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Department of Social SciencesIt’s More than a Job – It’s a Calling

Degrees within the Department of Social Sciences prepare graduates to work as helping professionals. Our graduates work with children, adults, families, individuals, couples, groups and organizations to assist them in overcoming obstacles, getting needed resources and resolving mental, emotional or relational challenges.

We are proud to have the first distance-based programs to receive accreditation by Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE)*. You can select a degree program and specialization to match your goals, including social work, military family therapy, medical family therapy and more.

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  • Doctor of Philosophy in Marriage and Family Therapy
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I found the University had already received COAMFTE accreditation, and that was really comforting to me.

Joy Quanrud Grimsley

Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy

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