The University of Central 海角社区 is the only university in the State of 海角社区 to offer a Bachelor of Science Degree in Addiction Studies!
If you are looking for an exciting career with growing opportunities and want to be at the forefront in helping to resolve one of our country’s greatest social problems, explore a career in addiction counseling or addiction prevention. This program is accredited by National Association of Substance Abuse Counselors.听It specifically designed to provide education, technology and clinical training needed to prepare students wanting to work in an addiction health care setting. Providers of addiction counseling and addiction prevention in the State of 海角社区 and throughout the nation have expressed a need for certified addiction counselors and certified addiction professionals to work in the treatment and prevention of substance abuse. Students that complete the Bachelor of Science Degree in Addiction Studies will be prepared to work in settings such as hospitals, outpatient clinics, employee assistance programs, schools, the criminal justice system, governmental agencies and drug courts. They are also eligible for the Alcohol and Drug Counselor certification which is offered by the 海角社区 Substance Abuse Certification Board.
University of Central 海角社区 has been ranked #10 for the Best College for Bachelor’s Degree in Addiction Counseling:聽Further, this program is also ranked #21 for the Best Online Bachelor’s Degree in Substance Abuse Counseling:聽The program was recently also ranked聽#2 Online Bachelor’s in Counseling Program in the Country:聽
For more information about the BS in Addiction Studies contact:
Stephanie Rose, DSW, LCSW, AADC, CS, DCC, Program Director and Assistant Professor
Email: srose3@uca.edu
Telephone: (501) 852-0260
Required Courses for Bachelor of Science Degree in Addiction Studies
General Education Requirements: (47 hours)
Core Courses (9 hours)
- HLTH聽 聽 2320 Mental Health
- H SC聽 聽 聽3315 Theory and Practice of Prevention
- H SC聽 聽 聽4312 Drug Education
Related Requirements for the Prevention and Treatment Tracks (17 hours)
- MATH聽 聽2311 Elementary Statistics OR PSYC 2330 Psychological Statistics OR SOC 2321 Social Statistics
- H SC聽 聽 聽4321 Co-occurring Disorders in Addiction Treatment
- H SC聽 聽 聽4380 Research Methods for Health Science
Requirements for the Prevention Track (25 hours)
- H SC聽 聽 聽3120 Prevention Practicum
- HLTH聽 聽 3300 Method and Materials for Health Promotion [UD UCA Core: C]
- HLTH聽 聽 3301 The Health Promotion Profession [UD UCA Core: R]
- HLTH聽 聽 3320 Epidemiological Research [UD UCA Core: I]
- HLTH聽 聽 4300 Community Health Programs
- HLTH聽 聽 4331 Program Planning and Evaluation
- HLTH聽 聽 4370 Administration of Health Programs [UD UCA Core: C]
- HLTH聽 聽 4600 Health Promotion Internship [UD UCA Core: Z]
The remaining credits (31) may be selected for a declared minor or from recommended courses selected in consultation with the departmental advisor.
Requirements for the Treatment Track (32 hours)
- HLTH聽 聽 2201 First Aid
- H SC聽 聽 聽3311 Addiction Counseling: Theory and Practice
- H SC聽 聽 聽3321 Assessment, Intervention, and Treatment – Part 1
- H SC聽 聽 聽3322 Assessment, Intervention, and Treatment – Part 2
- H SC聽 聽 聽3331 Etiology and Epidemiology of Addiction
- H SC聽 聽 聽4311 Group Counseling Skills
- H SC聽 聽 聽4322 Legal and Ethical Issues in Addiction
- H SC聽 聽 聽4330 Family Systems and Addiction
- H SC聽 聽 聽4610 Practicum in Substance Abuse [UD UCA Core: Z]
- H SC聽 聽 聽4301 Behavioral Addictions
- H SC聽 聽 聽4314 Multicultural Counseling聽[UD UCA Core: D]
Electives for Treatment track:
- H SC聽 聽 聽2301 Introduction to Social Work
The remaining credits (27) may be selected for a declared minor or from recommended courses selected in consultation with the departmental advisor.
Addiction Studies Course Check Sheet 24-25
MINOR: Addiction Studies Check Sheet (updated 3.1.2023)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TLsO4xD9TI&t=29ssrose3@uca.edusrose3@uca.edu