M.A. in Marriage and Family Counseling

Career Opportunities for Marriage and Family Counseling Graduates

• Christian counselor
• Legal and correctional systems counselor
• Mental health agency counselor
• Public or private practitioner
• Social services manager

Facilities and Resources Available to Marriage and Family Counseling Students

• You will learn from faculty members who have years of professional counseling experience with agencies like the Department of Veterans Affairs as well as in schools, churches, and private practices across the nation and around the world.
• Liberty University’s M.A. in Marriage and Family is accredited by CACREP, the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs.
• Our M.A. in Marriage and Family Counseling degree is designed to meet the requirements for licensure as a marriage and family therapist (MFT) in Virginia.
• Graduate assistantships are available for students in our master’s degree in marriage and family counseling.
• Our chapter of the American Association of Christian Counselors offers professional development opportunities in addition to helping you integrate biblical principles into counseling.
• You can join our chapter of the Chi Sigma Iota (CSI) international counseling honor society, allowing you to network with professional counselors and high-achieving students across the nation.

Admission Requirements for Our M.A. in Marriage and Family Counseling Degree

Every application is reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and all applicants must submit the following documents and meet the minimum requirements for admission:

• Admission application
• A regionally or nationally accredited bachelor’s degree with at least a 2.7 GPA for admission
• Unofficial college transcripts with a completed Transcript Request Form (official final college transcript showing a completed bachelor’s degree is required before first-semester enrollment)
• Self-certification form for students who are in the final term of their bachelor’s degree
• Contact information for 2 recommenders from professional sources (i.e. not family/friends)
• Undergraduate prerequisites: 3 credit hours in statistics (can be taken after admission but must be taken in first two semesters in the program)
• Students seeking to be admitted into this program and planning to finish it outside of the U.S. will be required to sign an International Disclosure Agreement (login required)

Personal Statement

• Please describe in 200-250 words why you desire to become a counselor and indicate the type of counselor certification you plan to seek after graduation.
• Describe in 200-250 words an occasion in which you have interacted with an individual or a group of individuals from another culture. Identify the cultural differenced which were present and how you demonstrated respect for those differences.
• Describe in 200-250 words how you form effective interpersonal relationships with others in individual and group settings.
• Students must include a sentence stating their agreement to the Department of Counselor Education and Family Study’s Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Counseling Mission Statement and Diversity Statement.