MENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANT - ALCOHOL COUNSELING
Curriculum
Total Degree Credits: 60.0
First Year, Fall Semester
AC 210 - Alcoholism as a Public Health Problem Credit Hours: 3
AC 211 - Alcoholism as an Individual and Family Problem Credit Hours: 3
EN 110 - College Composition Credit Hours: 3
Math Elective Credit Hours: 3-4
General Psychology Credit Hours: 3
First Year, Spring Semester
AC 213 - Counseling Theories and Alcoholism Credit Hours: 3
AC 214 - Alcoholism Counseling I Credit Hours: 3
EN 111 - Composition and Interpretation of Literature Credit Hours: 3
PS 202 - Abnormal Psychology Credit Hours: 3
SO 100 - Introduction to Sociology Credit Hours: 3
Summer Semester*
AC 218 - Alcoholism Fieldwork II Credit Hours: 3
Second Year, Fall Semester
AC 215 - Alcoholism Counseling II Credit Hours: 3
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3
Natural Science Elective Credit Hours: 3
Liberal Arts Elective Credit Hours: 3
Open Elective Credit Hours: 3
Second Year, Spring Semester
AC 217 - Alcoholism Fieldwork I Credit Hours: 3
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3
Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3
Other Science or Math Elective Credit Hours: 3
Note: * Most students overlap at least one summer term to complete the required alcoholism course requirements before starting their two semesters of clinical internship/fieldwork. Students may substitute SA 110 for AC 214 and SA 112 for AC 211.
- 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
This is a recommended sequence. Students are strongly encouraged to seek academic advisement prior to course registration.