Graduate Certificate in Substance Use and Behavioral Addictions Counseling at University of New Mexico

Programme overview

The Substance Use and Behavioral Addictions Counseling (SUBAC) graduate certificate meets the National Association for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC) training requirements for the national Masters of Addiction Counseling credential, as well as New Mexico requirements for the state-level Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor (LADAC) credential. The certificate includes a total of five 3 credit hour courses, including: 1. COUN 573 Psychopharmacology and Infectio.

Faculty: College of Education & Human Sciences | Department: Individual, Family, & Community Education | Study mode: full-time | Location: Albuquerque, NM, United States

What you will study

In order to complete the SUBAC certificate, students must complete the five graduate courses listed below. Students will meet with their SUBAC certificate advisor to discuss, and plan how and when they plan to complete each of the required courses. Intent to Graduate The Individual, Family and Community Education (IFCE) Intent to Graduate form must be submitted to [email protected] by May 15 for fall graduation,...

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Entry requirements

Please note that a total of no more than 30 students may be admitted to the certificate program during the first 2 years. The reason for the maximum number of new students is to ensure that program growth is approached with intentionality. As the program grows, we hope to increase the number of program faculty and part time instructors needed to teach required courses, and/or keep enrollment at 30 students and allow the admissions process to become more competitive. In order to be admitted into the SUBAC certificate program, students must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in accordance with the requirements of the UNM admissions policies and Office of Graduate Studies (OGS) guidelines and dates. While specific areas of study (majors) are not required, our students most often come from behavioral sciences and human services-related fields such as...

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

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