College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 2015-2016 Catalog

55 to do this, we utilize social media and personal contact. We provide graduates with a permanent @nova.edu email address. 3. Finally, we also maintain contact with major employers of our graduates and obtain their input through participation in our curriculum committee and advisory board. We have representatives of large private practices and agencies that employ our graduates in the tri- county area serving on this committee and this allows us to continuously assess the program fit with employer needs. Graduation Rates Accreditation by the COAMFTE (Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education) requires that programs graduate at least 50% of their students within the minimum advertised length of the program and 65% by the maximum advertised length of the program. The Ph.D. in Family Therapy program advertises that students graduate within a 5-7 year time frame. Analysis of data from 2005-2007 indicates that the program graduated 68%by the maximum advertised length of the program for those cohorts. This exceed the requirements of the COAMFTE. National Licensure Exam Pass Rate Graduates of our Ph.D. in Family Therapy program are eligible to become registered interns in the state of Florida as Marriage and Family Therapists. Registered Interns can take the National licensing exam developed and administered by AMFTRB (Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards). Registered interns must take and pass the exam and complete other clinical requirements in order to be eligible to become fully licensed marriage and family therapists in the state of Florida. Through the education, mentoring and diligent efforts on the part of the program, our graduates have a passing rate of 98% over last 10 years on the AMFTRB National Exam Racial/Ethnic Composition of Program Faculty, Supervisors, and Students NSU’s Ph.D. MFT Program is proud to have a broad range of diversity represented among our faculty, supervisors, and students. Below is a chart depicting the composition of our faculty, students and supervisors based on IPEDS classification. As of Summer 2014 Gender Ethnicity Students: 125 total Male -16 Female - 109 African-American/African/Black/non-Hispanic - 44 Hispanic/Latino/Chicano- 20 Asian or Pacific Islander-4 White/non-Hispanic- 50 Multiethnic - 1 Other-6 Faculty: 27 total Male -6 Female - 21 African-American/African/Black/non-Hispanic -4 Hispanic/Latino/Chicano -4 Asian or Pacific Islander-2 White/non-Hispanic -17 Multiethnic -0 Other -0 Supervisors: 22 total Male - 4 Female - 18 African-American/African/Black/non-Hispanic -4 Hispanic/Latino/Chicano -2 Asian or Pacific Islander -2 White/non-Hispanic -14 Multiethnic -0 Other- 0 Program Specifics