Chemical Dependency/Addiction Studies B.S.

Admission Requirements

Students must have a minimum grade of B- in PSYC 217, PSYC 351, and PSYC 452; and a minimum grade point average of 2.50 in all courses taken in the program prior to admission.

Retention Requirements

Students must have a minimum grade point average of 2.50 in the major, and a minimum grade of B- in PSYC 425, PSYC 471, and PSYC 472. Enrollment in PSYC 471 and PSYC 472 requires prior admission into the chemical dependency/addiction studies program. In their junior year, students should file an application with the program director.

Course Requirements

Courses

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
PSYC 110	Introduction to Psychology	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
PSYC 215	Social Psychology	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
PSYC 217	Drugs and Chemical Dependency	4	Offered fall and spring.
PSYC 221	Research Methods I: Foundations	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
PSYC 230	Human Development	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
PSYC 251	Personality	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
PSYC 320	Research Methods II: Behavioral Statistics	4	Offered fall and spring.
PSYC 345	Physiological Psychology	4	Offered annually.
PSYC 351	Psychology of Human Diversity	4	Offered spring.
PSYC 354	Abnormal Psychology	4	Offered fall and spring.
PSYC 425	Community Psychology	4	Offered fall.
PSYC 452	Theories of Psychological Intervention	4	Offered spring.
PSYC 471	Practicum in Chemical Dependency/Addiction Studies	4	Offered fall.
PSYC 472	Internship in Chemical Dependency and Addiction Studies	4	Offered spring.
PSYC 476	Research Methods III: Applied Lab	4	Offered annually.

ONE COURSE from

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
PSYC 332	Adolescent Psychology	4	Offered annually.
PSYC 335	Family Psychology	4	Offered annually.
PSYC 339	Psychology of Aging	4	Offered annually.

ONE COURSE from

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
PSYC 421	Behavior Modification	4	Offered annually.
PSYC 422	Psychological Testing	4	Offered annually.
PSYC 423	Psychology and the Law	4	Offered annually.
PSYC 424	Health Psychology	4	Offered annually.

Total Credit Hours: 68