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Rule 5. An applicant for a marriage and family therapist license shall satisfy the
requirements of the code, the rules promulgated under the code, and all the following
requirements:
(a) Provide the required fee and a completed application on a form provided by the
department.
(b) Provide proof, as directed by the department, verifying the completion of either of
the following educational requirements, as specified under section 16909(1)(a)(i) or (ii)
of the code, MCL 333.16909:
(i) A master’s degree or higher graduate degree from an approved training program in
marriage and family therapy that satisfies the accreditation standards under R
338.7211(1).
(ii) A master’s degree or higher graduate degree from an approved college or university
that satisfies the accreditation standards under R 338.7211(2) or (3) and completed the
graduate-level courses in section 16909(1)(a)(ii) of the code, MCL 333.16909.
(c) Provide proof, as directed by the department, verifying the completion of a
supervised clinical marriage and family therapy experience that satisfies the requirements
of section 16909(1)(b) of the code, MCL 333.16909, in conjunction with the applicant’s
educational program. The supervised experience must be obtained either in a clinical
practicum during graduate education or in a postgraduate marriage and family institute
training program accredited under R 338.7211(2) or (3).
(d) Provide proof, as directed by the department, verifying not less than 1,000 direct
client contact hours in a supervised marriage and family therapy experience, as required
under section 16909(1)(c) of the code, MCL 333.16909.
(e) Provide proof, as directed by the department, verifying a passing score on the
examination adopted under R 338.7209.
R 338.7207 Examinations; eligibility.
Rule 7. (1) To establish eligibility for the examination under R 338.7209, an applicant
shall provide a completed application on a form provided by the department, together
with the required fee.
(2) To be eligible to sit for the Marital and Family Therapy National Examination, an
applicant shall satisfy either R 338.7203(1)(b) and (c) or R 338.7205(b) and (c).
R 338.7211 Adoption of standards by reference.
Rule 11. (1) The accreditation standards of the Commission on Accreditation for
Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE), American Association for
Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) care of COAMFTE, 112 South Alfred Street,
Alexandria, Virginia 22314, in the publication titled “Accreditation Standards Graduate
& Post-Graduate Marriage and Family Therapy Training Programs Version 12.5,”
effective January 1, 2022, which is available at no cost from the commission’s website at
family therapy educational program is accredited by COAMFTE, it is approved.
(2) The standards for recognition of accrediting organizations developed and adopted by
the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), One Dupont Circle NW, Suite
510, Washington, D.C. 20036, in the publication titled “CHEA Standards and Procedures
for Recognition,” effective October 4, 2021, which are available at no cost on the