Program Snapshot

Accreditation

HLC

Concentrations/Specializations Offered

None

LMFT Track or Dual LMFT/LPCC Track

LMFT/LPCC dual-track

Length of Program

37 months

Schedule/Format

While the program will be online, in some classes, students will be expected to participate in synchronous activities with classmates and instructors. Weekly assignments and activities may include papers, worksheets, discussions, research, collaborative meetings, project activities, and comprehensive clinical coursework. Discussion posts are due Thursday and Monday; weekly assignments are generally due on Mondays.

Students are required to attend weekly synchronous class meetings with the practicum/internship course faculty. Attendance and participation in 1.5 hours of weekly, synchronous class is a mandatory requirement for all field experience students.

Program Start

Ongoing start dates

Estimated Total Program Tuition

$41,880

Religious Orientation

None

Entering Class Size and Classroom Sizes

Class size is 30 max for most classes

Fieldwork Hours Accrued During Program

Field Placement Coordinators contact students approximately six months prior to practicum.
Clinical courses, MFCC 592 Practicum and MFCC 597A and 597B Internship requires weekly attendance to synchronous class; date and time to be determined by course faculty.
Practicum and Internship courses are taken consecutively; MFCC 592 is 10 weeks; MFCC 597A and 597B are fifteen weeks each for a total of 40 weeks.
During the 40 weeks of clinical courses students will average between 10 to 20 hours per week at a clinical placement site.
Students will record direct client hours and other indirect hours completed at the clinical placement site. A minimum of 300 direct client hours are required to graduate.

Students are required to secure their own clinical placement sites from
one of the approved, contracted sites on record or submit a request to the field placement coordinator to have a site approved.

Personal Psychotherapy Requirement During Program

Unknown

Comprehensive Exam/Culminating Project/Thesis/Etc:

Portfolio III is two weeks in length, with significant synchronous interactions with faculty and peers. The final portfolio focuses on the practical application of Marital and Family Counseling/Systems Approach using advanced counseling skills and competencies. This portfolio is used to assess professional dispositions and readiness for work with diverse populations during clinical placement in practicum and internship courses. Specific topics include professional orientation, professional identity, personal growth, and self-care.