The Bachelor of Science in Substance Use and Treatment is a new major offering a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the biological, psychological, and social aspects of substance use disorders and related behaviors. Students learn how to engage, assess, and treat individuals, families, groups, and communities.
Students learn human behavior theory and evidence-practice skills in the growing field of substance use treatment and counseling.
Required courses satisfy the education requirements for the Texas Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor Intern (LCDCi).
Students must complete 120 credit hours to finish the program. This includes 18 hours of field internship, 42 hours of required BSSUT courses, and 18 hours of outside electives, allowing many students to complete a minor.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
Expected May 2027
Arlington Campus
701 S. Nedderman Drive,
Arlington,
Texas,
76019, South, United States
Students must have completed official secondary school transcripts, diplomas, certificates and/or national test examination scores as appropriate for the educational systems in their country. In order to be considered for freshman admission students must have completed secondary school studies equivalent to that of United States high school graduation.
Official SAT I or ACT scores are required for entering freshmen with less than 24 semester hours of university level course work (equivalent to one year of full time study).
The minimum acceptable score on the TOEFL is 79 on the Internet-based test, 550 on the paper-based test and 213 on the computer-based test. The IELTS can be substituted for TOEFL scores. The minimum acceptable overall score of 6.5 is required for admission.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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