Addiction Counseling - M.S.: Fees & Entry Requirements at Johnson and Wales University, USA

Addiction Counseling - M.S.

USA

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What will I learn?

Earn an Accredited Counseling M.S. in 18 Months Help prevent substance abuse, counsel people with addictive disorders and provide other services to people suffering from addiction when you graduate with an Addiction Counseling master’s degree from JWU. This 18-month, full-time program helps prepare master’s-level clinicians to become a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) or Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CAADC) and is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP). (A part-time option is also available. Part-time students follow a study plan of two courses per semester, completing the program in three years.) With two cohort starts each year (fall or spring) and classes that meet in late afternoons and evenings, the program’s schedule has the flexibility to accommodate fieldwork placements during the day and on weekends. Learn clinical skills by turning theoretical foundations into positive, ethical client interaction and intervention. The counseling training laboratory and clinical field experience sites provide students with hands-on training by licensed professionals.

Study options

Full Time (1.5 Years)

Tuition fees
$30,960.00 (26,12,217) per year
International Student Services Fee - 1,386 per academic year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

August 2027

Venue

Providence

8 Abbott Park Place,

Providence,

Rhode Island,

02903, Northeast, United States

Full Time (1.5 Years)

Tuition fees
$30,960.00 (26,12,217) per year
International Student Services Fee - 1,386 per academic year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Application deadline

01/11/2026

Start date

January 2027

Venue

Providence

8 Abbott Park Place,

Providence,

Rhode Island,

02903, Northeast, United States

Entry requirements

For international students

An accurate and complete graduate application. All schools attended must be listed, with dates of attendance. All postsecondary (college or university) transcripts, marks sheets, diplomas or certificates. Post-secondary qualifications include associate degree, diploma, certificate, bachelor's degree, post-graduate diploma and master's degree. All non-English credentials must be accompanied by certified word-for-word translations. Two letters of recommendation A statement of purpose A résumé or CV English Language Proficiency test results (if applicable or available, please see English Proficiency Requirements) Candidates with postsecondary coursework from an institution outside the United States who wish to transfer graduate level courses must submit to Johnson & Wales University all official documentation and must request (after acceptance) a course-by-course evaluation from World Education Services Inc. (WES), ECE Dispatch or another recognized credential evaluation service. Note that all non-English documents must be accompanied by certified word-for-word English translations. In certain circumstances we may require course descriptions and/or syllabi (subject details, module descriptors or content outline). Those with coursework in progress must submit final updated official documentation as soon as it becomes available.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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