George Fox University · Graduate School of Counseling

Master's Degree in Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling

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

Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling

Master'sMA CACREP

Overview

Hybrid MA program of the Graduate School of Counseling held at the Portland Center, with in-person classes on two weekdays and select weekends each term. It requires 64 semester credit hours, a practicum and a 700-hour supervised internship, and is listed as CACREP-accredited.

Official program name: Master's Degree in Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling
Awarded degree: Masters (MA) in Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling
Source: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: Master's
Counseling specialty: Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling
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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.
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School: George Fox University — Graduate School of Counseling
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Location: Newberg, OR
Required credits: 64 semester credit hours
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Duration: eight semesters (fall cohorts) or 10 semesters (spring cohorts) (fall or spring cohort)
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Start terms: Fall, Spring
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Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Hybrid track at the Portland Center (fall cohort: in-person daytime courses with occasional live Zoom sessions; spring cohort: in-person weekend courses and live Zoom evening sessions). An online synchronous track of the same degree 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: HybridA substantial part of the coursework meets in person and part is online.
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Campus attendance for coursework: Hybrid campus schedule
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Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Not published

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)
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Internship: Required700 hours. 700-hour supervised clinical field internship with at least 280 direct client contact hours
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Placement arrangements and supervision

Other fieldwork requirement: Year-long internship during the final year; the internship is unpaid
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Placement location: Placements across Oregon and beyond, including out-of-state settings
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How practicum and internship placements work

Curriculum

Capstone

Clinical Portfolio completed during the final semester of internship
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Other

Minimum of 20 one-hour therapy sessions from a family systems perspective with a licensed marriage and family therapist
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Spiritual integration coursework (4 credit hours), including GCEP 561 Spirituality and Clinical Praxis
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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
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Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 3 — Cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or above
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Statement / essay: RequiredShort essay
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Recommendation letters: Required2 letters — One academic and one professional recommendation
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Résumé / CV: RequiredProfessional resume
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Interview: RequiredGroup interview by invitation, in person at the Portland Center or over Zoom
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Transcripts: RequiredOfficial transcripts from every institution attended
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Other requirement: RequiredNon-refundable $200 enrollment deposit after admission
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Tests

Other test: Not requiredStandardized test results are not required
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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
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Passed
Application deadline
March 1, 2027 · for Fall 2027
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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.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All students	$848	per 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	$54,272	entire 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	$6,784	per 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)

Approved to participate in NC-SARA Official pageSource: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026

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.

LicensureInstitutional page linking per-state licensure requirement tables (PDF) for LPC and LMFT Official disclosureSource: georgefox.edu · verified October 12, 2026

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.

DAPIP — NWCCU institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
CACREP Directory of accredited programs (CSV export downloaded 2026-10-11) — Accreditor directory, verified October 11, 2026
georgefox.edu/catalog/graduate/colbh/gsc/a-marr-couple-fam-coun.html — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
georgefox.edu/catalog/graduate/colbh/gsc/index.html — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
georgefox.edu/counseling-programs/about/internships.html — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
georgefox.edu/counseling-programs/admissions/index.html — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
georgefox.edu/counseling-programs/programs/marriage-family/masters.html — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
georgefox.edu/offices/academic_affairs/effectiveness/accreditation/index.html — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
georgefox.edu/offices/financial-aid/grad/cost-of-attendance.html — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026

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Key facts

Degree
MA · Master'sClinical counselor preparation
Specialty
Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling
CACREP
Accredited (matched in the CACREP directory)
Delivery
Hybrid
Campus attendance
Hybrid schedule
Practical training
Hybrid classes; practicum and internship required700 internship hours
Study intensity
Study intensity not published
Length
eight semesters (fall cohorts) or 10 semesters (spring cohorts) (fall or spring cohort) · 64 semester credit hours
Tuition
$848 per creditAll students
Next deadline
March 1, 2027 (Fall 2027)
Location
Newberg, OR

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