Criteria C Schools

Approved Programs

Disclaimer: Some of these schools offer a stand alone addictions certificate in addition to their approved Criteria C Master’s Degree programs. Completion of these certificates does not allow applicants with previously attained non-Criteria C schools to then qualify for Criteria C.

Video from Governor’s Institute on Criteria C

Appalachian State UniversityMaster’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program offered by the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling 

Appalachian State UniversityMaster of Arts Degree in Marriage & Family Therapy with an Addictions Counseling Certificate

East Carolina UniversityMaster’s degree in Clinical Counseling program offered through the Department of Addictions and Rehabilitation Studies 

East Carolina UniversityMasters of Social Work with Substance Abuse Certificate program offered through the School of Social Work 

East Tennessee State UniversityMaster of Social Work with Graduate Certificate in Clinical Addiction Counseling Studies through the School of Graduate Studies

Fayetteville State UniversityMaster of Social Work with a Graduate Certificate in Substance Abuse Studies program offered through the Department of Social Work

Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addictions StudiesMaster of Arts in Addiction Counseling:  Integrated Recovery for Co-Occurring Disorders

North Carolina A&T State UniversityMaster of Science in Mental Health Counseling—Rehabilitation Counseling and Behavioral Addictions Certificate, offered via the Counseling Department, Rehabilitation Studies

North Carolina Central UniversityMaster of Arts in Counseling with a focus in Addictions Counseling

North Carolina State UniversityMaster of Social Work with Addiction and Recovery Specialization

UNC Chapel Hill Master of Social Work and Substance Use & Addictions Specialist offered by the School of Social Work

UNC CharlotteMaster of Counseling with a Graduate Concentration in Substance Abuse Counseling program offered by the Counseling Department

UNC PembrokeMaster of Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a certificate in Addictions Counseling

UNC Pembroke – Master of Social Work with Emphasis on Substance Use Disorder and Recovery 

UNC WilmingtonMasters in Social Work with the Substance Use Disorders and Addictions Certificate Program via the School of Social Work

University of Mount Olive — Master of Science in Counseling:  Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Wake Forest UniversityMasters in Addiction Research & Clinical Health offered by Wake Forest Biomedical Graduate Programs

Western Carolina UniversityAddiction Studies Certificate program offered by the Department of Social Work