Addiction Counseling and Prevention Certificate - Online Only

Admission Requirements

Admission to the program requires:

1. a Statement of Purpose

2. a successful criminal background check reviewed and approved by the Health Science background check committee

3. official high school transcript or GED

4. ACT or SAT scores*

 *If applicant is over the age of 24, ACT or SAT scores are only required if test was taken within the last five years.

To apply for admission to the Addiction Counseling and Prevention Certificate program:

1. visit http://www.usd.edu/usd-online/applying and click on “Undergraduate Certificate Application”

2. Download and complete the application and statement of purpose form

3. Upload the completed application and select your method of payment

4. Official high school transcripts or verification of GED and ACT or SAT scores (if applicable) must be sent to the University of South Dakota

Certificate Requirements

• ACP 116 - Study of Alcohol Use & Addiction
• ACP 117 - Study of Drug Use & Addiction
• ACP 220 - Fundamental Skills of Individual Counseling for Addiction
• ACP 222 - Fundamental Skills of Group Counseling for Addiction
• ACP 315 - Ethical and Legal Issues in the Addiction Profession
• ACP 410 - Addictive Family Systems & Family Counseling
• ACP 412 - Substance Use and Addiction in Diverse Populations
• ACP 422L - Substance Use and Addiction Treatment Continuum

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• ACP 320 - Adolescence and Substance Use & Addiction

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• ACP 415 - Native Americans & Substance Use & Addiction

State Authorization - It Matters Where You Live

If your learning placement course (internship, externship, clinical, rotation, practicum, independent study, study away, etc.) or your online course will be taken outside South Dakota, please reference the State Authorization webpage.

State Authorization