Addiction Counseling – Utah

Substance Use Disorder Counselor (SUDC)

Utah requires that applicants for this licensure have a baccalaureate or graduate level degree, including not less than 90 quarter or 60 semester credit hours of course work from accredited institutions of higher education that have accreditation recognized by CHEA.

Course Requirements

Prerequisite courses shall cover the following subjects

• Human growth development, completed at an accredited institution
• General psychology, completed at an accredited institution
• A two-hour suicide prevention course as described in Section R156-60d-302d

Additional Requirements

Applicants will need to take CEFS 502 Human Growth and Development and CRIS 606 Acute Stress, Grief and Trauma.

For more information:

https://adminrules.utah.gov/public/rule/R156-60d/Current%20Rules?