2024-2025 Catalog

Addictions Studies, A.A.S.

A.A.S. Degree—63 credit hours

Curriculum Code 1314

This program is designed to give students an opportunity to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to become a certified addictions counselor in Illinois through the Illinois Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professional Certification Association (IAODAPCA)/Illinois Certification Board (ICB). Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery (SUPR), under the Department of Human Services, recognizes certification as a qualifying credential for Addiction Counseling staff working in licensed addictions treatment programs. Students who complete the Associate in Applied Science degree are eligible to take the credentialing exam for the Certified Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Counselor (CADC). It is especially important and valuable to note that upon completion of this degree, the normal two-year work experience requirement for Certified Addictions Counselor candidates is waived. This means that a student who earns an Associate's Degree in Addiction Studies will only have to take and pass the certification exam in order to become a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor.

Required General Education Courses

16 credit hours as follows:

COM-101Composition I

3

COM-103Speech Fundamentals

3

MTH-120General Education Mathematics

3

(Note: Take MTH-120 or higher)

Select 3 credit hours from Humanities and Fine Arts or Social/Behavioral Sciences:

ANT, ARB, ART, ECO, FRE, GEO, HIS, HUM, LIT, MUS, PHI, PSC, PSY, SOC, SSC, SPA, THE

Select 4 credit hours from Physical and Life Sciences:

BIO, CHM, EAS, GEL, NAT, PHS, PHY

Required Career Courses

44 credit hours as follows:

ADC-100Human Development and Behavior

3

ADC-101Introduction to Addiction Counseling

3

ADC-106Theory and Practice of Counseling

3

ADC-110Common Behavior Disorders

3

ADC-112Diversity in Addictions Counseling

3

ADC-202Substance Use, Abuse and Dependency

3

ADC-204Psychopharmacology

3

ADC-206Group Counseling

3

ADC-207Family Dynamics and Counseling

3

ADC-208Case Management

3

ADC-211Compliance and Ethics

3

ADC-212Women: Addiction and Recovery

3

ADC-233Field Practicum

3

ADC-237Seminar

1

ADC-243Advanced Field Practicum

3

ADC-247Advanced Seminar

1

Career Electives

Select 3 credit hours from the following:

ADC-108Treatment Delivery Models

3

ADC-219Contemporary Issues: Alcohol/Drugs

2

ADC-230Special Topics in Addiction Studies

1

CRJ-101Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

CRJ-105Criminology

3

CIS-115Microsoft Office I

3

PSY-205Psychopathology

3

SPA-125Career Spanish, Law Enforcement I

3

SPA-126Career Spanish, Law Enforcement II

3

Suggested Schedule

Semester 1 (15 credit hours)

COM-101Composition I

3

ADC-100Human Development and Behavior

3

ADC-101Introduction to Addiction Counseling

3

ADC-110Common Behavior Disorders

3

ADC-202Substance Use, Abuse and Dependency

3

Semester 2 (18 credit hours)

ADC-106Theory and Practice of Counseling

3

ADC-112Diversity in Addictions Counseling

3

ADC-204Psychopharmacology

3

ADC-207Family Dynamics and Counseling

3

ADC-208Case Management

3

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Humanities and Fine Arts Elective

3

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Social Science Elective

3

Semester 3 (16 credit hours)

ADC-206Group Counseling

3

ADC-211Compliance and Ethics

3

ADC-233Field Practicum

3

ADC-237Seminar

1

COM-103Speech Fundamentals

3

MTH-120General Education Mathematics

3

(Note: Take MTH-120 or higher.)

Semester 4 (14 credit hours)

ADC-212Women: Addiction and Recovery

3

ADC-243Advanced Field Practicum

3

ADC-247Advanced Seminar

1

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Career Elective

3

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Physical and Life Sciences Elective

4