Major Curriculum

Alcohol and Drug Studies Major Requirements

Descriptions of courses listed below are available on the Undergraduate Bulletins page.

Requirements to Complete the Degree

To graduate with a major in Alcohol and Drug Studies, you need to complete:

• General Education Requirements (44 credit hours)
• Alcohol and Drug Studies Required General Education Courses (13 credit hours)
• Alcohol and Drug Studies Required Core Courses (24 credit hours)
• Alcohol and Drug Studies Internship (12 credit hours)
• Required Health Science Electives (15 credit hours)
• Minor (Recommended Minors include Community Health, Corrections, Sociology, Social Welfare, and Psychology)
• A total of 128 credit hours (inclusive of above items)

Alcohol and Drug Studies Required General Education Courses (13 credits)

• SPEE 100 – Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 credits) 
• SPEE 102 – Public Speaking (3 credits)
• PSYC 101 – Introduction to Psychology (4 credits)
• SOC 101 – Introduction to Sociology (3 credits)

Alcohol and Drug Studies Required Core Courses (24 credits)

• HLTH 225 – Introduction to Alcohol and Drug Studies (3 credits)
            *Prerequisite for applying the ADS Application and Screening Process
            *Offered Fall and Spring
• HLTH 456 – Assessment of Chemical Dependency (3 credits)
            *Prerequisite: HLTH 225
            *Offered Spring and Summers of Even Numbered Years 
• HLTH 469 – Chemical Dependency Dual Diagnosis (3 credits)
            *Prerequisite: HLTH 225
            *Offered Fall and Summers of Odd Numbered Years 
• CSP 470 – Group Procedures (3 credits)
            *Prerequisite: CSP 471
            *Offered Spring and Summer 
• CSP 471 – Interpersonal Helping Skills (3 credits)
            *Offered as an ADS cohort in Spring.  Also offered in Summer and Fall 
• CSP 473 – Counseling the Chemically Dependent Family (3 credits)
            *Offered Spring and Summer 
• PSYC 429 – Drug Dependence (3 credits)
            *Offered Fall
• SOC 465 – Law and Chemical Dependency (3 credits)
            *Offered Fall and Summer 

Alcohol and Drug Studies Internship Process (12 credits)

• HLTH 497 – Internship: Alcohol and Drug Studies
            *All core coursework must be completed prior to registering for the internship
            *Successful completion of the ADS Application and Screening process required
            *Permission for registration is required from the ADS Coordinator

Health Science Electives (15 credits)

• Any courses beginning with the HLTH prefix that are not part of the Core Courses for the ADS Major.  Examples include but are not limited to HLTH 101: Health and the Environment, HLTH 210: First Aid & CPR, HLTH 240:Drug Education, HTLH 321: Medical Terminology, and HLTH 460: Introduction to Epidemiology.