University of North Carolina at Greensboro · Department of Counseling and Educational Development (CED)

Master's in Counseling - Couple and Family Counseling

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Counseling

Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling

Master'sMS CACREP

Overview

A 63-credit-hour M.S. in Counseling concentration in couple and family counseling, taught in person and full-time on the Greensboro campus, with a 600-hour internship in a local community agency or private practice.

Official program name: Master's in Counseling - Couple and Family Counseling
Awarded degree: Master of Science in Counseling
Source: uncg.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: Master's
Counseling specialty: Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling
Source: uncg.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Professional purpose: Professional purpose not verifiedWe did not find an official statement of the program's professional purpose.
School: University of North Carolina at Greensboro — Department of Counseling and Educational Development (CED)
Source: soe.uncg.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location: Greensboro, NC
Required credits: 63 credit hours
Source: catalog.uncg.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration: 2-year full-time program (full-time)
Source: catalog.uncg.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Start terms: Fall
Source: uncg.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

M.S. in Counseling, Couple and Family Counseling concentration (counseling degree, not a standalone MFT degree).

Source: uncg.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: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.
Source: uncg.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Full-time
Source: uncg.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.

Internship: Required600 hours. 600-hour internship in a local community agency or private practice
Source: uncg.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Practicum: RequiredHands-on practicum experiences beginning in the first semester; CED 679 Advanced Counseling Practicum in the curriculum
Source: uncg.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Placement arrangements and supervision

Supervision: Intensive clinical supervision from the department during practicum and internships
Source: uncg.edu · verified October 12, 2026

How practicum and internship placements work

Curriculum

Capstone

Internship-based applied project
Source: catalog.uncg.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Curriculum

Two sections of Advanced Clinical Topics in Couple and Family Counseling/Therapy (couples counseling, family violence, human sexuality)
Source: catalog.uncg.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”.

Statement / essay: RequiredThree written statements
Source: uncg.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Recommendation letters: Required2 letters — Two professional letters of recommendation, at least one academic
Source: uncg.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Résumé / CV: RequiredResume or curriculum vitae
Source: uncg.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Interview: RequiredInterview mandatory for selected applicants
Source: uncg.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Transcripts: RequiredUndergraduate and, if applicable, graduate transcripts
Source: uncg.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test: Not required
Source: uncg.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
Nov. 15 · for Fall 2027
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: uncg.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Year not printed

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
Resident (in-state) — Graduate annual tuition & fees, in-stateFrom the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level	$8,845	per academic yearIncludes feesSource: spartancentral.uncg.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Nonresident (out-of-state) — Graduate annual tuition & fees, out-of-stateFrom the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level	$24,622	per academic yearIncludes feesSource: spartancentral.uncg.edu · verified October 12, 2026

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

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) — 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.S.Accredited since April 1, 1994 · current cycle ends April 30, 2034Source: cacrep.org · verified October 11, 2026

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

None recorded for this program.

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.

LicensureProgram page refers to preparation for professional licensure as a family systems therapist. Source: uncg.edu · verified October 12, 2026
LicensureStudents are directed to the Licensure Reciprocity Information, searching for Counseling, MS, Couple and Family Counseling Concentration. Official disclosureSource: uncg.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.

catalog.uncg.edu/education/counseling-educational-development/counseling-ms/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
soe.uncg.edu/ced/ced-ms-programs/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
spartancentral.uncg.edu/tuition-billing-payments/tuition-fees/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026
CACREP Directory of accredited programs (CSV export downloaded 2026-10-11) — Accreditor directory, verified October 11, 2026
uncg.edu/degrees/counseling-m-s-couple-and-family-counseling-concentration/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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Key facts

Degree
MS · Master'sPurpose not verified
Specialty
Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling
CACREP
Accredited (matched in the CACREP directory)
Delivery
On campus
Campus attendance
On-campus classes
Practical training
On-campus classes; practicum and internship required600 internship hours
Study intensity
Full-time
Length
2-year full-time program (full-time) · 63 credit hours
Tuition
$8,845 per academic yearResident (in-state) — Graduate annual tuition & fees, in-state
Next deadline
No upcoming verified date
Location
Greensboro, NC

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