2016-2017 College Catalog

Apr 18, 2024

2016-2017 College Catalog [Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Addiction Studies, ASLAS for Transfer to UCA BS in Addiction Studies (Treatment)

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The curriculum is designed for persons who plan to obtain an Associate of Science in Liberal Arts and Sciences at National Park College (NPC) and transfer to the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) to complete a Bachelor of Science in Addiction Studies (Treatment) degree. Students should be aware that prerequisite courses and/or developmental courses may need to be taken in addition to this suggested plan of study.

Students completing the degree requirements, as shown below, with a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA, will have satisfied the UCA Lower-Division Core requirements and will be admitted to the BS in Addiction Studies (Treatment) degree program as a junior.

This degree program requires a total of 120 semester credit hours, including at least 40 upper-division credit hours completed at UCA.

General Education Core - 35 Transferable Hours

Pre-Program requirements to be completed at NPC:

ORT 1100 - NPC Orientation 0 Credits
ORT 0 - Blackboard Student Training 0 Credits
ENGLISH/COMMUNICATION - 9 CREDIT HOURS
ENG 1113 - English Composition I* 3 Credits
ENG 1123 - English Composition II* 3 Credits
SPCH 1103 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking* 3 Credits
MATHEMATICS - 3 CREDIT HOURS
MATH 1123 - College Algebra* 3 Credits
LAB SCIENCES - 8 CREDIT HOURS
Required course:
BIOL 2224 - Anatomy And Physiology I* 4 Credits
Select one of the following courses:
CHEM 1104 - Chemistry For Non-Majors I* 4 Credits
CHEM 1204 - General Chemistry I* 4 Credits
FINE ARTS/HUMANITIES - 6 CREDIT HOURS
Select one of the following courses:
ART 1593 - Art Appreciation For Non-Art Majors* 3 Credits
MUS 1213 - Music Appreciation* 3 Credits
PHIL 1123 - Introduction To Philosophy* 3 Credits
SPAN 1103 - Beginning Spanish I* 3 Credits
SPAN 1113 - Beginning Spanish II* 3 Credits
TART 1153 - Introduction To Theater* 3 Credits
Select one of the following courses:
ENG 2223 - American Literature I* 3 Credits
ENG 2233 - American Literature II* 3 Credits
ENG 2273 - World Literature I* 3 Credits
ENG 2283 - World Literature II* 3 Credits
SOCIAL SCIENCES - 9 CREDIT HOURS
Select one of the following courses:
HIST 2223 - United States History To 1865* 3 Credits
HIST 2233 - United States History Since 1865* 3 Credits
POLS 1113 - American National Government* 3 Credits
Select one of the following courses:
HIST 2253 - World Civilization to 1500* 3 Credits
HIST 2263 - World Civilization since 1500* 3 Credits
Select one of the following courses:
ANTH 1113 - General Anthropology* 3 Credits
ECON 2203 - Macroeconomics* 3 Credits
ECON 2213 - Microeconomics* 3 Credits
POLS 1123 - American State And Local Government* 3 Credits
PSYC 1103 - General Psychology* 3 Credits
SOC 1103 - Introduction To Sociology* 3 Credits
SOC 2203 - Social Problems* 3 Credits

Addiction Studies Core - 25 Transferable Hours

BIOL 2234 - Anatomy And Physiology II* 4 Credits
BIOL 2244 - Microbiology* 4 Credits
MATH 1293 - Introduction To Statistics* 3 Credits
PSYC 1103 - General Psychology* 3 Credits
PSYC 2013 - Developmental Psychology* 3 Credits
SOC 2113 - Cultural Diversity 3 Credits
SOC 2233 - Interviewing Skills and Practice 3 Credits
Elective 1002 - UCA Approved Elective 2 Credits

60 Credit Hours Total

See the NPU Transfer Center Coordinator for degree and graduation information.

Remaining Courses to be Completed at UCA

UCA Courses - 60 Credit Hours Total

HED 2201	First Aid	2 credits
HED 2320	Mental Health	3 credits
HED 3315	Theory and Practice of Prevention	3 credits
HED 4312	Drug Education	3 credits
HSC 2310	Addiction Counseling Theory and Practice	3 credits
HSC 2320	Addiction Assessment, Intervention, and Treatment Planning	3 credits
HSC 2330	Etiology and Epidemiology of Addiction	3 credits
HSC 3310	Group Counseling Skills	3 credits
HSC 3320	Legal and Ethical Issues in Addiction (UD UCA Core: D)	3 credits
HSC 3330	Family Systems and Addiction	3 credits
HSC 4610	Practicum in Substance Abuse (UD UCA Core: Z)	6 credits
PSYC 3332	Research Methods (UD UCA Core: I)	3 credits
PSYC 4300	Theories of Personality	3 credits
PSYC 4320	Abnormal Psychology	3 credits
WRTG 3310	Technical Writing (UD UCA Core: C)	3 credits
	Upper Division General Elective (UD UCA Core: R)	3 credits
	Upper Division General Elective	3 credits
	Upper Division General Elective	3 credits
	General Elective	3 credits
	General Elective	1 credit

Agreement requirements are guaranteed in accordance with the academic year of initial enrollent at NPC, not to precede the academic year during which the agreement first took effect. A period of non-enrollment of 12 months or more requires that the student adhere to the agreement revision corresponding with the academic year of re-enrollment.

UCA courses are either guaranteed by ACTS (acts.adhe.edu) or by UCA Department Chair approval (if blank, elective credit will be awarded).

In order to receive important communications about transferring to UCA, students are encouraged to create a UCA student account at gopurple.uca.edu. For more information about the 2 + 2 program, students may also send email inquiries to ucatransfer@uca.edu.

For more specific information about degree requirements within the junior and senior years at UCA, please review the UCA Undergraduate Bulletin (uca.edu/ubulletin) and consult your UCA academic advisor.

General Education Core Requirements

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