Contact:

Brooks B. Gump,Director of Graduate Programs in Public Health;
Department of Public Health, Food Studies, and Nutrition
344 White Hall
315-443-2208
bbgump@syr.edu

Core Faculty:

Dessa Bergen-Cico, James Byrne,  Brooks B. Gump, Ignatius Ijere, Susan Scholl

Description:

The 36 credit Master of Arts in Addiction Studies provides students with opportunities to develop broad competencies in preparation for employment in a number of fields addressing alcohol, other drugs and behavioral (process) addictions. Students will be exposed to a public health perspective of substance use and addictive behaviors specializing in prevention and counseling. Requirements include: 1) 25 credits of Theoretical Foundations, 2) 8 credits of Research and Assessment, 3) 3 credits of Elective, 4) Qualifying Examination and 5) a Master’s Paper.

Upon completion of the program, students will have met the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) education training requirements for initial certification as a Credentialed Prevention Professional (CPP) and Credentialed Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC); and be eligible to sit for the CPP/CPS certification exam. Full certification as a CPP or CASAC requires supervised post-graduate work experience before full certification is awarded by OASAS. Students seeking credentialing in states other than New York must contact the specific credentialing office for that state.

Admission:

Requirements for this program include: undergraduate degree with a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA, minimum score of 100 on the TOEFL (for international applications), undergraduate transcripts, three letters of recommendation, a resume and personal statement, and GRE scores. However, GRE’s are not required for students who have already completed a different advanced degree (e.g., MS, PhD, MD). An admissions committee consisting of full time faculty members who teach in the MA Addictions Studies program will consider requests for admission.

Transfer Credit:

Students may transfer up to 9 credits. Substituted/transferred course work should cover material equivalent to that which is covered in the relevant required course. Substitution/transfer requests will need to be approved by the graduate committee for public health programs. All students are expected to file a tentative program of study in their second semester. Students transferring courses from another institution must file a program of study prior to completing 12 credits at Syracuse University.

Part-time Study:

Program may be pursued on a part-time basis with department approval.

Satisfactory Progress:

Certification for an advanced degree at Syracuse University requires a minimum average of 3.0 for work comprising the program for the degree and a 2.8 average for all credits earned.