
Course Number | Course Title | Units |
PSY 269C |
Professional Practices
|
3 |