Courses

Associate of Technical Arts in Chemical Dependency Studies

Northwest Indian College

ASSOCIATE OF TECHNICAL ARTS DEGREE
CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY STUDIES

The Associate of Technical Arts in Chemical Dependency Studies provides core chemical dependency studies courses in the context of a Native American Studies curriculum for students interested in pursuing a career in chemical dependency counseling. Successful completion of this program, together with the required hours of supervised internship field experience, will qualify students to apply for Washington State Chemical Dependency Counselor Certification. Students need to consult with their advisor before selecting courses to coordinate coursework and field experience in preparation for certification.

NORTHWEST INDIAN COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS
NASD 110 Introduction to Native American Studies (meets SS requirement)................................................................................3
HIST 111 Pre-contact Native American History (meets SS requirement).....................................................................................3
HIST 112 Post-contact Native American History (meets SS requirement)...................................................................................2
BIOL 104 Biology and Natural History of Puget Sound (meets NSL requirement)......................................................................5
CMPS 101 Introduction to Computers, or above............................................................................................................................3
HMDV 110 Introduction to Successful Learning.............................................................................................................................4
NASD 105A-C Northwest Indian College Seminar (1 credit per quarter for 3 quarters)..................................................................3
TOTAL NORTHWEST INDIAN COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS...................................................................................................23
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
ENGL 100 OR 101 Introduction to College Writing OR English Composition I ............................................................................5
SPCH 105 Introduction to Interpersonal Communications.............................................................................................................4
MATH 190 Vocational Mathematics.................................................................................................................................................5
Humanities (met in Northwest Indian College Requirements).............................................................................................................0
Social Sciences (met in Northwest Indian College Requirements)......................................................................................................0
Natural Sciences (met in Northwest Indian College Requirements)....................................................................................................0
Native American Studies (met in Northwest Indian College Requirements) ......................................................................................0
TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS...................................................................................................................14

CORE CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY STUDIES REQUIREMENTS
HUMS 120 Survey of Chemical Dependency...................................................................................................................................3
HUMS 130 Physiology and Pharmacology of Alcohol and Drugs.....................................................................................................3
HUMS 160 Chemical Dependency Case Management.....................................................................................................................3
HUMS 170 Chemical Dependency Counseling Techniques..............................................................................................................3
HUMS 180 Youth Chemical Dependency and Counseling................................................................................................................3
HUMS 187 Airborne and Blood-borne Pathogens............................................................................................................................1
HUMS 208 The Law and Ethics in Chemical Dependency................................................................................................................3
HUMS 210 Group Facilitation..........................................................................................................................................................3
HUMS 223 Chemical Dependency Assessment and Treatment.........................................................................................................3
HUMS 230 Chemical Dependency and the Family...........................................................................................................................3
HUMS 240 Cross Cultural Perspectives and Addressing Diverse Needs...........................................................................................3
HUMS 275 Relapse Prevention.........................................................................................................................................................3
PSYC 101 General Psychology (SS)................................................................................................................................................5
PSYC 201 Developmental Psychology (SS) ...................................................................................................................................5
PSYC 220 Abnormal Psychology (SS) ...........................................................................................................................................5
SOCI 110 Introduction to Sociology...............................................................................................................................................5
TOTAL CORE CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY STUDIES REQUIREMENTS...............................................................................54

MINIMUM DEGREE REQUIREMENTS.........................................................................................................................................91