Graduate Certificate in Addictions Counseling

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Program Speciality	Hours	Dothan	Montgomery	Phenix City	Troy	Support Sites	Troy Online
Clinical Mental Health	60	X	X	X	X	X
Rehabilitation Counseling	60	X	X	X	X	X
School Counseling (M.S. Ed.)	60	X	X	X	X
Student Affairs Counseling	48				X
Substance Abuse Counseling	48		X
Addictions Counseling Certificate	15	X	X	X	X	X
Post Masters Certificate in Clinical Mental Health Counseling	15	X	X	X	X	X
Post Master’s Certificate in Counseling Military Populations	15	X	X	X	X	X
Certificate in Rehabilitation and Deaf/Hard of Hearing Studies	15						X
Certficate in Early Childhood Mental Health Counseling	15				X ^^
Education Specialist (Ed.S)
Counseling	30	X ^^	X ^^	X ^^	X ^^	X ^^	X ^
School Counseling	30	X ^^	X ^^	X ^^	X ^^

**All courses for the Certificate in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Counseling are online with the exception of the internship which will be completed online with two face-to-face intensive days at the Troy Campus.

Students should consult the General Regulations section of the Graduate Catalog for additional information regarding Graduate School admission requirements, transfer credit, and other critical policies and procedures.

Locations: Augusta, Dothan Campus, Troy Online, Ft. Walton Beach, Tampa, Pensacola, Panama City, Montgomery Campus, and Phenix City Campus

Mission Statement:

The graduate certificate program is designed to provide Counseling and Psychology students with adequate knowledge of theory, application of counseling skills particularly as it relates to addictions counseling, knowledge of both normal and pathological development and behavior, and expertise in diagnosis and treatment planning.

Admission Requirements

Option 1: Admission for Current Students

Students must be admitted to the Graduate School and the Master of Science in Counseling and Psychology program at Troy University. See Graduate Admissions and the Master of Science in Counseling and Psychology program requirements.

Option 2: Admission for Post-Master’s Students - Completed Master’s in Counseling (48 sh minimum)

Students who have graduated from a master’s degree counseling program (minimum 48 semester hours) at Troy University or another university may be admitted to the certificate program. See Post Master’s Admission and Certificate Program Admission Requirements in the graduate catalog. Admission is unconditional.

Additional requirements for Option 2:

completion of a master’s in counseling degree program that required 48 semester hours or equivalent.
degree is from a regionally accredited university
degree in counseling must have included a counseling clinical practicum and internship
two letters of professional reference

Course Requirements

Students admitted to the Addictions Counseling Certificate Program may qualify for the Certificate by completing five (5) specified courses or 15 semester hours with an overall 3.0 grade point average or better.

Required Courses: (6 sh)

Select THREE courses from the following: (9 sh)

Other Requirements

Students who wish to be issued a certificate must submit the following to their home campuses:

Certification Intent
Copy of student transcript

Degree Plan

Graduate Certificate in Addictions Counseling Certificate Plan/Progress Record