COURSE NAME	COURSE #	HOURS
Addictions I (Alcohol Use and Abuse)	PSY 336*	3
Introduction to Individual Counseling	PSY 306*	3
Introduction to Group Counseling	PSY 326*	3
Addiction Services Coordination	PSY 118	3
Ethics/Confidentiality	PSY 138	3
Pharmacology	PA 128#	1
Medical High Risk Issues	PA 158#	1
Special Populations and Multicultural Issues	PSY 168	3
Family and Addictions	CESP+	3
Abnormal Psychology	PSY 554*	3
Field Experience	PSY 148**	3

* Psychology 111Q or the equivalent is a prerequisite for these courses.
^# Physician Assistant Department, College of Health Professions.
⁺ Counseling, Educational, and School Psychology Department, College of Education - course number to be determined.
** Field Experience should be taken at the end of the series of substance abuse courses, and is only offered in the Spring semester.

2. General Education Requirements (see Undergraduate Catalog, or www.advising.wichita.edu/lasac/aadegree.html for details):

• Basic skills: English 101 or 100; English 102; Comm. 111; Math 111 or an advanced math course that requires 111 or 112 as a prerequisite. These must be completed with grades of C or higher, within the first 48 credit hours of enrollment.

• Fine Arts/Humanities: 12 hours - one fine arts, two humanities disciplines, and a second course in one discipline.

• Social/Behavioral Sciences: 9 hours in two disciplines. Substance abuse courses in the Psychology department can count for 6 hours in one discipline.

• Natural Sciences/Mathematics: 9 hours in two disciplines, with a 2^nd course in one of the two disciplines.

Note: Students interested in earning a Bachelor's degree in a Liberal Arts and Sciences department should consider taking the following courses, which are required for the B.A. and will apply toward the Associate of Arts degree.

• History 131, or History 132, or Political Science 121. (Humanities or Social Science)

• One Biology course and one course in Geology, Chemistry, or Physics; one of the courses must have a laboratory experience. (Natural Science)

• An English literature course or a foreign language literature course. (Humanities)

3. To complete the Associate of Arts degree courses must total a minimum of 65 credit hours, with at least 15 hours at WSU and 50 of the hours in Liberal Arts and Sciences departments. A minimum of 2.0 WSU and cumulative grade point average is required.

Questions?

on substance abuse courses:
Lynn Schrepferman, Ph.D.
Phone: 316-978-6180
email: lynn.schrepferman@wichita.edu

on advising and general education courses:
LAS Advising
phone: 978-3700

on admission to WSU:
Admissions Office
phone: 978-3085

on financial aid:
Financial Aid Office
phone: 978-3430