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Breining Institute was first approved to offer
addiction education courses in 1986 by the State of
California Board of Education, and our most current
institutional approval from the State of California
Board for Private Postsecondary and Vocational
Education (BPPVE) to offer certificate and degree
programs is valid through November 2010

California Education Code Title 3, Div 10, Part 59,
Chapter 7
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California Code of Regulations, Title 5, Division
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The RAS Credential and Breining Institute are accredited by the National Commission for Certifying
Agencies (NCCA) |
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Breining Institute was the
first
certification agency accredited and approved
by the State of California Department of Alcohol and
Drug Programs |
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The NAADAC National Certification Commission has approved the
eligibility of the Breining Institute Masters and
Doctorate degrees as qualifying "Masters Degree" as
part of the eligibility for examination to earn
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Application
for Admission
Fees and Tuition
Financial
Aid
General
Information
Transcript Request Form
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Policy
Statement on Academic Freedom
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This 17-unit FAST TRACK program satisfies
the California 155-hour alcohol and other drug (AOD) education
requirement to be certified as an addiction counselor, and
also
satisfies the educational requirement for the
California-approved and
nationally-accredited Registered Addiction Specialist (RAS)
credential
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All On-Line. Any Time.
Study at your own pace
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17-units only |
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$663 |
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in tuition |
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Application fee |
$75 |
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Study Guide |
$150 |
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17-units @ $39/unit |
$663 |
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TOTAL COST |
$888 |
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GET STARTED TODAY
1. Send $75 Application fee with Application for
Admission. Here's a link to the Application:
Application for Admission
2. When we accept you, we will send you an
Enrollment Agreement, which you will return to us
with your tuition and fee for
the Study Guide.
3. We will then send you
the Addiction Professional
comprehensive Study Guide, the Course material,
assignments and exam questions, as well as
instructions to take the On-line Course Exam.

4. You may work at your own pace - fast or slow -
and then take the On-line Course Exam whenever you
are ready.
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An advanced track for the professional counselor,
45-unit program for the full
Addiction Studies Certificate
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Includes 35 unit On-line courses,
and 10 unit On-Campus Counseling courses
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Or, also available, the entire course may be completed
through Distance Learning
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PAY AS YOU GO
Pay for the On-line courses as you are ready to
start each course
(pay for the On-Campus course when you start class)
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45-units only
$1,755
tuition
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PROFESSIONAL TRACK
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Application fee |
$75 |
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Study Guide |
$150 |
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Course / units |
@
$39 |
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Series 1100 / 5 |
$195 |
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Series 1200 / 5 |
$195 |
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Series 1300 / 14 |
$546 |
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Series 1500 / 3 |
$117 |
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Series 1600 / 5 |
$195 |
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Series 1700 / 3 |
$117 |
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Counseling Series / 10 |
$390 |
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TOTAL COST |
$1,980 |
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M-RAS Credential Eligibility
This 45-unit course satisfies the 450 hour formal education
requirement for the advanced professional Masters Level
RAS (M-RAS) credential
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For more information on the
M-RAS credential, select the link below:
Masters Level RAS
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Professional degrees:
Associate, Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate (Dr.AD)
Associate of Arts - Alcohol and Drug
Abuse Studies
90
units
(can include transferable General Education courses from
other colleges, 45 units of Addiction Studies Certificate
program, and 15 elective units from Breining Institute)
$39 / Lower Division (Addictive Disorders courses) unit
Bachelor of Arts - Addictive
Disorders
180 units
(can include transferable General Education courses from
other colleges, 45 units of Addiction Studies Certificate
program, and 90 units of Breining Institute Upper Division
courses)
$125 / Upper Division unit
Master of Arts - Addictive Disorders
45
units
(requires Bachelors degree in Addictive Disorders or closely
related discipline, and 45 units of Graduate level course
work)
$145 / Graduate-level unit
Doctor of Addictive Disorders (Dr.AD)
80
units
(requires Masters degree in Addictive Disorders or closely
related discipline, and 80 units of Doctorate-level course
work)
$145 / Graduate-level unit
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