Undergraduate Degree

Addiction Studies

Director: John Franklin, Ph.D., LP, CAC II
Reno 242
4001 W. McNichols Rd.
Detroit, MI 48221-3038
313.578.0468
frankljt@udmercy.edu

The Addiction Studies program educates students in the knowledge and skills required to provide prevention, assessment, referral and treatment services for individuals and families who suffer from addictive disorders.

The curriculum places major emphasis on chemical addictions while exploring the broader range of addictive behaviors. The interplay of mental illness and addiction is a focus as well. The program is interdisciplinary, including courses in the behavioral and physical sciences, the humanities as well as the addiction studies major. The practical experience of the 400 hour internship is an important part of the curriculum.

Students can conveniently pursue the Bachelor of Science on a part-time or a fulltime basis. Transfer and professional experiential credit will shorten the program. Courses are scheduled evenings and weekends to accommodate the working student.

The B.S. curriculum satisfies the prerequisites for the M.A. in Addictions Counseling or Community Counseling and for the M.A. in Clinical Psychology at UDM, as well as the education and internship requirements for the Certified Addictions Counselor credential (CAC) awarded by the State of Michigan.

Program Requirements

Bachelor of Science 52 cr.
ADS 100 Introduction to Substance Abuse - 3 cr.
ADS 120 Assessment, Referral, and Treatment Methods - 3 cr.
ADS 241 Techniques of Individual Counseling - 3 cr.
ADS 436 Family Theory and Therapy - 3 cr.
ADS 443 Group Methods - 3 cr.
ADS 444 Internship - 3 cr.
ADS 495 Addictive Populations - 3 cr.
BIO 108 The Science of Life - 3 cr.
PYC 100 Introductory Psychology - 3 cr.
PYC 250 Developmental Psychology - 3 cr.
PYC 342 Abnormal Psychology - 3 cr.
PYC 360-1 Social Psychology plus Lab - 4 cr.
STA 225 Statistics - 3 cr.

Three of the following: 9 cr.
ADS 417 Chemical Dependence and Youth
ADS 421 Gambling and Sexual Addiction
ADS 447 Employee Assistance Programming
ADS 460 Spirituality and Recovery

One of the following: 3 cr.
SW 200 Introduction to Social Work
CJS 130 Introduction to Criminal Justice

Internship Sites

Over 30 substance abuse prevention, referral, and treatment agencies throughout Southeast Michigan and Southern Ontario are affiliated with the University for field placements in Addiction Studies.

Continued Matriculation/ Graduation Requirements

1. A grade of "C" must be earned in all courses required for the major. An overall GPA of 2.0 must be maintained.
2. Students recovering from addiction who experience a failure in abstinence while in the program will be expected to demonstrate two years sobriety once again in order to continue matriculation and to graduate.