Standard CFT Program Required Course Sequence (Including Required and Elective Courses)
Semester I (Fall)
- FMSC 640 Family Therapy: Theory and Technique (3 credits)
- FMSC 650 Ethical, Legal, and Professional Principles in Marriage and Family Therapy (3 credits)
- FMSC 745 Diversity and Social Justice in Couple and Family Therapy (3)
- FMSC 658 Supervised Clinical Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy (At least 1 credit up to 3 credits)*
Winter Term
- FMSC 630 Family Therapy with Children and Adolescents (3 credits) (Elective)
Semester II (Spring)
- FMSC 610 Research Methods in Family Science (3 credits)
- FMSC 641 Couples Therapy: Theory and Techniques (3 credits)
- FMSC 651 Treatment of Emotional and Mental Disorders in the Family Context (3 credits)
- FMSC 658 Supervised Clinical Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy (At least 1 credit)*
Summer Session I
- FMSC 645 Sexuality: Issues in Family Therapy and Service Delivery (3 credits)
- FMSC 658 Supervised Clinical Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy (At least 1 credit up to 3 credits)*
Summer Session II
- FMSC 658 Supervised Clinical Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy (At least 1 credit up to 3 credits)*
Semester III (Fall)
- FMSC 642 Individual and Family Development Across the Lifespan (3 credits)
- FMSC 652 Psychopathology and Diagnosis in Family System (3 credits)
- FMSC 631 Trauma & Addiction in Family Life (3 credits) (Elective)
- FMSC 658 Supervised Clinical Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy (At least 1 credit up to 3 credits)**
Winter Term
- FMSC 654 Clinical Marriage and Family Therapy Practice (3 credits)
- FMSC 632 Testing and Assessment in Couple and Family Therapy (3 credits) (Elective)
Semester IV (Spring)
- SPHL 600 Foundations of Public Health (3 credits)
- FMSC 653 Advanced Application of Marriage and Family Therapy Models and Techniques (3 credits)
- FMSC 658 Supervised Clinical Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy (At least 1 credit up to 3 credits)**
- FMSC 635 Relational Therapy with Gender and Sexual Minorities (3 credits) (Elective)
- FMSC 799 Master's Thesis Research (Thesis Option: Thesis and Oral Examination of Thesis) (6 credits)**
Notes
*For graduation, students need 9 credits in FMSC 658. Students will need to register for at least 1 credit per semester (excluding winter courses). Because registration for only 1 credit per semester makes a total of 6 credits, it is up to the student how they will distribute the remainder of the three credits. In any given semester they can register for between 1 and 3 credits. We highly recommend to register for just one credit in Summer Session I.
**Because students electing the non-thesis track option do not register for FMSC 799, they need to register for two additional 3-credit elective courses in order to accrue 60 total credits for licensure in Maryland. The sequence presented shows when the 4 CFT elective courses could be taken. The fifth elective course can be one of the courses offered by the Department of Family Science or a course offered in another department (e.g., Psychology).