ABA Concentration Requirements
"The Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc. has approved the following course sequence as meeting the coursework requirements for eligibility to take the Board Certified Behavior Analyst Examination. Applicants will have to meet additional requirements to qualify.”
Core Courses
Required Coursework in Research Methods
- PSY 555 Psychological Research Methods I (3 semester hours)
- PSY 579-80 Advanced Research Practicum (1-1, two semesters)
Other Required Courses (students take 4 of 5)
- PSY 510 Cognitive Psychology (3)
- PSY 517 Learning and Behavior Analysis (3)
- PSY 520 Developmental Psychology (3)
- PSY 556 Advanced Physiological Psychology (3)
- PSY 565 Personality and Social Psychology (3)
Thesis in Psychology
- PSY 599 Thesis (6 hours over at least two semesters)
Additional Concentration Requirements
- PSY 515 Small n Research Design (3 credits)
- PSY 518 Applied Behavior Analysis (3 credits)
- PSY 519 Conceptual Issues in Behavior Analysis (3 credits)
- PSY 522 Advanced Topics in Behavior Analysis (3 credits)
- PSY 525 Psychological Assessment I (3 credits)
- PSY 547 Advanced Psychopathology (3 credits)
- PSY 552 Ethical and Legal Issues in Mental Health (3 credit)
- PSY 596 Clinical Psychology Practicum in Applied Behavior Analysis (2 credits)
- PSY 597 Internship in Psychology and Applied Behavior Analysis (3 credits)
BACB Approved Course Sequence
Course 1 |
Course 2 |
Course 3 |
Course 4 |
Course 5 |
Course 6 |
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CONTENT AREAS AND REQUIRED NUMBER OF CLASSROOM HOURS |
Psy 515 |
Psy 517 |
Psy 518 |
Psy 519 |
Psy 552 |
Psy 522 |
|
(Practicum hours do not count unless hours are in-class instruction with instructor) |
Small-N Research Design |
Learning and Behavior Analysis |
Applied Behavior Analysis |
Conceptual Foundations of Behavior Analysis |
Ethics |
Advanced Topics in Behavior Analysis |
Total Hours for content area |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
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a. 15 hours in ethical considerations in behavior analysis. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
15 |
b. 45 hours in definitions and characteristics & principles, processes and concepts. |
0 |
20 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
45 |
c. 35 hours in behavioral assessment & selecting intervention outcomes strategies. |
10 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
35 |
d. 20 hours in experimental evaluation of interventions. |
15 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
e. 20 hours in measurement of behavior & displaying and interpreting data. |
10 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
f. 45 hours in behavior change procedures & systems support. |
10 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
45 |
g. 45 hours – Discretionary. (may be used within any one or more of the 10 content areas above OR for any applications of behavior analysis*) |
0 |
15 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
10 |
45 |
Total Hours of Instruction |
45 |
45 |
45 |
45 |
15 |
30 |
225 |
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