Sample Two-Year Program of Study for Fall Admission

Year One

Fall Semester
Course Credits
ABA 601 Concepts and Principles I: Introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis 3
ABA 604 Treatment Evaluation 3
ABA 672 Fieldwork I 1
Total 7
Spring Semester
Course Credits
ABA 602 Concepts and Principles II: Experimental Analysis of Behavior 3
ABA 606 Behavior Assessment 3
ABA 673 Fieldwork II 2
ABA 6xx Thesis Research I 2
Total 10
Summer Semester
Course Credits
ABA 608 Behavior Intervention 3
ABA 610 Ethical Practice in Applied Behavior Analysis 3
ABA 675 Fieldwork Continuation I (optional): five students minimum 1
ABA 6xx Thesis Research II 2
Total 8 to 9

Year Two

Fall Semester
Course Credits
ABA 616 Training and Supervision 3
ABA 614 Radical Behaviorism 3
ABA 627 Thesis Research 3 1
ABA 674 Fieldwork III/td> 2
Total 9
Spring Semester
Course Credits
ABA 612 Verbal Behavior 3
ABA 521 Introduction to ASD (elective)/another ABA elective 3
ABA 676 Fieldwork Continuation II (optional): five students minimum 1
ABA 999 Thesis Continuation (optional) 1
Total 6 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