Online Master’s in Addiction Counseling Degree

A 36-credit online M.S. at $610 per credit with in-person supervised fieldwork: a 150-hour pre-practicum and a 150-hour practicum/internship. The program is NASAC-approved for accreditation.

Official program name

Online Master’s in Addiction Counseling Degree

Awarded degree

Master of Science in Addiction Counseling

Source: gcu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Degree level

Master's

Counseling specialty

Addiction Counseling

Source: gcu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Professional purpose

Clinical counselor preparationThe institution states the program prepares students for professional counselor licensure. Licensure itself also requires post-degree supervised experience, an examination and a state application.

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

Credits: 36

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

Required150 hours. Pre-Practicum (PCN-622A): minimum 150 hours including 50 direct contact hours.

Source: gcu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Internship

Required150 hours. Practicum/Internship I (PCN-662A): 150 hours; 300 hours total across the two field courses.

Source: gcu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Placement arrangements and supervision

Other fieldwork requirement

Fieldwork is structured, in-person and supervised.

Source: gcu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Supervision

On-site clinical supervisor approved by the Office of Field Experience.

Source: gcu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

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 — Undergraduate degree with 2.8+ GPA, or 2.5+ GPA with GMAT 500 or GRE 300.

Source: gcu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test

Optional — minimum 300Alternative route for applicants with a 2.5+ GPA instead of 2.8+ (GMAT 500 also listed).

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.

• LicensurePer-state licensure determinations are published on the program's disclosures page. 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/master-science-addiction-counseling — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
5. gcu.edu/degree-programs/master-science-addiction-counseling/accreditation — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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