Specialization and Certificate
Substance Use Disorder Treatment Training
The Substance Use Disorder Counseling specialization focuses on building the knowledge and treatment skills needed to support individuals with substance use disorders and their families. Grounded in evidence-based approaches, this specialization prepares students to understand substance use, treatment, and recovery within real-world systems of care.
Within Human and Health Services, the focus is on improving the quality of substance use disorder treatment and care delivery, aligning student learning with workforce needs and community impact across Utah.
Specialization in practice
Graduates with a Substance Use Disorder Counseling specialization often work in roles such as:
Substance use treatment or recovery support staff
Case management or care coordination roles
Peer support or recovery services positions
Community-based prevention or outreach programs
Nonprofit or government agencies addressing substance use
Behavioral health or integrated care support roles
Program coordination or intake support positions
Treatment, residential, or outpatient program staff
Taking your education further
Although students will be career ready upon graduating, the HHS degree with a Criminology and Corrections specialization is a clear pathway for graduate school in such areas as:
- M.Ed. in School Counseling
- Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT)
- Master of Addiction Counseling (MAC)
- Master of Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA)
- Master of Public Administration (MPA)
- Master of Public Health (MPH)
- Master of Public Policy (MPP)
- Master of Social Work (MSW)
- Juris Doctor Program
Students who choose to continue onto graduate school and have their SUDC license in Utah and earn a doctoral or master’s degree in social work, mental health counseling, marriage and family counseling, psychology, or medicine will be eligible for an Associate Master of Addiction Counseling (AMAC) license through the Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing.
Sample Graduation Plan
| Course | Credits | Fulfills Requirement |
| Math QL | 3 | GE-QL |
| WRTG 1010 | 3 | GE-WRI1 |
| Humanitied Gen Ed (QUEST 1130 Recommended) | 3 | GE-HF |
| ED PS 2000 Concepts and Principles of Behavior | 3 | Major Core; ABA License |
| General Elective (SW 1010 if considering SW) | 3 | To reach 120cr |
| Semester Total | 15 |
| Course | Credits | Fulfills Requirement |
| WRTG 2010 | 3 | GE-WR2 |
| American Institutions Gen Ed ( POLS 1100 if considering SW) | 3 | GE-AI |
| Life Science Gen Ed | 3 | GE-LS |
| HHS 2100 Human Behavior & Social Environment (Prereq for SUDTTC) | 3 | Major Core; SUDTTC Specialization |
| General Elective (SOC 1010 if considering SW) | 3 | To reach 120cr; SUDTTC Emphasis |
| Semester Total | 15 |
| Course | Credits | Fulfills Requirement |
| Social Sciences Gen Ed (PSY 1010 Prereq for SUDTTC) | 3 | GE-BF; SUDTTC Specialization |
| Fine Arts Gen Ed | 3 | GE-FF |
| SW 2715 Dynamics of Addiction | 3 | Major Core; SUDTTC Specialization |
| HHS 2700 Social Determinants of Health | 3 | Major Core |
| General Elective | 3 | To reach 120cr |
| Semester Total | 15 |
| Course | Credits | Fulfills Requirement |
| Physical Science Gen Ed | 3 | GE-PS |
| International Requirement | 3 | BD-IR |
| DISAB 3000 Introduction to Disability Studies | 3 | Major Core; BD-DV |
| HHS 3000 Stats | 3 | Major Core; BD-DI/QI |
| General Elective | 3 | To reach 120cr |
| Semester Total | 15 |
| Course | Credits | Fulfills Requirement |
| Upper Div. Writing/Communication | 3 | BD-CW |
| HHS 3050 Crisis Intervention | 3 | Major Core; Crisis Intervention Certification |
| HHS 3550 Social Diversity and Cultural Understanding | 3 | Major Core |
| COMM 3115 Comm. Science, Health, Environment | 3 | Major Core |
| General Elective | 3 | To reach 120cr |
| Semester Total | 15 |
| Course | Credits | Fulfills Requirement |
| HHS 3110 Practice I Individuals OR COMM 3150 Tackling Taboo Topics | 3 | Major Core |
| HHS 3710 Case Management | 3 | Major Core |
| HHS 4430 Practice II Groups OR ED PS 4050 Group Dynamics | 3 | Major Core |
| SW 3716 Intro to Professional Development | 3 | SUDTTC Specialization |
| SW 3731 Counseling I | 3 | SUDTTC Specialization |
| Semester Total | 15 |
| Course | Credits | Fulfills Requirement |
| HHS 4401 Research | 3 | Major Core |
| GERON 5001 Introduction to Aging | 3 | Major Core |
| SW 3725 Intro to Neurochemistry | 3 | SUDTTC Specialization |
| SW 3732 Counseling II | 3 | SUDTTC Specialization |
| SW 3733 Counseling III | 3 | SUDTTC Specialization |
| Semester Total | 15 |
| Course | Credits | Fulfills Requirement |
| SW 5711 Functions and Recovery | 3 | Major Core |
| HHS 4680 Suicide Prevention | 3 | Major Core |
| SW 5734 Counseling IV | 3 | SUDTTC Specialization |
| General Elective | 3 | To reach 120cr |
| Semester Total | 15 |