Pathway to Substance Abuse Counseling (PSAC.AA)

The Pathway to Substance Abuse Counseling consists of courses required within the Substance Abuse Counseling program and additional coursework to meet a Liberal Arts Associate of Arts degree. Please refer to the Substance Abuse Counseling, AA (SAC.AA) degree for program-specific courses.

To ensure your success, students interested in the SAC degree must contact the SAC instructor prior to registering. This initiates the working relationship emphasized in the self-paced courses within the SAC program, providing a new approach to education.

Note: Bold blue font indicates courses (or course options) which are required within the Substance Abuse Counseling, AA program.

Important Advising Notice:
Pathway coursework listed below may not reflect current admission requirements for selective or limited-entry programs. Students must meet with an academic advisor before following this pathway to confirm prerequisite courses, sequencing, and eligibility for their intended program.

General Education Requirements: 35-40

A. Freshman Composition: 6

ENG 101 - English Composition I Credits: 3
ENG 102 - English Composition II Credits: 3

B. Mathematics: 3-4

Choose one course from the following:

MAT 142 - College Mathematics Credits: 3
MAT 151 - College Algebra Credits: 4
Any quantitative course that requires MAT 151 as a prerequisite

C. Arts and Humanities: 6

Choose two courses with different prefixes from the following:

ART 111 - Design I Credits: 3
ART 112 - Design II Credits: 3
ART 130 - World Art History I Credits: 3
ART 171 - Ceramics I Credits: 3
ART 175 - Sculpture I Credits: 3
ART 230 - World Art History II Credits: 3
EDU 200 - Children’s Literature Credits: 3
ENG 137 - Introduction to Literature Credits: 3
ENG 138 - Creative Writing I Credits: 3
ENG 233 - English Literature I Credits: 3
ENG 234 - English Literature II Credits: 3
ENG 235 - American Literature I Credits: 3
ENG 236 - American Literature II Credits: 3
HUM 150 - Humanities I - Gods, Myths, and Empires Credits: 3
HUM 151 - Humanities II - Reason, Conquest, and Industry Credits: 3
HUM 250 - Introduction to Cinema Credits: 3
MUS 101 - Appreciation and Literature of Music Credits: 3
PHI 101 - Introduction to Philosophy Credits: 3
PHI 205 - Comparative World Religions * Credits: 3

D. Social and Behavioral Sciences: 6

PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3
SOC 131 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3

E. Physical and Biological Sciences: 8-10

Choose two courses from the following:

AST 101 - Introduction to Astronomy with Lab Credits: 4
BIO 100 - Biology Concepts with Lab Credits: 4
BIO 181 - General Biology I (Majors) with Lab Credits: 4
BIO 182 - General Biology II (Majors) with Lab Credits: 4
BIO 201 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab Credits: 4
BIO 202 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab Credits: 4
BIO 205 - Microbiology with Lab Credits: 4
CHM 130 - Fundamental Chemistry with Lab Credits: 4
CHM 151 - General Chemistry I with Lab Credits: 4
CHM 152 - General Chemistry II with Lab Credits: 4
ENV 101 - Environmental Science with Lab Credits: 4
GHY 212 - Introduction to Meteorology with Lab Credits: 4
GLG 101 - Physical Geology with Lab Credits: 4
GLG 102 - Historical Geology with Lab Credits: 4
GLG 110 - Environmental Geology and Natural Disasters with Lab Credits: 4
GLG 140 - Introduction to Oceanography with Lab Credits: 4
PHY 111 - General Physics I with Lab Credits: 4
PHY 112 - General Physics II with Lab Credits: 4
PHY 115 - University Physics I with Lab Credits: 5
PHY 116 - University Physics II with Lab Credits: 5

F. Options: 6-7

PSY 135 - Human Sexuality Credits: 3

and Choose 1 course from Section C, E or the following:

ASL 101 - American Sign Language I Credits: 4
CIS 110 - Introduction to Computer Information Systems Credits: 3
COM 100 - Introduction to Communication Credits: 3
COM 121 - Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3
COM 151 - Public Speaking Credits: 3
EDU 214 - Cultural Diversity in Education Credits: 3
PHI 151 - Ethics Credits: 3
PHI 205 - Comparative World Religions * Credits: 3
SPA 101 - Elementary Spanish I Credits: 4

*Note: PHI 205 is recommended for Substance Abuse Counseling

Elective Options: 27

After consulting with an advisor, choose 27 transferable* credits from the Course Equivalency Guide (CEG) excluding courses already used for the AGEC - A. Please choose the Mohave Community College link.

*A transferable course is defined as an MCC course that transfers to all three Arizona state universities (Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, and University of Arizona).

Additional course requirement for the Substance Abuse Counseling Program, choose one course from the following:

NUT 203 - Human Nutrition in Health and Disease Credits: 3
PSY 245 - Lifespan Development Credits: 3