Addiction Studies competencies can be attained through an extensive array of educational courses offered. The program contains classes suggested to begin internships in chemical dependency agencies in the public and private sectors and fulfill chemical dependency professional status in accordance with current certification requirements. Course content includes counseling, case management, psychology, sociology, ethics, law, and physiology as well as internships in a variety of work environments. Students are encouraged to begin the program in either fall or winter quarter. Successful completion of the two-year program described on this guide leads to an Associative of Applied Science-Transfer degree in Addiction Studies. The AAS-T option may improve the transferability of Associate of Applied Science degrees to some four-year programs.