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The Sentio University’s Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy Program’s Fall 2026 applications open on October 1, 2025. Deadlines for applications will also be announced.
Fall 2026 MFT Application
Applications open October 1, 2025
Applications for the Fall 2026 start date will open on October 1, 2025. Deadlines for applications will also be announced.
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Admissions Timeline
Step 1
Submit all required application materials.
Step 2
If admission materials are approved, you will be contacted to schedule an admissions interview.
Step 3
You will be informed of the admissions decision. Applicants are either offered admission, waitlisted, or denied admission.
Step 4
If accepted, you can confirm enrollment by submitting a $250 registration fee and signing the Enrollment Agreement.
Admission Requirements
Requirement 1
Official transcript for a completed bachelor’s degree or appropriate equivalent
Requirement 2
Current curriculum vitae or resume
Requirement 3
Two letters of recommendation, one of which is from someone who can speak to why the applicant would be a good therapist (e.g. employer, supervisor, mentor, peer) and one of which is from someone who can speak to the applicant’s ability to practice and develop specific skills (e.g. coach, professor, employer, peer).
Requirement 4
One 300-500 word personal statement.
Requirement 5
A copy of a valid government-issued identification (drivers license, passport, state ID, etc)
Optional
A few Deliberate Practice video exercises. This is not be a test of clinical ability, but rather a way for applicants and our admissions team to mutually assess if Deliberate Practice is a good fit for each prospective student’s learning style.
Deliberate Practice Videos
We recommend students try out a few Deliberate Practice exercises as part of the application process by completing the Deliberate Practice Assignment. This assignment consists of recording and uploading a few short videos of the applicant participating in a Deliberate Practice exercise selected from course instruction at Sentio University. Detailed instructions for completing these videos are provided, and applicants are welcome to do as many takes as desired prior to choosing which videos to submit. The Deliberate Practice assignment takes anywhere from 15 minutes to one hour to complete.
We do not expect prospective students to perform high-quality therapeutic skills in these videos - Deliberate Practice can be very difficult! The Deliberate Practice assignment is not a test of clinical ability, but rather a way for applicants and our admissions team to mutually assess if Deliberate Practice is a good fit for each prospective student’s learning style. This assignment is an optional addition to a students application, though we do recommend students complete it and see for themselves how Deliberate Practice feels.
English Language Proficiency Requirements
All Sentio University classes are held in English. Prospective students whose native language is not English and who have not earned a degree from an appropriately accredited institution where English is the principal language of instruction must demonstrate graduate-level proficiency in English through one of the following for admission:
A minimum total score of 60 on the paper-delivered Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL PBT), or 71 on the Internet Based Test (iBT);
6.5 on the International English Language Test (IELTS);
50 on the Pearson Test of English Academic Score Report;
100 on the Duolingo English Test;
55 on the 4-skill Michigan English Test (MET), or 650/LP on the Michigan Examination for the Certificate of Competency in English (ECCE), or 650/LP on the Michigan Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE);
A minimum score on the College Board Accuplacer ESL Exam Series as follows:
ESL Language Use: Score of 85
ESL Listening: Score of 80
ESL Reading: Score of 85
ESL Sentence Meaning: Score of 90
ESL Writeplacer: Score of 4
Comprehensive Score for all exams of 350;
A minimum grade of Pre-1 on the Eiken English Proficiency Exam;
A minimum B-2 English proficiency level identified within the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) standards and assessed through various ESOL examinations, including the University of Cambridge; or
A transcript indicating completion of at least 30 semester credit hours with an average grade of “C” or higher at an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Secretary of Education and/or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), or accepted foreign equivalent that is listed in the International Catalog of Universities where the language of instruction was English. A “B” or higher is required for master’s degree, first professional degree, or professional doctoral degree.