California State University, Fresno
Kremen School of Education and Human Development
M.S. in Counseling: Option in Marriage Family and Child Counseling
Catalog Year 2015-2016
PLEASE NOTE: the coursework below meets the educational requirement for MFT licensure in California.
If also interested in meeting the educational requirement LPCC licensure, you must also complete additional coursework.
Year 1
Year 1
Year 2
Year 2
Prerequisites
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 3
Semester 4
ERE 153
COUN 200*
(3)
COUN 174 OR
COUN 208*
(3)
COUN 230**
PSYCH 174(3)
(4)
COUN 231**
(3)
COUN 176 OR
COUN 232**
PSYCH 166
COUN 238*
COUN 201
COUN 233
(3)
COUN 239*
(4)
(3)
COUN 239*
(3)
ERE 220
(3)
COUN 203
(3)
COUN 234E
(3)
COUN 202
(3)
(3)
Year 3
Semester 5
(1)
COUN 298 + ELEC., or
(3) COUN 299 + ELEC.
***COUN 280T: Crisis
and Trauma (3), (LPCC
required)
(3)
d(0 - 4)
COUN 206
COUN 220
(3)
COUN 234A
(3)
COUN 234B
(1)
COUN 235
COUN 234C
COUN 234D
(2)
*** DO NOT TAKE if
(3) also pursuing LPCC (Take
280T: Psychopharmocolgy
(3) (This course will also
meet MFT licensure
requirements)
(1)
(1) *** DO NOT TAKE if
pursuing LPCC (Take 280T:
Additions Counseling
(3)
COMP + ELEC.
Elective units can include
PPS or LPCC coursework.
***COUN 280T: Advanced
Theories (3) (LPCC
required)
d(0 - 4)
Prerequisites/Core
=
Option =
Culminating Experience and Electives =
Revised 4/27/16
*
Key Clinical Course – Must be taken in this sequence.
** Key Pre-requisite to Clinical Courses – Must be taken in this sequence.
*** Student who began their graduate studies after 8/1/2012 and are interested in pursuing the LPCC license must complete these courses.
PLEASE NOTE: The LPCC is an additional license. The MS in Counseling: option in MFCC currently meets the educational requirements needed for licensure as an MFT in
California with no additional coursework. COUN 280T Substance Abuse and COUN 280T Psychopharmacology meet the requirements for both MFT and LPCC licensure.
D Students will choose either Comp Exam with 4-units of electives, or COUN 298 with 0 –units of electives, or COUN 299 with 0-units of electives. LPCC or PPS required courses can be
used as electives.