Master Addiction and Substance Use Disorder Counseling

Exam Information

There are four license classifications available in the field of addiction and substance-use disorder counseling in Utah: Substance-Use Disorder Counselor (SUDC), Advanced Substance-Use Disorder Counselor (ASUDC), Associate Master Addiction Counselor (AMAC) and Master Addiction Counselor (MAC). Applicants must pass the following exams for their license type before applying.
Substance-Use Disorder Counselor (SUDC)

SUDC applicants must pass one of the following exams:

  1. NCC AP Exam Level I or II administered by the National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC);
  2. NCC AP Master Addiction Counselor Exam (MAC) administered by NAADAC;
  3. Alcohol and Drug Counselor (ADC) Exam administered by the International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC); or
  4. Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (AADC) Exam administered by IC&RC.

To register for any of the exams listed above, visit the Association of Utah Substance Abuse Counselors (AUSAP) Website .