Online Bachelor’s Degree in Counseling: Substance Use Disorder Emphasis

A 120-credit online B.S. in Counseling with an addiction emphasis, taught in 7-week courses at $490 per credit, with up to 90 transfer credits accepted.

Official program name

Online Bachelor’s Degree in Counseling: Substance Use Disorder Emphasis

Awarded degree

Bachelor of Science in Counseling with an Emphasis in Addiction, Chemical Dependency, and Substance Abuse

Source: gcu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Degree level

Bachelor's

Counseling specialty

Addiction Counseling

Source: gcu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Professional purpose

Undergraduate preparationA bachelor's degree. It does not by itself qualify anyone for independent clinical practice; professional counselor licensure requires a graduate degree.

Source: gcu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

School

Grand Canyon University — College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Source: gcu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Location

Phoenix, AZWhere the school is located. Coursework is online; this is not a residency requirement, does not decide whether you may enroll from your state, and is not where you complete practicum or internship.

Required credits

Degree Requirements 120 credits

Source: gcu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Duration

Not verified

Teaching language

English (not separately stated)

Academic delivery

Online courseworkCoursework is delivered online. Practicum and internship are completed in person at approved sites, and some programs also require campus residencies.Coursework is delivered online. Practicum and internship are completed in person at approved sites, and some programs also require campus residencies.

Source: gcu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Campus attendance for coursework

Campus attendance: not verified

Class schedule

Not verified

Study intensity

Not published

The pages we checked do not say whether residencies, intensives or other campus visits are required. Ask the school before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Practicum and internship requirements: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Placement arrangements and supervision

Not published on the pages we checked. Ask who finds the practicum site, whether sites in your area are approved and how supervision works.

How practicum and internship placements work

Curriculum details: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Minimum GPA

RequiredMinimum 2.8 — 2.8+ unweighted GPA, or 2.5+ with ACT 19 / SAT 1000.

Source: gcu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

SAT / ACT

OptionalACT 19 or SAT 1000 is an alternative route for applicants with a 2.5+ GPA instead of 2.8+.

Source: gcu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Scholarships, fellowships or assistantships for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Institutional accreditation

• Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No CACREP accreditation is matched to this program in the current CACREP directory, and no other programmatic accreditation was verified. Institutional accreditation does not imply programmatic accreditation, and another program at the same school being accredited does not cover this one.

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

• GCU is a SARA participating institution. Official pageSource: gcu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

International applicants

Not verified for this program.

• LicensureSome states may require a master's degree, clinical experience hours and a licensure exam in addition to an undergraduate counseling degree. Official disclosureSource: gcu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

CACREP accreditation does not guarantee licensure in every state, and school counselor certification is not the same as clinical counselor licensure. LPC, LMHC and other state titles · School counselor credentials

1. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
2. gcu.edu/academics/accreditation/state-authorizations-sara — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026
3. gcu.edu/degree-programs/bachelor-science-addiction-counseling — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
4. gcu.edu/degree-programs/bachelor-science-addiction-counseling/accreditation — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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