The Master of Arts in Applied Behavior Analysis is a professional practice degree
program designed to provide the knowledge base for effective and compassionate practice
in behavior analysis. This program is flexibly designed to allow students to take
from one to four classes per semester to find the best fit with their schedule. It
is completely online and all courses are conveniently offered every semester.
The Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) has verified the following
courses toward the coursework requirements for eligibility to take the Board Certified
Behavior Analyst® examination. Applicants will need to meet additional requirements
before they can be deemed eligible to take the examination. In particular, supervised
fieldwork must be acquired separately; please visit our Supervision page for more information.
There are ten 3-hour courses that focus on scientifically grounded and humanely practiced
behavioral interventions:
- BEHV 5600 ABA Foundations, Concepts and Principles
- BEHV 5612 Meaningful Assessment in Behavioral Practice
- BEHV 5613 Culturally Responsive Ethics in Behavioral Practice
- BEHV 5616 Effective Communication and Collaboration in Behavioral Practice
- BEHV 5617 Behaviorism and the Philosophy of Science
- BEHV 5619 Fundamentals and Techniques of Compassionate and Effective Behavior Change
- BEHV 5622 Evidence-based Practice: Understanding and Using Applied Behavior Analytic
Research
- BEHV 5627 Behavioral Practice in Autism
- BEHV 5634 Improving Staff Performance in Behavioral Practice
- BEHV 5636 Capstone: Application and Analysis in Behavioral Practice
All courses are offered every Fall, Spring, and 13-week Summer semester.