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Master's Degree in Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling (Online Synchronous Track)

Awarded degree: Masters (MA) in Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling

Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling

Master'sMA CACREP

Overview

Online synchronous MA track with live Zoom classes on two weekdays and select weekends each term, plus a two-day residency in the first year and a one-day residency in the final year at the Portland Center. It requires 64 semester credit hours, a practicum and a 700-hour supervised internship.

Official program name
Master's Degree in Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling (Online Synchronous Track)
Awarded degree
Masters (MA) in Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling
Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level
Master's
Counseling specialty
Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Professional purpose
Clinical counselor preparationThe institution states the program prepares students for professional counselor licensure. Licensure itself also requires post-degree supervised experience, an examination and a state application.
Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School
Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location
Newberg, ORWhere the school is located. Coursework is online; this is not a residency requirement, does not decide whether you may enroll from your state, and is not where you complete practicum or internship.
Required credits
64 semester credit hours
Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration
eight semesters (fall cohorts) or 10 semesters (spring cohorts) (fall or spring cohort)
Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Start terms
Fall, Spring
Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)

Online synchronous (Zoom) track of the same degree; the hybrid Portland Center track is recorded separately.

Why this program is listed

Master's degree in marriage, couple and family counseling within the Graduate School of Counseling.

Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We list counseling bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees whose official program is counselor preparation in a named specialty, and — separately labelled — counseling psychology. Generic psychology, education, social work and standalone MFT degrees are excluded. Eligibility rules

Format and campus attendance

How coursework is delivered and whether you must come to campus for it. Practicum and internship are a separate requirement, shown in the next section. “Fully online coursework” appears only when the school says no campus attendance is required.
Academic delivery
Online courseworkCoursework is delivered online. Practicum and internship are completed in person at approved sites, and some programs also require campus residencies.Coursework is delivered online. Practicum and internship are completed in person at approved sites, and some programs also require campus residencies.
Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Campus attendance for coursework
Required campus residencies or visits
Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Class schedule
Synchronous (live sessions)
Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Study intensity
Not published

Campus requirements as published

  • Residency Required

    Two-day Residency I in Portland early in the fall term of the first year

    once · Portland, OR

    Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026

  • Residency Required

    One-day residency during the final year

    once · Portland Center

    Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Practicum, internship and placements

Supervised fieldwork in a clinical, community or school setting, as the school publishes it. For online programs this happens in person, usually near where you live — whatever the coursework format.
Practicum
RequiredGCEP 589 Clinical Practicum (2 credit hours)
Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Internship
Required700 hours. 700-hour supervised clinical field internship with at least 280 direct client contact hours
Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Placement arrangements and supervision

Other fieldwork requirement
Year-long internship during the final year; the internship is unpaid
Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Placement location
Placements across Oregon and beyond, including out-of-state settings
Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Other fieldwork requirement
Digital track students must complete Residency I before internship courses
Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026

How practicum and internship placements work

Curriculum

Capstone

  • Clinical Portfolio completed during the final semester of internship
    Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Other

  • Minimum of 20 one-hour therapy sessions from a family systems perspective with a licensed marriage and family therapist
    Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • Spiritual integration coursework (4 credit hours), including GCEP 561 Spirituality and Clinical Praxis
    Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.
Prior degree
RequiredBachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Minimum GPA
RequiredMinimum 3 — Cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or above
Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Statement / essay
RequiredShort essay
Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Recommendation letters
Required2 letters — One academic and one professional recommendation
Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Résumé / CV
RequiredProfessional resume
Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Interview
RequiredGroup interview by invitation, in person at the Portland Center or over Zoom
Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Transcripts
RequiredOfficial transcripts from every institution attended
Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Other requirement
RequiredNon-refundable $200 enrollment deposit after admission
Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

Other test
Not requiredStandardized test results are not required
Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

  • Application deadline

    October 1, 2026 · for Spring 2027

    Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026
    Passed

  • Application deadline

    March 1, 2027 · for Fall 2027

    Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026
    Upcoming

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
All students$848per creditEstimated tuition$54,272 = 64 credits × $848 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required in-person sessions, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026
All students$54,272entire programSource: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026
All students — MA in Counseling (All) Tuition - Full Time (8+ Credits)From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level$6,784per semester · 2026-2027Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Estimated total tuition: $54,272 (published program total)

Comparison basis: All students, academic year not stated. Excludes mandatory fees, books, living costs and any rate changes during the program. How we calculate

Funding

Funding policy and awards exactly as the school publishes them. Competitive scholarships and assistantships are not guaranteed funding; loans must be repaid and are not scholarships. Counseling tuition and scholarships

Funding classification: Funding not verified

We have not verified an official funding policy for this program. That does not mean funding is unavailable.

Scholarships, fellowships or assistantships for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation and enrollment restrictions

Institutional accreditation covers the whole school; programmatic accreditation (CACREP) covers only the specialty and degree it lists. Enrollment restrictions for online students are a separate question.

Institutional accreditation

  • Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

  • Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)Status: Accredited · Specialty: Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling · Degree: M.A.Accredited since January 12, 2011 · current cycle ends October 31, 2029 · listed by the accreditor as onlineSource: cacrep.org · verified October 11, 2026

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

International applicants

Not verified for this program.

Licensure and professional disclosures

What the school publishes about professional licensure or certification. Meeting a state's educational requirements is only one part of licensure: examinations, post-degree supervised experience, background checks and a board application follow. This directory does not decide whether you qualify.

CACREP accreditation does not guarantee licensure in every state, and school counselor certification is not the same as clinical counselor licensure. LPC, LMHC and other state titles · School counselor credentials

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 12, 2026.
  1. DAPIP — NWCCU institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
  2. CACREP Directory of accredited programs (CSV export downloaded 2026-10-11) — Accreditor directory, verified October 11, 2026
  3. georgefox.edu/catalog/graduate/colbh/gsc/a-marr-couple-fam-coun.html — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  4. georgefox.edu/catalog/graduate/colbh/gsc/index.html — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  5. georgefox.edu/counseling-programs/about/internships.html — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  6. georgefox.edu/counseling-programs/admissions/index.html — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
  7. georgefox.edu/counseling-programs/programs/marriage-family/masters.html — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  8. georgefox.edu/offices/academic_affairs/effectiveness/accreditation/index.html — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  9. georgefox.edu/offices/financial-aid/grad/cost-of-attendance.html — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026

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