Addiction Counseling and Prevention Minor

18 Credit Hours Required

All ACP minors must complete the five required courses and one elective with a minimum grade of “C.”

Departmental Requirements (15 hours)

• 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

Departmental Electives (3 hours)

• Any ACP course with the exceptions of ACP 391, ACP 417L, ACP 418L and ACP 496.

• Suggested Electives (note, courses listed above that do not qualify as electives):

• ACP 292 - Topics (C)
• ACP 320 - Adolescence and Substance Use & Addiction
• ACP 410 - Addictive Family Systems & Family Counseling
• ACP 412 - Substance Use and Addiction in Diverse Populations
• ACP 420 - Comprehensive Substance Use and Addiction Education
• ACP 421 - Foundations of Substance Use and Addiction Prevention
• ACP 422L - Substance Use and Addiction Treatment Continuum
• ACP 424 - Psychopharmacology of Addiction
• ACP 426 - Theory & Practice of Substance Use and Addiction Prevention in Communities
• ACP 428 - Gambling and Process Addiction
• ACP 452 - Addiction and Substance Use Counseling Theories
• ACP 460 - Co-Occurring Trauma and Addiction
• ACP 470 - Rural Telehealth
• ACP 492 - Special Topics in Substance Use and Addiction (C)

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 USD’s State Authorization webpage.

State Authorization