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The MFT National Exam is AMFTRB's 180-item, 4-hour licensing exam for marriage and family therapists, taken at Prometric centers after your state board approves you. See who runs each step, which states use it, where California stands, and what to do first.
Read the guideRegistering for the AMFTRB MFT National Exam takes four steps: an approval code from your state board, an application and fee with PTC, a Scheduling Authorization, then a Prometric appointment. See every fee in the 2026 and 2027 handbooks and the mistakes that forfeit them.
Read the guideFrom the January 2–16, 2027 window, the AMFTRB MFT National Exam scores 155 of its 180 items, windows last about two weeks, and the exam fee is $389. The domains, weights and content outline don't change. See every difference between the 2026 and 2027 handbooks and which rules apply to your window.
Read the guideA practical plan for the AMFTRB MFT National Exam: study from the handbook's 82 tasks and 75 knowledge areas, weight time by the six domains, use AMFTRB's 90-question practice exam at the right moment, and train at the real pace of 45 questions an hour. With 12-, 8- and 4-week schedules.
Read the guideEvery MFT National Exam testing window from November 2026 through December 2027, with the application deadline, the earlier date that applies if you need accommodations, and when results are likely to arrive. Plus how to pick a window that leaves room for a retake.
Read the guideThe AMFTRB MFT National Exam has 180 four-option multiple-choice questions in 4 hours. In 2026 all 180 count, per AMFTRB's Exam Reference page; from January 2027, 155 are scored and 25 are unscored pretest items. See the domain item counts, the pace, how items look, and how breaks and the timer work.
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