Minot State University and United Tribes Technical College have created an agreement for students who earn their Associate of Science at UTTC to transfer to Minot State and enter the addiction studies program.

Students will need to take the UTTC General Education Requirements to receive their AS and transfer into MSU’s Addiction Studies program.

After graduating from UTTC with their AS in General Studies the student will transfer to Minot State to earn their Bachelor of Science in Addiction Studies.

Graduating with an addiction studies degree requires a cumulative GPA of 3.0 in the required addiction studies major courses.

Students must complete 60 credits at a four-year university and 30 credits to from Minot State. Students must have 120 total credit hours to graduate with their Bachelor of Science degree from MSU.

The AS from UTTC will complete 60 of the 120 credit requirements. Once at MSU students will take the MSU Addiction Studies Required Courses to fulfill the remaining 60 credits.

After graduating with their Bachelor of Science from MSU, students must complete 960 hours of training with one of the state’s consortiums. The training can be undertaken during matriculation at MSU. Once coursework is complete, students become eligible to take the licensure exam. Once students pass the license exam and successfully complete the training hours, they are eligible to become a licensed addiction counselor (LAC).