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Why Earn a Degree from ACU?

  • Grad students at ACU have access to unique live-learning clinics, set up to allow for real-life learning and research.
  • Our students have gone on to become doctors, began their own practices and established faith-filled careers across the globe.
  • Our dedicated faculty and staff are committed to a one-to-one mentorship model for our students.

MASTER OF MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPY
  • Two years (full-time; 60-credit hours)
  • 500-hour internship
  • 50 hours of observed relational therapy
  • Co-therapy teams during first semester of clinical work
  • Training in ACU’s on-site Marriage & Family Institute

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M.S. in CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
  • Two years (full-time; 48- credit hours)
  • 450 supervised clinical hours
  • Both clinical and research skills
  • Preparation for doctoral study or research career
  • Training at ACU’s Psychology Clinic and external sites

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M.S. in COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY
  • Two years (full-time; 60-credit hours)
  • 450 supervised clinical hours
  • Preparation for licensure as Licensed Professional Counseling (LPC)
  • Training at ACU’s Psychology Clinic and external sites

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M.S. in GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
  • Three semesters (full-time 36 credit hours)
  • Part-time option available.
  • Non-applied, academic study of psychology with research focus
  • Preparation for doctoral study or research career

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SPECIALIST IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY
  • Two years on-campus (full-time; 60-credit hours)
  • One year internship (1,200 hours)
  • 600 supervised practicum hours
  • Training in local schools and on-site Psychology Clinic

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Learn more about degrees in therapy and pyschology

ACU’s Department of Marriage & Family Studies

Our goal is to produce excellent, ethical and diversity-respecting marriage and family therapists ready for clinical practice or doctoral work. Our program prepares students for licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist. Graduates commonly pursue careers in private practices, churches, schools, adoption agencies, residential treatment centers, and family service agencies, and more.

Our graduate students will complete either a group or individual research project on topics of their choice and present their results at the Texas Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (TAMFT).

ACU’s Department of Psychology

The Department of Psychology at ACU interprets the nature and needs of humankind through a biblical perspective, helping you develop practical skills and a distinctly Christian lens for understanding the fascinating complexity of human behavior. You’ll build your understanding of the discipline as both a scientific and an applied profession, preparing you to thrive in a breadth of professional settings.

As a graduate psychology student, you’ll have the opportunity to work side-by-side with faculty mentors with the goal of presenting research at professional conferences.

Accreditation

COAMFTE

The M.M.F.T. program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE). COAMFTE accredits master’s degree, doctoral degree and post-graduate degree clinical training programs in marriage and family therapy throughout the U.S. and Canada.

The S.S.P. degree is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP).