Admission Requirements & Deadlines

Application Deadline

Students are admitted to the Couple and Family Therapy (M.S.) for the fall term only.

  • Final Deadline: Jan. 15

Admission Criteria

  • No GRE scores are required.
  • Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university, or the equivalent of this degree from another country, in family science, family studies, psychology, human development, sociology or another related discipline.
  • A minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.00 (on a 4-point scale) is required for admission to the program. GPA calculations may be based upon the cumulative units or the last 60 units of the degree. See graduate admission policies for more information.
  • The highest-ranking applicants will be required to interview with faculty of the program.

Application Requirements

Submit an online application, application fee and official transcripts, along with:

  • Letters of Recommendation: Two letters of recommendation from experiential placements/internships/fieldwork and from academic sources (e.g., professors) are required. Please do not send personal reference letters (e.g., letters from parents, friends, family, employers/supervisors from a unrelated job, etc.). Email addresses of recommenders must be entered on the online application.
  • Statement of Purpose: A statement of purpose (between 500-1000 words) that addresses each of the following:
    • Professional Goals: Please tell us about your professional goals and how obtaining an MS degree from Towson University’s Couple and Family Therapy program will help you obtain those goals. You should describe how Couple and Family Therapy, in contrast to other mental health fields (e.g., counseling psychology, clinical psychology, social work), is aligned with your professional goals.
    • Your Interest: Briefly describe how you became interested in the field of couple and family therapy.
    • Greatest Strengths: Include your greatest strengths, as well as where you believe you require the most growth, as an aspiring couple and family therapy graduate student.
  • Resume: A current professional resume.

Additional Requirements for International Applicants

U.S. Immigration requires F1 and J1 students to be enrolled full-time with the majority of their classes taken in-person and on campus. For a list of TU programs that comply as well as information on required credential evaluations and English-language proficiency, please see admission requirements for international students.