1. (1) Under Subsection 58-60-305(1)(c)(ii), an applicant for AMFT licensure or MFT licensure shall produce certified transcripts evidencing completion of a clinical master's degree or higher in marriage and family therapy or equivalent from an institution that was accredited by a professional accrediting body approved when the applicant obtained the education.
2. (2) Under Subsection 58-60-305(1)(e), at least 500 hours of the applicant's required 1,200 direct client hours shall be clinical therapy provided to couples, families, or groups.

3. (3) Under Subsection 58-60-305(1)(c)(ii), certified transcripts evidencing completion of an equivalent degree shall include the following:

   1. (a) six semester hours or nine quarter hours of coursework in theoretical foundations of marital and family therapy;
   2. (b) nine semester hours or 12 quarter hours of coursework in assessment and treatment in marriage and family therapy including the most current diagnostic statistical manual;
   3. (c) six semester hours or nine quarter hours of course work in human development and family studies that include ethnic minority issues, and gender issues including sexuality, sexual functioning, and sexual identity;
   4. (d) three semester hours or four quarter hours in professional ethics;
   5. (e) three semester hours or four quarter hours in research methodology and data analysis;
   6. (f) three semester hours or four quarter hours in electives in marriage and family therapy; and

   7. (g) a supervised clinical practicum that includes at least 400 hours as follows:

      1. (i) at least 100 hours of direct clinical supervision; and
      2. (ii) at least 300 hours of clinical mental health therapy practice under direct clinical supervision with at least 150 hours in couple or family therapy with two or more clients participating.

4. (4)(a) An individual whose education after graduation has a deficiency as defined in Subsection R156-60e-102.3(4) may engage in marriage and family therapy under supervision as outlined in Section R156-60e-304.1 if:

   1. (i) the educational deficiency is under Subsection (3)(a), (c), (e), or (f); and

      1. (ii) the applicant qualifies for AMFT-Extern licensure under Section 58-60-117.
   2. (b) No hour earned under Subsection (4)(a) may be counted toward an internship, practicum, or associate-level licensure.

5. (5) Under Subsection 58-60-305(1)(g)(i), an applicant for MFT licensure shall pass one of the following exams:

   1. (a) Examination in Marital and Family Therapy administered by the Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards (AMFTRB); or
   2. (b) Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Clinical Examination by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS).

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Date of Last Change: May 26, 2026

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 58-1-106(1)(a); 58-1-202(1)(a); 58-60-201; 58-60-301; 58-60-401; 58-60-501