Program Sequence

B.S. in Applied Behavior Analysis

The Association for Behavior Analysis International has verified the following coursework requirements for eligibility to take the Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst examination. Applicants will need to meet additional requirements before being deemed eligible to take the examination.

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1st Year
FALL (16 credits) SPRING (16 credits)
ACS 101 Academic and College Success (1) Health and Wellness course (0)
FYS course (3) — taken with ACS 101 PEQ 5 PHL.Q 101 Philosophical Inquiry (3)
PEQ 1 - Math (3) PEQ 3 - Science with Lab (4)
ENGW 101 Exposition (3) ENGW 102 Argument and Research (3)

PEQ 2 - Social Science
PSY.Q 110 Introduction to Psychological Science (3)

PEQ 4 - Literature/English (3)

PEQ 6
RES.Q 101 Exploring the World’s Religions (3)

PSY 221 or 224 or 226  (Developmental PSY courses) (3)
2nd Year
FALL (15 credits) SPRING (16 credits)
PSY 200 Statistics and Research Methods for Clinical Practice (3) DEIB designated course/Liberal Arts Elective (3)
PEQ 7 - Visual & Performing Arts (3) PEQ 8 - History (3)

Integrative Studies (IS) course 1 (3)

Liberal Arts Elective (3)
Liberal Arts Elective (3) ABA 301 Foundations of Behavior Analysis with lab (4)

Liberal Arts Elective (3)

ABA 305 Interprofessional Practice in Behavior Analysis (3)

3rd Year
FALL (15 credits) SPRING (15 credits)
ABA 302 Methods in Behavior Analysis (3) ABA 486 ABA Clinical Practicum II (3)

ABA 485 ABA Clinical Practicum I
Experiential Learning Pathway (EL) (3)

PSY 255 or 343 or 354 Special Topics/Upper-Level PSY courses (3)
ABA 402 Ethics in Behavior Analysis (3) ABA 303 Behavior Assessment & Intervention I (3)
Integrative Studies (IS) course 2 (3) Integrative Studies (IS) course 3 (3)
Elective (3) Liberal Arts Elective (3)
4th Year
FALL (15 credits) SPRING (12 credits)
CME 050 Core Milestone Experience (0) ABA 488 Clinical Practicum IV (9)
ABA 487 ABA Clinical Practicum III (3) ABA 401 Organizational Behavior Management (3)
ABA 304  Behavior Assessment & Intervention II (3) ABA 499 ABA Comprehensive (0)
Elective (3)  
Elective (3)  
Elective (3)