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The Online Addiction Studies Licensed Professionals Graduate Certificate program is available for individuals who have completed a master’s degree with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or above, and currently hold, or are working toward, their license with the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) in one of the health care professions listed below or other state licensing boards with prior approval:

  • Advanced registered nurse practitioner
  • Marriage and family therapist
  • Mental health counselor
  • Advanced social worker
  • Independent clinical social worker
  • Psychologist
  • Osteopathic physician
  • Osteopathic physician assistant
  • Physician
  • Physician assistant

Financial aid is available for this certificate program. Addiction Studies faculty and staff are available for personal academic advising for prospective and/or current students. Please contact us at adst@ewu.edu for additional information.

Addiction Studies programs are offered completely online.  We work to provide education that helps qualify students to sit for certification/licensure examinations through states affiliated with NAADAC and IC & RC.

If you are a student from outside of Washington State please contact adst@ewu.edu for more information and to determine your state requirements. EWU is monitoring requirements in every state. For more information please visit https://www.ewu.edu/state-authorization/

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Admission Requirements

  • Completion of a bachelor’s or master’s degree with a cumulative GPA ≥ 3.0
  • Students attending this program must already be licensed in one of the health care professions listed below:
    • advanced registered nurse practitioners
    • ​marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, advanced social workers or independent clinical social workers
    • osteopathic physicians
    • osteopathic physician assistants
    • physicians
    • physician assistants
    • psychologists

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What You'll Learn

The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.

Addiction Studies Licensed Professionals Certificate, Graduate

Required Courses
ADST 502COUNSELING THEORIES FOR ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS2
ADST 505ADDICTION GROUP COUNSELING2
ADST 512PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIONS OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS4
ADST 520CASE MANAGEMENT4
ADST 530ADDICTION TREATMENT WITH FAMILIES AND DIVERSE POPULATIONS4
ADST 535CONFIDENTIALITY, LAW AND ETHICS FOR THE ADDICTION PROFESSIONAL4
Total Credits20

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This program is designed to be completed in two years.

This online program will cost approximately $8,940 if completed within the normal time. There may be additional costs for living expenses. These costs were accurate at the time of posting, but may have changed.

Fewer than 10 students completed this program within normal time. Median debt of completers has been withheld to preserve the confidentiality of the students.

Program qualifies students to sit for licensure exam in the following States: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Foreign Country, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming

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