Marriage and Family Therapy, MMFT (MFTO)

MMFT ONL: Master of Marriage and Family Therapy (Online)

The degree plan for the online Marriage and Family Therapy program consists of 45 or 48 credit hours in the Foundational Curriculum and 12 or 15 credit hours in the student’s choice of specialization track: general MFT, Medical Family Therapy Treatment of Trauma, Child and Adolescent Therapy, or Therapy with Military Families. Upon completion of the first 18 credit hours, students must meet the following criteria:

earn a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA in the first 18 credit hours;
receive a minimum grade of B in MFTO 601 - Pre-Internship ; and,
receive approval from the Clinical Coordinator for a site and supervisor prior to beginning the Internship courses.

No more than 12 credit hours may be transferred into the program with the approval of the Program Director.

Prerequisite Degree Requirements

This program requires a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution.

Major Requirements

Foundational Curriculum

MFTO 639 - Family Theory/General Systems Theory Credit Hours: 3
MFTO 610 - Couples Therapy Credit Hours: 3
MFTO 641 - Family Therapy I Credit Hours: 3
MFTO 645 - Systemic Diagnosis & Assessment Credit Hours: 3
MFTO 651 - Sexual Therapy Credit Hours: 3
MFTO 661 - Family Therapy II Credit Hours: 3
MFTO 634 - Addictive Disorders Credit Hours: 3
MFTO 662 - Family Life Cycle Credit Hours: 3
MFTO 663 - Cultural Diversity in Marriage and Family Therapy Credit Hours: 3
MFTO 643 - Professional Ethics and Law Credit Hours: 3
or
MFTO 644 - Professional Ethics and California Law Credit Hours: 3
MFTO 615 - Research Methods & Family Therapy Credit Hours: 3
MFTO 601 - Pre-Internship Credit Hours: 3

Total: 36 Credit Hours

Foundational Practice Component

MFTO 602 - MFT Internship I Credit Hours: 1.5
MFTO 603 - MFT Internship II Credit Hours: 1.5
MFTO 604 - MFT Internship III Credit Hours: 1.5
MFTO 605 - MFT Internship IV Credit Hours: 1.5
MFTO 606 - MFT Internship V Credit Hours: 1.5
MFTO 607 - MFT Internship VI Credit Hours: 1.5
Note: Students pursuing licensure requiring 500 client contact hours must also complete MFTO 608 and MFTO 609 in the track section below.

Total: 9 Credit Hours

Total Foundation Hours: 45

General (MMFT)

Required Courses

MFTO 665 - Therapy Across the Life-Cycle Credit Hours: 3
MFTO 697 - Ecology of Crisis and Trauma for the Therapist Credit Hours: 3

Total: 6 Credit Hours

Electives

Choose 9 elective hours from the following list or other graduate courses with program director approval.

(Note: Students pursuing licensure requiring 500 client contact hours must take MFTO 608 and MFTO 609 .)

MFTO 608 - MFT Internship VII Credit Hours: 1.5
MFTO 609 - MFT Internship VIII Credit Hours: 1.5
MFTO 616 - Life Planning and Career Development Credit Hours: 3
MFTO 622 - Systemic Play Therapy Credit Hours: 3
MFTO 624 - Family Therapy with Children and Adolescents Credit Hours: 3
MFTO 628 - Systemic Assessment and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Disorders Credit Hours: 3
MFTO 630 - Trauma Intervention Models Credit Hours: 3
MFTO 635 - Group Psychotherapy Credit Hours: 3
MFTO 655 - Systemic Trauma and Violence Credit Hours: 3
MFTO 657 - Assessment and Treatment of Family Violence Credit Hours: 3
MFTO 670 - Introduction to Medical Family Therapy Credit Hours: 3
MFTO 682 - Dynamics of Military Families Credit Hours: 3

Marriage and Family Therapy, MMFT (MFTO)

MMFT ONL: Master of Marriage and Family Therapy (Online)

Prerequisite Degree Requirements

Major Requirements

Foundational Curriculum

Total: 36 Credit Hours

Foundational Practice Component

Total: 9 Credit Hours

Total Foundation Hours: 45

General (MMFT)

Required Courses

Total: 6 Credit Hours

Electives

Total: 9 Credit Hours

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Total Major Hours: 60

Other Graduation Requirements