Substance Abuse Counselor / Associate of Arts
This program is designed for students planning to complete a bachelor's degree in the social sciences, including in psychology or sociology, with an emphasis in substance abuse counseling. This is an excellent complement to a bachelor's degree in psychology. The propgram meets the requirements to complete the Bachelor of Integrated Studies, Psychology at Northern.
General Education (35 hrs) Completed In-Progress
Communications (9 hrs)
- ENG 111 English Composition I (3)
- SPCH 130 Public Speaking (3)
- ENG 112 English Composition II (3)
Mathematics (3 hrs)
- MATH 145 Introduction to Probability and Statistics (3)
Laboratory Science (8)
- BIOL 110/L Survey of Modern Biology w/lab (4)
Choose two survey courses (with labs) from the following list: **
- ASTR 110/L Introduction to Astronomy w/lab (4)
- CHEM 110/L Introduction to Chemistry w/lab (4)
- ES 112/L Environmental Science w/lab (4)
- GEOL 101/L Physical Geology w/Lab (4)
- PHYS 110/L Introduction to Physics w/Lab (4)
**You may substitute BIOL 201L for BIOL 110/L
Social/Behavioral Sciences (9 hrs)*
- ANTH 102 Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology (3)
- PSY 105 General Psychology (3)
- SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (3)
Humanities and Fine Arts (6 hrs)*
You must select survey courses from at least two different discipline areas from the following list:
- ART 105 Introduction to Art (3)
- ART 107 History of Art (3)
- ENG Lit. courses numbered 260-298
- HIST 101 Western Civilization I (3)
- HIST 102 Western Civilization II (3)
- HIST 161 History of the U.S. to 1877 (3)
- HIST 162 History of the U.S. from 1877 (3)
- HIST 260 History of New Mexico (3)
- HUM 101 Humanities I (3)
- HUM 102 Humanities II (3)
- MUS 105 Music Appreciation (3)
- PHIL 110 Intro to Philosophical Problems (3)
- PHIL 220 Ethics (3)
- THE 120 Introduction to Theatre I (3)
- THE 130 History of Theatre (3)
- THE 220 Introduction to Theatre II (3)
- THE 225 Creative Drama Techniques for the Classroom K-12 (3)
- THE 238 Teatro Chicano (3)
Health, Physical Education & Recreation (1 hr)
- Elective (1)
Program Requirements (33 hrs)
- PSY 210 Theories of Personality and Counseling Applications (3)
- PSY 217 Interviewing and Assessment (3)
- PSY 232 Abnormal Psychology (3)
- PSY 240 Alcohol & Drug Abuse Evaluation & Assessment (3)
- PSY 241 Alcohol & Drug Abuse Treatment & Referral (3)
- PSY 260 Family Systems Theory and Counseling Applications (3)
- PSY 275 Group Process (3)
- PSY 281 Practicum -Substance Abuse Counselors (3)
- SOC 140 Sociology of Alcohol & Drug Abuse (3)
- SOC 141 Effects of Alcohol and Drug Abuse (3)
- SOC 213 Deviant Behavior (3)
Total Credit Hours: 69