Applied Studies: Addiction Counseling
North Central University’s Applied Studies: Addiction Counseling program emphasizes the importance of interpersonal and cross-cultural communications, prepares you for Minnesota Alcohol and Drug Counselor licensure.
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Interested in earning your degree in Applied Studies: Addiction Counseling?
What sets us apart
preparing you for success in a fulfilling career.
The Applied Studies: Addiction Counseling program, in partnership with Minneapolis College, helps you gain practical and critical skills needed for employment in addiction counseling through different techniques and emphasizing the importance of interpersonal and cross-cultural communications.
By earning a liberal arts bachelor’s degree from North Central University and a career specific associate’s degree from Minneapolis College, you’ll be a well-rounded, highly-skilled, marketable employee when you graduate. The broad worldview and critical thinking skills you’ll gain at North Central, along with the training and experience you’ll get at Minneapolis College, will help you land that first job right out of college and will give you opportunities to pursue a calling that’s professionally and personally rewarding.
North Central community
Join North Central’s spirit-filled, faithful, supportive community.
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One of the best things about being a North Central University student is joining our spirit-filled, faithful, vibrant urban community. In the Applied Studies program, you’ll be a full NCU student, meaning you’ll live on campus, attend daily chapel with your friends and classmates, find mentors in NCU professors, and participate in student organizations and events.
Plus, you’ll get all the benefits of a well-rounded Christian liberal arts education. You’ll take the Christian Studies Core (and graduate with a Christian Studies minor) just like all North Central students. You’ll also take general education courses and electives at North Central. The Christian liberal arts education that North Central provides will prepare you with a firmly rooted faith, a broad and informed worldview, cultural and global awareness, and the critical thinking skills you need for any career field.
Partnership with Minneapolis College
Learn about our partnership with one of the region's best technical schools.
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By partnering with Minneapolis College, we can offer you access to career specific courses and training, opportunities to gain real-world experience, and expert faculty.
Minneapolis College is a public two-year college located in downtown Minneapolis. As a part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, Minneapolis College offers a wide range of learning opportunities and has access to many unique resources.
These resources will prepare you with the skills and knowledge you need to find your first job out of college, succeed in your career, and pursue a calling that is fulfilling, meaningful, and rewarding.
In the Applied Studies: Addiction Counseling program, you’ll take career-specific courses at Minneapolis College, accounting for 30-50% of the credits towards your bachelor’s degree.
The Applied Studies program may not be VA benefit eligible. Please contact Student Financial Services to learn more.
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Skills you’ll gain
When you graduate from the Addiction Counseling program, you’ll be prepared with skills and knowledge in:
- The history of alcohol and drug counseling, pharmacology, assessment, counseling theories and case management responsibilities.
- The approaches, methods, and techniques used by addiction counselors.
- How to counsel individuals and groups, highlighting different techniques and emphasizing the importance of interpersonal and cross-cultural communications.
- How to effectively assess and diagnose clients’ individual needs, manage their cases for the best results, keep accurate reports and records and determine when referral or intervention is necessary.
- Leadership and teamwork skills.
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Potential careers
You could work in a variety of settings, including:
- Substance abuse centers
- Outpatient mental health centers
- Correctional facilities
- Prison and juvenile detention centers
- Public and private hospitals
- Social service facilities
- Family services
- Nursing homes
Requirements
All students must complete the General Education Core and Christian Studies Core. General electives may be added or an optional minor may be selected. You need 124 total credit hours to complete an Applied Studies: Community Development degree.