Erie Community College, State University of New York

MENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANT - ALCOHOL COUNSELING

Curriculum

 First Year, Fall Semester
AC 210  Alcoholism as a Public Health Problem (3 cr)
AC 211  Alcoholism as an Individual and Family Problem (3 cr)
EN 110  College Composition (3 cr)
______  Math Elective (3-4 cr)
______  General Psychology (3 cr)

 First Year, Spring Semester
AC 213  Counseling Theories and Alcoholism (3 cr)
AC 214  Alcoholism Counseling I (3 cr)
EN 111  Composition and Interpretation of Literature (3 cr)
PS 202  Abnormal Psychology (3 cr)
SO 100  Introduction to Sociology (3 cr)

 Second Year, Fall Semester
AC 215  Alcoholism Counseling II (3 cr)
______  Humanities Elective (3 cr)
______  Natural Science Elective (3 cr)
______  Liberal Arts Elective (3 cr)
______  Open Elective (3 cr)

 Second Year, Spring Semester
AC 217  Alcoholism Counseling Fieldwork I (3 cr)
______  Humanities Elective (3 cr)
______  Social Science Elective (3 cr)
______  Other Science or Math Elective (3 cr)

 Summer Semester
AC 218  Alcoholism Counseling Fieldwork II (3 cr)

* Most students overlap at least one summer term to complete the required alcoholism course requirements before starting their two semesters of clinical internship/fieldwork.

• Humanities elective: art, music, drama, language, philosophy, or public speaking
• Science elective: human biology, nutrition for living, environmental science
• Liberal arts elective: history, economics, business
• Math elective: survey of math, college math, introduction to statistics
• Social science elective: human interaction, human services, other sociology courses

NOTE: This is a recommended sequence. Each student should consult his/her academic advisor prior to registering.