Social Science, Major in Substance Abuse, AS

Social Science, Major in Substance Abuse, AS is a Bachelor program taught at Wytheville Community College, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (4 years) options.

The Wytheville Community College Associate of Science in Social Science, Major in Substance Abuse is designed to provide students with knowledge, skills, and attitudes in substance abuse prevention and treatment. Students study courses such as Addiction and Prevention, Substance Abuse Counseling, Substance Abuse I, Substance Abuse II, and Coor­di­nated Internship in Human Services, alongside subjects including Principles of Psychology, Introduction to Sociology, Abnormal Psychology, and Developmental Psychology.

The program is a four-semester (two-year) Associate of Science degree. The suggested sequence includes biology lecture and lab courses (BIO 101 and BIO 102), composition courses (ENG 111, ENG 112), and statistics and sociology courses (Statistical Reasoning, Introduction to Sociology). Students also complete an internship in the human services area and humanities electives in the final semester.

Modules

• BIO 101 General Biology I
• ENG 111 College Composition I
• HMS 220 Addiction and Prevention
• PSY 200 Principles of Psychology
• SDV 100 College Success Skills
• MTH 154 Quantitative Reasoning
• BIO 102 General Biology II
• ENG 112 College Composition II
• HMS 260 Substance Abuse Counseling
• MTH 155 Statistical Reasoning
• SOC 200 Introduction to Sociology
• CST 100 Principles of Public Speaking

The minimum requirements for admission in Social Science, Major in Substance Abuse, AS at Wytheville Community College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Wytheville Community College.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Wytheville Community College as pre-requiste for admission in Social Science, Major in Substance Abuse, AS.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

All students will be required to demonstrate college readiness through transcript review or informed self-placement. Based on this review, students may request or be required to enroll in prerequisite or corequisite math and/or English courses.

Students should successfully complete all community college courses meeting the grade requirement of “C”.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.wcc.vccs.edu/program/social-science-major-substance-abuse

• Positions in mental health, family services, social services, rehabilitation, correction, and educational agencies that provide human services and/or substance abuse prevention or treatment.

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.