The Masters of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) prepares you with the knowledge, skill, and insight to practice counseling in a clinical setting. This program integrates theology, theory, personal formation and professional practice. This program is ideal for any student desiring to help in the healing process of those who have experienced hurt, pain and hardship in life. The program prepares you and covers the content areas required for the California Marriage and Family Therapy licensure exams.

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Highlights

Career opportunities

Graduating with an MFT degree from the Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary prepares graduates for California licensure* as a therapist. We have students working as therapists in private counseling centers, their own private practices, county mental health facilities among other places. After graduation, students will continue the 3,000 hour internship requirement for CA state licensing; once the hours are completed the intern may then apply through the Board of Behavioral Science to take the Licensed Marriage & Family Therapy exam.

Program director

Cynthia McGrady, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Program Director, Marriage and Family Therapy

Faculty

Adam Ghali, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy

Autumn Lindberg, LMFT

Visalia Center Program Director and Adjunct Faculty of Marriage and Family Therapy Program

David Bruce Rose, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy

Valerie Rempel, Ph.D.

Dean of the Seminary, Associate Professor, J.B. Toews Chair of History and Theology, Interim Vice President of the Seminary

Mark Baker, Ph.D.

Professor, Program Director, Theology & Intercultural Studies M.A.

Tim Geddert, Ph.D.

Professor, Program Director, New Testament

Lynn Jost, Ph.D.

Professor, Program Director, Old Testament, Director of the Center for Anabaptist Studies

Admission requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited University
• Minimum GPA of a 3.0.
• Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended
• Three reference letters: one from a Pastor or Spiritual mentor, one from a professor or employer, and one from a friend
• Official GRE exam scores
• Three prerequisite courses: intro to psychology, abnormal psychology, and human development
• Fifty hours of face-to-face counseling experience
• Personal profile questions
• Short answer questions

Course listing

Required Courses (65 Units)

Biblical/theological Studies

Practical Studies

Personal/Social Formation

Capstone

*Must be an FPU Biblical Seminary course.