Substance Abuse Counseling Certificate (SAC)
2017-2018
Type: Career, Certificate (C1)
Open Admissions
Division: Health And Human Services
This program will provide human service professionals and others the education necessary to enter into careers related to substance abuse. This program leads directly into the two-year degree Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program. Experience has shown that people with a minimum of one year of recovery have a better chance at success in this field of study.
First Year
Fall
| DRG101 | Substance Abuse and Society | 3 |
| DRG103 | Physiological and Medical Aspects of Substance Abuse | 3 |
| HUS101 | The Human Services Worker | 3 |
| PSY102 | Introductory Psychology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Spring
| CMP101 | Composition 1 | 3 |
| DRG106 | Prevention of Substance Abuse | 3 |
| DRG201 | Substance Abuse Counseling for Individuals | 3 |
| HUS102 | Helping Skills in Human Services | 3 |
| HUS108 | Pharmacology for Human Services | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Program Note
Communications and Mathematics proficiencies required to graduate.
See guided pathway sheets for advising information specific to your area of focus.
Total Credit Hours: 27