Behavioral Health Counseling: About the Program

Formerly Behavioral and Addictions Counseling Sciences Program

Please Note: This Program is offered in quarter credits, not semester credits. One semester credit is equal to 1.5 quarter credits, therefore a Bachelors degree worth 120 semester credits is equal to 180 quarter credits.

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Located within Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions, the Behavioral Health Counseling program provides a four-year course of study leading to a Bachelor of Science degree. The program’s advanced, clinically-applied curriculum prepares students for careers within today’s rapidly evolving mental health and addictions treatment settings. Graduating students will be exceptionally well prepared for either immediate employment, or for continuing in graduate education toward Master’s and Doctoral degrees in a variety of behavioral health care related disciplines. The program’s mission is to provide students with an innovative and practical education that will continue to inspire and support their desires to make substantial contributions in the care and treatment of individuals and families who seek behavioral health care services.

Our four-year, Bachelor of Science degree program, which includes a co-op described in the curriculum section, best serves the full-time undergraduate student. Students who can only attend part-time may find that our Saturday Scholars program may best fit their needs.