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Yearly program policy updates are pending full faculty review of the 2026-2027 CFT Handbook.

For a complete description of each student support service, please refer to the CFT Program Handbook and use the page guide below:

Adele H. Stamp Student Union page: 60

Multicultural Involvement & Community Advocacy page: 60

Program Handbook

For a complete explanation of the Couple and Family Master's program, please refer to the CFT Program Handbook 

Please review some of our most frequently asked questions.

If your question is not answered here, please contact Program Administrative Specialist, Sarah Walker, at scwalk@umd.edu for further information.

MS, Couple and Family Therapy Students

Core Faculty

Admissions Requirements

The Department seeks students who are imaginative, intelligent, and highly motivated people with a desire for challenge, a commitment to excellence, and a well-developed sense of social responsibility. Prior coursework in family studies, human development, abnormal psychology, introduction to therapy or counseling, and statistics courses are useful in preparation for graduate CFT work. In addition, computer literacy is essential.

This page is for this program only. For additional graduate courses in family science, please visit the PhD, Family Science page.

SPHL 600 Foundations of Public Health (3)

An overview of the theoretical frameworks and research findings in the field of Public Health. This course is required of all students enrolled in academic programs within the University of Maryland’s School of Public Health.

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

Please review the program requirements below.

For further information, please contact Program Administrative Specialist, Sarah Walker at scwalk@umd.edu.

Mission of the CFT Program

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