这个由60个单元组成的课程为在公共或私人机构或私人执业中专门从事婚姻和家庭治疗（包括儿童咨询）的辅导员的职业生涯做准备。该计划的完成满足加利福尼亚州婚姻，家庭和儿童咨询（MFCC）许可证的批准学位要求。学生需要注意，加州行为科学委员会（BBS）对此许可有其他要求。MFCC计划是由咨询和相关教育计划认可委员会（CACREP）认可的。
The master's degree program in Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling (MFCC) at California State University, Fresno is designed to prepare professional counselors, in accordance with the ethical standards of the American Counseling Association, to serve the mental health needs of an increasingly diverse and changing society throughout the greater central California's San Joaquin Valley. <br><br>This Council on Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) program provides preparation for a career as a counselor specializing in marriage, family, and child counseling in public or private agencies, or in private practice. Completion of this program satisfies the approved degree title requirements for the California Marriage, Family and Child Counseling license. Students need to be aware that the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) has additional requirements for this license.<br><br>The MFCC program is actively committed to the recruitment and retention of students who reflect the rich ethnic and cultural diversity existing in the Central Valley. The program consists of 60 units and can be completed in 5 semesters. Our students gain first-hand experience at the Fresno Family Counseling Center along with academic experiences that prepare them for entry-level counseling positions, leading to state licensure as Marriage and Family Therapists and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors.