ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Applications are accepted for fall admission only. Admission requirements include:

1. completed application form;
2. transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate courses taken;
3. statement of educational goals and career objectives;
4. Graduate Record Exam (GRE) verbal and quantitative test scores;
5. three letters of recommendation; and
6. autobiographical statement of no more than 1,500 words.

S tudents applying to the doctoral program (see DEGREES OFFERED – provide link) are required to hold a Master’s degree from a COAMFTE accredited program or have a Master’s degree from a related area and can provide evidence that they have completed the Standard Curriculum as defined by the COAMFTE. Students without a Master’s degree  or a degree that does not meet the COAMFTE Standard Curriculum are strongly encouraged to apply to our partner program Purdue-University, Calumet Campus (see Degrees Offered). Finalists chosen for admission are invited to the campus for personal interviews with each MFT faculty member. After completing the interviews, the MFT faculty make their recommendations for admission to the departmental Graduate Committee, and those selected are invited to join the MFT program.

Graduate Admissions Secretary
Child Development and Family Studies
Purdue University
1200 W. State Street
Fowler Memorial House
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2055

Phone: 765-494-2965