Applied Behavior Analysis, MS

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Curriculum

This map shows required courses for the degree and recommended terms to take each course (the term sequence is subject to change depending on transfer courses, AP/IB/CLEP credit, and course availability).

Degree Required courses and recommended terms during which they should be taken:

First Year

Fall

ABA 501 - ABA Colloquium Credit Hours: 1
ABA 511 - Foundations of ABA I Credit Hours: 3 ^b
ABA 515 - Basic Behavior Analysis Credit Hours: 3
ABA 521 - Ethics & Professional Issues I Credit Hours: 2 ^b

Total: 9 Credit Hours

Winter

ABA 501 - ABA Colloquium Credit Hours: 1
ABA 512 - Foundations of ABA II Credit Hours: 3 ^b
ABA 526 - Behavioral Assessment I Credit Hours: 3 ^b
ABA 527 - Radical Behaviorism Credit Hours: 3

Total: 10 Credit Hours

Spring

ABA 501 - ABA Colloquium Credit Hours: 1
ABA 516 - ABA and Human Development Credit Hours: 3
ABA 525 - Research Methods in ABA Credit Hours: 3 ^b
ABA 531 - Behavioral Change I: Decreasing Challenging Behavior Credit Hours: 3 ^b

Total: 10 Credit Hours

Summer

ABA 535 - Special Topics in ABA Credit Hours: 3 ^b
ABA 598 - Supervised Practicum Credit Hours: 2 ^a

Total: 5 Credit Hours

Second Year

Fall

ABA 532 - Behavioral Change II: Increasing and Maintaining Behavior Credit Hours: 3 ^b
ABA 598 - Supervised Practicum Credit Hours: 2 ^a
ABA 599 - Thesis Credit Hours: 1

Total: 6 Credit Hours

Winter

ABA 536 - Behavior, Physiology, and Pharmacology Credit Hours: 3
ABA 598 - Supervised Practicum Credit Hours: 2 ^a
ABA 599 - Thesis Credit Hours: 1
ABA Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 9 Credit Hours

Spring

ABA 598 - Supervised Practicum Credit Hours: 2 ^a
or
ABA Elective Credit Hours: 3
ABA 599 - Thesis Credit Hours: 1
ABA Elective Credit Hours: 3
ABA Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 9/10 Credit Hours

Elective Courses

ABA 565 - Organizational Behavior Management Credit Hours: 3
ABA 566 - ABA and Education Credit Hours: 3
ABA 567 - ABA and Health Credit Hours: 3
ABA 575 - Community Behavior Analysis Credit Hours: 3
ABA 576 - Clinical Behavior Analysis Credit Hours: 3
ABA 577 - ABA and Special Populations Credit Hours: 3

Total for a M.S. in Applied Behavior Analysis: 58/59 Credit Hours

^a Practicum Fee of $xx (professional liability coverage)

^b BCBA course sequence