Alcohol and Drug Studies

College of Allied Health & Nursing
Department of Health Science
213 Highland Center N
Phone: 507-389-1527 or 507-389-5937

Chair: Judith K. Luebke

The Department of Health Science administers an interdisciplinary alcohol and drug studies major and minor.

To graduate with a major in Alcohol and Drug Studies, you need to complete:

• General Education Requirements (44 credits)
• The Alcohol and Drug Studies Required General Education Courses (13 credits)
• The Alcohol and Drug Studies Required Core Courses and Internship (36)
• A minor (Recommended minors include Community Health, Corrections, Sociology, Social Welfare, and Psychology)

Alcohol and Drug Studies BS

Alcohol and Drug Studies Required General Education Courses (13 credits)

• SPEE 100 Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3)
• SPEE 102 Public Speaking (3)
• PSYC 101 Psychology (4)
• SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (3)

Required Electives for Major (15 credits of Health Science Electives)

Alcohol and Drug Studies Required Core Courses (36 credits)

• HLTH 225 Introduction to Alcohol and Drug Studies (3)
• HLTH 456 Assessment of Chemical Dependency (3)
• HLTH 469 Chemical Dependency: Dual Diagnosis (3)
• CSP 470 Group Procedures (3)
• CSP 471 Interpersonal Helping Skills (3)
• CSP 473 Counseling the Chemically Dependent Family (3)
• PSYC 429 Drug Dependence (3)
• SOC 465 Law and Chemical Dependency (3)
• HLTH 497 Internship: Alcohol and Drug Studies (12)

Required Minor: Yes

Alcohol and Drug Studies Minor

Track One: Alcohol and Drug Counseling Track

This track includes the Alcohol and Drug Studies Core Courses and Internship Experience. Students will be eligible for licensure in the state of Minnesota as an alcohol and drug counselor with the completion of this track. Minnesota licensure requires passing a written and oral examination.

Track Two: Alcohol and Drug Studies Track (24 credits)

This track includes only the Alcohol and Drug Studies Core Courses. Without the internship experience, students will not be eligible for licensure in the state of Minnesota as an alcohol and drug counselor.

Professional Education (12 credits)

HLTH 497 Internship: Alcohol and Drug Studies

Policies/Information

Students will need to satisfy any prerequisites in conjunction with the suggested sequence of required courses.

Students must be admitted to the Alcohol and Drug Studies major or minor and all coursework must be satisfactorily completed before registering for the internship experience.

GPA Policy. For required courses undergraduate students are required to maintain a 2.5 GPA. Graduate students are required to have a 3.0 GPA.

P/N Grading Policy. All courses must be taken for grades with the exception of the internship, which can be taken on a P/NC basis.

Prior to beginning the minor, students are requested to meet with the ADS coordinator (507-389-5937). At this meeting, students will be asked to complete an application packet and set up a time for a formal screening.

The alcohol and drug studies minor offers an 880-clock-hour internship experience (HLTH 497) with an approved public or private health agency.

The ADS minor with the internship experience satisfies the academic qualifications for credentialing as Board Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor through the Minnesota Board of Certification. Students will also be eligible for licensing as an Alcohol and Drug Counselor through the State of Minnesota Department of Occupational Health.