SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY
SOP Home | Degree Programs | Faculty | ECDs | Request Information
Admissions Home | Apply

The Master of Arts in Family Studies (MAFS) provides in-depth coursework for those who wish to develop the competence needed to work with couples, families, youths and children in non-clinical settings, both in and out of the local church context.  The degree program emphasizes knowledge and skills in family life education, including preventive work with couples and parents.

The MAFS requires the successful completion of 84 quarter units, and a typical class constitutes 4 units.  In addition to full-time and part-time study at the main campus in Pasadena, options are also available for taking theology/intercultural studies courses in a combination of online, individualized distance learning or extension campus module. 

Sample Curriculum

Notes: 

1. The admissions requirements for this degree are slightly different from those for other Master’s programs.  Please contact the Admissions Office for specific information.
   

2. For specific curriculum information, including information on transfer credit, please contact the MFT Associate Director of Academic Affairs at MFT-advising@dept.fuller.edu.

Admissions Information

Applicants for the Master of Arts program in Family Studies must submit the following:

• official transcripts of all post-secondary schools attended, showing a bachelor's degree earned from an accredited institution of higher learning, with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0.  Although not required for admission, introductory course in social science research methodology or statistics is strongly recommended.
• official test scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Miller Analogies Test (MAT), taken within the past five years.
• evidence of personal maturity as communicated through three references, the applicant’s written statement of purpose, and the applicant’s religious autobiography.
• Fuller's application form, with application fee attached.

Note: Those whose principal language is not English or those whose primary language of instruction in college was not English must either submit a test score of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) taken within the past two years or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic Format taken within the past two years. For admission through the Summer 2009 quarter, minimum requirements for the TOEFL are 587 on the paper test, 240 on the computer test, and 92 on the Internet-based test; current minimum requirements for the IELTS is 6.5. Please click here for TOEFL/IELTS requirements beginning Fall 2009.