BS Course Requirements

BS in Addictions Counseling Course Requirements

Required to graduate: 128 credit hours
General education requirement: 57 credit hours
Major subject requirement: 42 credit hours

Major subject requirement courses (3 credit hours each)
PSY 200: Psychology of Addictions/Introduction to Addictions
ADC 230: Addictions and the Family
ADC 250: Theories and Addiction
ADC 260: Ethics and Professional Responsibility
ADC 300: Individual Addiction Counseling: Theory and Practice
ADC 310: Group Addiction Counseling: Theory and Practice
ADC 320: Behavioral Psychopharmacology
ADC 330: Community Prevention: Theory and Practice
ADC 340: Crisis and Brief Interventions Counseling
ADC 400: Screening, Assessment and Treatment Planning
ADC 410: Case Management and Documentation
ADC 420: Recovery and Relapse Prevention: Theory and Practice
ADC 440: Field Placement and Seminar Practice I
ADC 450: Field Placement and Seminar Practice II

Major subject electives (9 credit hours)
Select 3 different special topics courses (3 credit hours each)
ADC 425: Special Topics in Addictions Counseling

Related subject requirements (18 credit hours)
BIO 100: Introduction to Biology
PSY 105: Introduction to Psychology
PSY 250: Applied Behavior Analysis
PSY 300: Developmental Psychology
PSY 350: Abnormal Psychology
MTH 250: Statistics for Social Sciences

Electives: To total 128 credit hours.
Computer Competency: Students can meet through IDC 100.