(1) Applicants must provide documentation of obtaining a doctoral or master's degree in:

(a) marriage and family therapy from a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE);

(b) marriage and family counseling from a program accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP); or

(c) a closely related field, for example, marriage and family counseling with an educational program consisting of a minimum of 48 semester hours (or 72 quarter hours) that includes at least 36 hours of courses comprised of human development, family development/family dynamics, marriage and family systems/systems theory, marriage and family therapy, ethics in marriage and family therapy, and research in marriage and family therapy; and

(d) in addition, at least nine hours of credit must be earned in actual direct client contact, including at least six semester hours of practicums and three or more semester hours of internship or externship to include a minimum total of 500 direct-client contact hours of which at least 50 percent is with couples or families, and 100 hours of supervision of which at least 75 are in individual supervision with, at most, one other supervisee.