Sample Two-Year Program of Study for Fall Admission

Year One

Fall Semester
CourseCredits
ABA 601 Concepts and Principles I: Introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis3
ABA 604 Treatment Evaluation3
ABA 672 Fieldwork I1
Total7
Spring Semester
CourseCredits
ABA 602 Concepts and Principles II: Experimental Analysis of Behavior3
ABA 606 Behavior Assessment3
ABA 673 Fieldwork II2
ABA 6xx Thesis Research I2
Total10
Summer Semester
CourseCredits
ABA 608 Behavior Intervention3
ABA 610 Ethical Practice in Applied Behavior Analysis3
ABA 675 Fieldwork Continuation I (optional): five students minimum1
ABA 6xx Thesis Research II2
Total8 to 9

Year Two

Fall Semester
CourseCredits
ABA 616 Training and Supervision3
ABA 614 Radical Behaviorism3
ABA 627 Thesis Research 31
ABA 674 Fieldwork III2
Total9
Spring Semester
CourseCredits
ABA 612 Verbal Behavior3
ABA 521 Introduction to ASD (elective)/another ABA elective3
ABA 676 Fieldwork Continuation II (optional): five students minimum1
ABA 999 Thesis Continuation (optional)1
Total6 to 8

Total: 40 Credits

Application Requirements

  • Completed application form and official transcripts
  • Personal statement; a resume; three letters of recommendation
  • Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Interview with program director
  • GRE scores are not required for this program