Board Certified Behavior Analyst

Program Description | Admission | Certificate Requirements | Courses

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Program Description

The Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) certification program provides students with the necessary coursework and field experience necessary for becoming a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, which is an international certification. Students are required to complete a year of supervised fieldwork in applied behavior analysis with both individual and group supervision.

Our BCBA certification program complies with existing standards for professional certification set by the Behavior Analysis Certification Board. This certification may also be obtained in coordination with the MA or MEd in Special Education.

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Admission

Applicants seeking admission for the BCBA must submit the following directly to the Office of Graduate Studies:

1. A Graduate Studies Application with the application fee
2. Official transcript from the baccalaureate degree granting institution
3. Official transcript of master's degree conferral from an accredited institution
4. Official GRE scores, if GPA in last 60 hours is below a 3.0

 

For further details, please contact the Department of Language, Literacy and Special Populations at (936) 294-1108 or visit the Office of Graduate Studies program page at https://www.shsu.edu/~grs_www.

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Certificate Requirements

 

Plan 1 - Board Certified Behavior Analyst

Item	Requirement	Options	Hours Required
1	Specified Courses	Choose all from: SPD 630 <SPED 6301> Applied Behavior Analysis SPD 633 <SPED 6303> Behavioral Assessment and Intervention SPD 635 <SPED 6304> In-Home Training and Family Issues SPD 632 <SPED 6306> Evaluation and Measurement of Behavior SPD 637 <SPED 6307> Behavior Change and System Support SPD 698 <SPED 6314> Research Methods in Behavior Analysis SPD 538 <SPED 6308> Practicum and Methods in Special Education SPD 682 <SPED 6309> Internship	24
TOTAL			24

 

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Courses

Special Education (SPED)

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