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PROGRAM: Marriage and Family Therapy
Degree: Post Master’s Certificate
This is an 18-credit Post-Master’s Certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy for those already in the field, or in a related field who wish more focused study in this area.
Campus Location: New Rochelle
Accreditation:
Commission on Accreditation For Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE) – MS degree is in Candidacy Status
Does the program lead to licensure?
No, only the MS degree will lead to licensure.
Specific Focus of program:
Program provides an opportunity to increase knowledge in the field of marriage and family therapy. The approach is systemic and relational: structural, strategic, narrative for those with experience or training in other related fields.
Key features:
- Small size of the program enables students to develop mentored relationships with faculty
- Vibrant clinical practice in the New Rochelle community with opportunities to work with a diverse, heterogeneous population
- Faculty are active in private practice, community organizations, and professional organizations
- Students represent a variety of ages, cultural and professional backgrounds
- The master’s program is structured to meet COAMFTE accreditation guidelines
- The master’s program is one of only three “licensure-qualifying” programs in New York State, and the only one in the greater New York metropolitan area
Sample job titles of alumni of the master’s program:
Assistant clinical director
Adjunct faculty
Marriage and family therapist
Counselor
Case manager
Calendar:
Semester (no summer classes)
Two hours, one evening a week
Classes are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with some starting as early as 5:30 pm to enable completion of two classes in an evening
Entry terms:
Fall, spring (spring entry may be limited by program capacity)
Average course load per term: 2 courses (three credits each)
Credits to completion: 18
Average time to complete certificate: 1-2 years
Preferred academic preparation or background experience:
Possession of an appropriate master’s degree with related therapy experience.
Application deadline:
March 1 is strongly suggested
Admission requirements:
- Application for admission
- Official transcripts from all colleges attended, including evidence of master's degree
- Three professional letters of recommendation
- Minimum GPA 3.0 or at discretion of the director
- GRE (if cumulative undergraduate GPA is below 3.0; minimum 450 on verbal section)
- Autobiography/personal statement
- Resume
- Interview with program chair
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