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Certificate in Alcoholism & Drug Abuse

Certificate prerequisites: PSYCH 110, 205 and 235, or equivalent. Washington Administrative Code requires an Associate's degree or equivalent for CDP.

Alcoholism/Drug Abuse Core
Credits
ALCDA 111 Intro to Chem. Dependency & Physiological Actions 5
ALCDA 121 Psychotropic Medications 3
ALCDA 140 Chemical Dependency & the Family I 5
ALCDA 160 Chem. Dependency Counsel/Assess - Adolescents 3
ALCDA 170 Counseling & Treatment I - Individual 5
ALCDA 205 HIV/AIDS, Air & Blood Borne Pathogens 1
ALCDA 210 Case Management/Recordkeeping 5
ALCDA 215 Law & Ethics in Chemical Dependency 5
ALCDA 270 Counseling & Treatment II - Group 5
ALCDA 275 Relapse Prevention 3
ALCDA 280 Supervised Field Experience 4
 
Total Credits Required 44

Associate in Alcoholism & Drug Abuse

ALCDA General Requirements (25 credits)
Credits
ALCDA 255 Intro to Co-occurring Disorders 3
ALCDA 281 Supervised Field Experience in CD 4
PSYCH 205 Human Development 5
PSYCH 235 Abnormal Psychology 5
SSMH 100 Intro to Human Services 5
SSMH 210 Self Care for Care Givers 3
 
Related Instruction (23-25 credits)
Communications (10 credits)
ENGL 101 Composition - Exposition 5
Select One:
SPCH 100 Speech Communication 5
–or–
SPCH 110 Fundamentals of Public Speaking 5
–or–
SIGN 101 American Sign Language I 5
 
Computational Skills (3-5 credits)
Any course meeting AA QS requirement 5
–or–
BUS 107 Business Mathematics 5
–or–
BUS 103 Computational Mathematics 3
 
Human Relations (10 credits)
PSYCH 110 General Psychology 5
Select One:
SOC 110 Survey of Sociology 5
–or–
†ANTHR 104 American Mosaic: Cultures of the U.S. 5
–or–
†ANTHR 220 Social Anthropology 5
 
Certificate in Alcoholism/Drug Abuse (44 credits)
ALCDA 111 Intro to Chem. Dependency & Physiological Actions 5
ALCDA 121 Psychotropic Medications 3
ALCDA 140 Chemical Dependency & the Family I 5
ALCDA 160 Chem. Dependency Counsel/Assess - Adolescents 3
ALCDA 170 Counseling & Treatment I — Individual 5
ALCDA 205 HIV/AIDS, Air & Blood Borne Pathogens 1
ALCDA 210 Case Management/Recordkeeping 5
ALCDA 215 Law & Ethics in Chemical Dependency 5
ALCDA 270 Counseling & Treatment II — Group 5
ALCDA 275 Relapse Prevention 3
ALCDA 280 Supervised Field Experience 4
 
Total Credits Required 92-94
†ANTHR recommended for Alcoholism & Drug Abuse students

Associate of Arts w/Certificate in Alcoholism & Drug Abuse (AA-DTA)

All GER elective courses must be chosen from the approved lists on the AA-DTA degree requirement sheet All other AA-DTA degree requirements also must be fulfilled.

General Education Requirements (60 credits)
Credits
Communications (10 credits)
ENGL 101 Composition - Exposition 5
CM GER Elective (ENGL 103 recommended) 5
 
Quantitative Skills (5 credits)
QS GER Elective (MATH 281 recommended) 5
 
Social Science (15 credits from 2 or more disciplines*)
PSYCH 110 General Psychology 5
SOC 110 Survey of Sociology 5
Select One:
†ANTHR 220 Social Anthropology 5
–or–
*ECON 110 Survey of Economics 5
 
Natural Sciences (15 credits from 2 or more disciplines, lab class required)
BIOL 118 Human Anatomy & Physiology for Non–Science Majors 5
NS GER Elective 5
Select One:
HSCI 119 Human Health and Disease 5
–or–
HSCI 161 Human Nutrition 5
–or–
HSCI 210 Wellness 5
 
Humanities (15 credits from 2 or more disciplines)
HM GER Electives 10
Select One:
SPCH 100 Speech Communication 5
–or–
SPCH 110 Fundamentals of Public Speaking 5
–or–
SIGN 101 American Sign Language I 5
 
Certificate in Alcoholism/Drug Abuse (44 credits)
ALCDA 111 Intro to Chem. Dependency & Physiological Actions 5
ALCDA 121 Psychotropic Medications 3
ALCDA 140 Chemical Dependency & the Family I 5
ALCDA 160 Chem. Dependency Counsel/Assess - Adolescents 3
ALCDA 170 Counseling & Treatment I - Individual 5
ALCDA 205 HIV/AIDS, Air & Blood Borne Pathogens 1
ALCDA 210 Case Management/Recordkeeping 5
ALCDA 215 Law & Ethics in Chemical Dependency 5
ALCDA 270 Counseling & Treatment II - Group 5
ALCDA 275 Relapse Prevention 3
ALCDA 280 Supervised Field Experience 4
 
Total Credits Required 104
*ECON recommended for transfer to social work at UWT
†ANTHR recommended for Alcoholism & Drug Abuse students
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