4th Edition BCBA Required Course Sequence (4-6 semesters)*
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Semester |
Required Course |
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First Semester |
5130 Basic Principles |
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Second Semester |
5150 Techniques in ABA |
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Third Semester |
5170 Research Methods |
|
Fourth Semester |
5250 Ethics |
|
Fifth Semester |
5250 Autism OR 5250 Staff Performance |
|
Sixth Semester |
5910 ABA Review and Evaluation |
*Earning below a B in any course requires that you take that course again, by itself. Once you have passed the course with a B, you can move to the next course(s) in the sequence.
Beginning in the third semester, two courses can be taken simultaneously, if desired. However, they still must be taken in the order presented here. Please see the following examples.
4 Semester Example:*
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Semester |
First Course |
Second Course |
|
First Semester |
5130 Basic Principles |
N/A |
|
Second Semester |
5150 Techniques in ABA |
N/A |
|
Third Semester |
5170 Research Methods |
5250 Ethics |
|
Fourth Semester |
5250 Autism OR 5250 Staff Performance |
5910 ABA Review and Evaluation |
*Earning below a B in any course requires that you take that course again, by itself. Once you have passed the course with a B, you can move to the next course(s) in the sequence.
5 Semester Examples:*
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Semester |
First Course |
Second Course |
|
First Semester |
5130 Basic Principles |
N/A |
|
Second Semester |
5150 Techniques in ABA |
N/A |
|
Third Semester |
5170 Research Methods |
|
|
Fourth Semester |
5250 Ethics |
5250 Autism OR 5250 Staff Performance |
|
Fifth Semester |
5910 ABA Review and Evaluation |
|
Semester |
First Course |
Second Course |
|
First Semester |
5130 Basic Principles |
N/A |
|
Second Semester |
5150 Techniques in ABA |
N/A |
|
Third Semester |
5170 Research Methods |
|
|
Fourth Semester |
5250 Ethics |
|
|
Fifth Semester |
5250 Autism OR 5250 Staff Performance |
5910 ABA Review and Evaluation |
*Earning below a B in any course requires that you take that course again, by itself. Once you have passed the course with a B, you can move to the next course(s) in the sequence.
There are other ways the courses can be combined but the main points of the concurrent enrollment policy are:
- The first two courses must be taken one at a time.
- Beginning in the third semester, two courses can be taken simultaneously.
- Earning below a B in any course requires that you take that course again, by itself. Once you have passed the course with a B, you can move to the next course(s) in the sequence.
- The courses must be taken in the order presented in the first table, even when taking courses concurrently.
For more information on the content hour allocation for the BCBA Verified Course Sequence, consult the BCBA VCS Grid.
4th Edition BCaBA Required Course Sequence (3-4 semesters)*
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Semester |
Required Course |
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First Semester |
5130 Basic Principles |
|
Second Semester |
5150 Techniques in ABA |
|
Third Semester |
5900 Professional and Ethical Issues (1 hour) AND/OR 5910 Fundamentals (3 hours) |
|
Fourth Semester (optional) |
5910 Fundamentals (3 hours) OR 5900 Professional and Ethical Issues (1 hour) |
*Earning below a B in any course requires that you take that course again, by itself. Once you have passed the course with a B, you can move to the next course(s) in the sequence.
After taking 5130 and 5150, the other classes can be taken in any order or taken concurrently. The 5900 classes are all 1 hour and run consecutively in the same semester.
For more information on the content hour allocation for the BCaBA Verified Course Sequence, consult the BCaBA VCS Grid.
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