Substance Abuse Interprofessional Graduate Certificate

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Graduate Certificate

The purpose of the Interprofessional Graduate Certificate in Substance Abuse train student to work with populations impacted by substance use disorders (SUD) in the Memphis and greater Midsouth region.

Admission Requirements:

The certificate is designed to be completed in conjunction with a graduate degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or post-master’s degree.

Admission into the University of Memphis at the graduate level in one of the above disciplines.

Program Requirements:

Core Course

Students are required to take the following course (3 credit hours):

SWRK 7949 - Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Credit Hours: 3

Elective Courses

Choose three courses (9 credit hours) from the following:

SWRK 6061 - Substance Abuse Treatment ** Credit Hours: (3)
SWRK 7005 - Assessmnt,Diag,Psychopath ** Credit Hours: (3)
SWRK 7013 - Treatment of Trauma Credit Hours: (3)
SWRK 7028 - Advanced Individual Practice Across Systems Credit Hours: 3
COUN 6783 - Alcohol/Drug Abuse Ser Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 7207 - Developmental Psyc Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 7412 - Psychopathology Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 7434 - Clin Psychotherapies Credit Hours: (3)
PSYC 7705 - Neuropsychopharmacology Credit Hours: (3)

Graduation Requirements:

Students must complete all four required courses with an average grade of B (3.0) or higher for a total of 12 credit hours.
Students may earn no more than 3 credit hours of C+, C, or C- grades.

Retention Requirements:

All students are required to maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00. Should the student’s cumulative GPA fall below that mark, a period of one semester will be allowed to correct the deficiency. At the discretion of the chair, the director of graduate studies in the student’s college, and the Assistant Vice Provost for Graduate Studies, this period may be extended one additional semester. No more than 6 hours of “C-,” “C” or “C+” will be applied toward meeting graduate degree requirements. “D+,” “D,” and “F” will not be applied towards the graduate degree requirements. All students who fall below a GPA of 3.0 for one semester, and all students who earn a grade of “D+,” “D,” or “F” will be automatically referred to meet with the program retention committee the following semester.