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Marriage and Family Therapy (MS) Program

The Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) program at Seattle Pacific University is designed to provide high-quality education to students, enabling them to graduate with competence in systemically informed MFT skills and character through ethically responsible relational care to diverse communities of families and clinical populations.

About the Program

The program is grounded in a Christian context that respects a diversity of spiritual explorations. The faculty and staff hold a Christian faith commitment, while students are free to share any religious perspective or none at all. The MFT degree prepares students for supervised service in clinical and agency mental health organizations, educational settings, and private psychotherapy.

Accreditation

The MFT program at Seattle Pacific University holds national accreditation through the Commission of Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE), the accrediting agency for the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy training programs.

Curriculum

The program provides a seven-quarter practicum sequence that focuses on the development of the therapist and provides fundamental and comprehensive clinical training. This includes:

• Supervised internship at an approved site (500 hours of face-to-face client contact, of which at least 250 hours must be couples or family therapy)
• On-campus small-group supervision and individual/group supervision at an Internship placement site
• A Clinical Portfolio, presented in the seventh quarter, which is an in-depth application of a theory to clinical practice and the integration of the therapist with their clinical work

Admission Requirements

To be admitted to the program, applicants must:

• Submit an online application and $50 application fee
• Hold a Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution in any field, with a minimum grade-point average of 3.0 in the last 45 quarter credits of coursework
• Complete prerequisite courses in applied statistics and individual life span development
• Take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Miller Analogies Test (MAT), with preferred minimum scores
• Submit letters of recommendation from a professional, academic, and personal reference
• Write a personal statement explaining career objectives, rationale for seeking the degree, and personal interest in marriage and family therapy

International Students

International students must:

• Take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS), with minimum scores
• Provide an official confidential statement of financial support covering each year of intended enrollment

Deadline

The application deadline is January 11.

Admissions Process

The Marriage and Family Therapy Graduate Admissions Committee completes an initial applicant screening process based on online application materials. Finalists are invited to a group interview process, and admission to the program depends on recommendation by the MFT faculty and approval from the chair of the Marriage and Family Therapy program.

Transfer of Credit

Students may transfer master's degree level coursework completed at a regionally accredited institution, with a maximum of 9 quarter credits. Each course must be at least 3 graduate quarter credits and be equivalent to courses taught in the MFT program at Seattle Pacific University.