Practicum and Internship consist of 700 hours of documented field related experience, of which 300 hours of face-to-face counseling is required.  COUN 445 Practicum: Group Supervision in Couple & Family Counseling is a 100-hour, field-based experience requiring a minimum of 50 hours of direct contact with clients. COUN 465 Internship I: Family Counseling and COUN 475 Internship II: Group Supervision in Couple & Family Counseling together consist of a 600-hour, field-based experience requiring a minimum of 250 hours of clinical contact with clients. Half of the clinical hours are counseling individuals and half are counseling couples and/or families. When appropriate, the practicum and internship may be taken at the student's place of employment.

To be eligible to begin Practicum in the family counseling program, the following courses must be completed:  COUN 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 409, 415, 420, 421, 427, and 430, plus any two of the following courses: COUN 407, 408, 431, and/or two electives.  Students may only take one additional course per term during Practicum/Internship.