As a completely online program, the UMA Graduate Certificate in Substance Use Disorders offers current professionals the flexibility to obtain a recognized credential that can lead to career advancement and become a pathway to a Master’s Degree.

Students who successfully complete the UMA graduate certificate can sit for the national Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) exam to pursue licensing as a substance use treatment professional and can apply for the Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS) certification. The CCS is a national certification allowing individuals to seek employment in all 50 states and is required to supervise Registered Alcohol and Drug Counselors (RADC), Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselors (CADC), and Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors (LADC).

UMA has received approval as a NAADAC Approved Educational Provider for the Graduate Certificate in Substance Use Disorders program. Academic programs with this approval are assured that the continuing education and academic credits provided will be accepted toward national credentialing by the National Certification Commission for Addiction Professionals (NCC AP), as well as by many of the individual state licensing/certification bodies in the addiction and other helping professions.