{"id":1018,"date":"2013-10-21T15:32:15","date_gmt":"2013-10-21T19:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/grad1213\/?page_id=1018"},"modified":"2018-07-13T10:30:07","modified_gmt":"2018-07-13T14:30:07","slug":"applied-behavior-analysis-graduate-studies-certificate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/catalogs.wcsu.edu\/grad1819\/sps\/programs\/applied-behavior-analysis-graduate-studies-certificate\/","title":{"rendered":"CERTIFICATE IN APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Stephanie Kuhn, Program Coordinator<\/span><\/td>\nPhone: (203) 837-3206<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nkuhns@wcsu.edu<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Faculty:<\/em><\/span><\/td>\nJ. Burke; S Kuhn.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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WCSU offers a graduate certificate approved by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board\u00ae, Inc. (BACB\u00ae), to prepare students for the national certification examinations sponsored by the BACB. All four courses are offered online and can be completed in one year to earn the certificate.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Two Online Behavior Analysis Certificates<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) Certificate<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

This 16-credit, four-course sequence is designed for people who have completed an accredited bachelor\u2019s degree. Completion of the\u00a0four-course sequence and completion of 1,000 hours of supervised independent fieldwork in behavior analysis make the student eligible to take the BCaBA certification examination sponsored by the BACB\u00ae. Visit http:\/\/bacb.com for more information.<\/span><\/p>\n

B<\/em>oard Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) Certificate<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This 19-credit, five-course sequence is designed for people who have completed an accredited graduate degree. Completion of the five-course sequence and completion of 1,500 hours of supervised independent fieldwork in behavior analysis make the student eligible to take the BCBA certification examination sponsored by the BACB\u00ae. Visit http:\/\/bacb.com for more information.<\/span><\/p>\n

From the BACB.com website<\/span><\/p>\n

Eligibility to sit for the BCBA certification examination requires the completion of Sections A and B below and compliance with all other rules and requirements of the BACB.<\/span><\/p>\n

A. Degree Requirement:<\/span><\/p>\n

Possession of a minimum of a bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degree that were conferred in behavior analysis or other natural science, education, human services, engineering, medicine, or a field related to behavior analysis and approved by the BACB from any of the following:<\/span><\/p>\n

1. United States or Canadian institution of higher education fully or provisionally accredited by a regional, state, provincial, or national accrediting body or<\/span><\/p>\n

2. an institution of higher education located outside the United States or Canada that, at the time the applicant was enrolled and at the time the applicant graduated, maintained a standard of training equivalent to the standards of training of those institutions accredited in the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n

B. Training and Experience Requirements<\/span><\/p>\n

Course work: <\/strong>The applicant must complete 225 classroom hours of graduate-level instruction (see Acceptable Course work below) in the following content areas and for the number of hours specified:<\/span><\/p>\n