2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Addiction Studies Minor
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Addiction Studies Core (6 credits)
Four Electives (12 credits)
Complete four courses from the following list. Students will need to have completed any course-specific prerequisites or gain permission of the instructor based on previously completed coursework. Notes:
- **courses offer a research experience
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Students intending to pursue a Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) certification are strongly advised to also take: CEP 404 Intro to Rehabilitation of Substance Abuse and Addiction
PSY 402 Psychopharmacology
PSY 451 Drug Addiction Total Credits Required for Minor: 18
Total Credit Hours Required represents the minimum credits needed to complete this program, and may vary based on a number of circumstances. This chart should not be used for financial aid purposes. Academic Requirements
- A minimum GPA of 2.000 in addictions studies minor courses is required for good standing in the minor and for graduation.
- Students whose GPA in Addiction Studies minor courses falls below 2.000 during any semester are automatically placed on probation.
- Students whose GPA remains below 2.000 in consecutive semesters are dismissed from the minor.
Students intending to pursue a Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) certification are strongly advised to also take: CEP 404 , PSY 402 and PSY 451 . Transfer Credit Policy A minimum of 3 upper-level (300- or 400-level) addiction studies minor courses must be taken at UB. Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the Addiction Studies Minor, students will be able to: - Describe the basic elements of scientific inquiry into addiction.
- Describe and explain social, psychological, and biological etiology and pathways of addiction based on the latest evidence-based research.
- Evaluate the effects of addiction on physical and mental health; on individual, family, work, and social functioning; and on communities and society more broadly.
- Recognize and apply the basic elements of evidence-based addiction treatment modalities and practice.
- Analyze the social and historical origins of addiction crises, and evidence-based collective responses to addiction as a social crisis.
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