Admission Requirements
Admission and entry requirements
Prospective students must hold a high school diploma or equivalent, with a minimum GPA of 2.5. Additionally, applicants are required to submit official transcripts and a personal statement detailing their interest in addiction counseling. Career Opportunities Addiction Counselor Clinical Supervisor Substance Abuse Program Director Mental Health Counselor Family Therapist Rehabilitation Specialist Important Notices The program educates ethical professionals who demonstrate technical excellence, servant leadership, professional integrity, and a commitment to apply sound principles to advance faith-based organizations, strengthen communities, and contribute responsibly. HBIU is a lawfully operating nonpublic faith-based postsecondary institution that maintains its status under section 1005.06(1)(f), Florida Statutes. The University annually affirms its compliance with the requirements applicable to faith-based institutions in Florida through Commission for Independent Education. 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Degree abbreviation | B.A. in Ministry of Addiction Counseling Total program length | 135 semester credit hours Normal completion time | Four academic years General education | 36 credit hours Ministry of Addiction Counseling core | 78 credit hours Professional application courses | 15 credit hours Capstone requirement | 6 credit hours Code | Title | Credits | Prerequisites ECO 101 | Microeconomics | 3 | None ENG 101 | English Composition I | 3 | None HIS 101 | U.S. History I | 3 | None PSY 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 | None REL 101 | Introduction to Religious Studies | 3 | None SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | None Code | Title | Credits | Prerequisites ECO 102 | Macroeconomics | 3 | None ENG 102 | English Composition II | 3 | None HIS 102 | U.S. History II | 3 | None CIS 110 | Information Technology | 3 | None MAT 110 | College Algebra | 3 | None BIO 120 | Human Biology | 3 | None Code | Title | Credits | Prerequisites ACN 201 | Introduction to Addiction Counseling | 3 | None COM 201 | Public Speaking | 3 | None ACN 210 | Substance Use Disorders | 3 | None PHI 210 | Ethics | 3 | None STA 210 | Statistics for Social Sciences | 3 | None ACN 220 | Pharmacology of Addiction | 3 | None Code | Title | Credits | Prerequisites ACN 230 | Counseling Skills | 3 | None ACN 240 | Case Management | 3 | None ACN 250 | Ethics in Addiction Counseling | 3 | None ACN 260 | Motivational Interviewing | 3 | None CCF 301 | Foundations of Christian Counseling | 3 | None ACN 310 | Co-Occurring Disorders | 3 | None Code | Title | Credits | Prerequisites CCF 310 | Pastoral Care | 3 | None ACN 320 | Family Systems & Addiction | 3 | None CCF 320 | Biblical Perspectives on Healing | 3 | None ACN 330 | Group Counseling | 3 | None ACN 340 | Crisis Intervention | 3 | None ACN 350 | Addiction Assessment | 3 | None Code | Title | Credits | Prerequisites ACN 360 | Behavioral Addictions | 3 | None ACN 410 | Relapse Prevention | 3 | None CCF 410 | Ethics in Christian Counseling | 3 | None ACN 420 | Treatment Planning | 3 | None CCF 420 | Integrative Faith-Based Counseling | 3 | None ACN 430 | Community-Based Recovery | 3 | None Code | Title | Credits | Prerequisites ACN 440 | Trauma & Addiction | 3 | None ACN 450 | Legal Issues in Counseling | 3 | None ACN 460 | Cultural Competency | 3 | None ACN 470 | Recovery Models | 3 | None ACN 480 | Supervised Practicum I | 3 | None ACN 481 | Supervised Practicum II | 3 | None Code | Title | Credits | Prerequisites ACN 490 | Research in Addiction Studies | 3 | None ACN 495 | Program Evaluation | 3 | None ACN 499 | Capstone Project in Addiction Counseling | 3 | None