Program of Study - Board Certified Behavior Analyst Certificate

Overview

The department of psychological sciences offers a certificate in Board Certified Behavior Analysis (BCBA). This requires 18 credit hours. The BCBA certificate can be taken as a stand- alone course of study if a student is enrolled in a psychology-related master’s program or already has a Master’s degree or in conjunction with the Experimental (no extra credits) or Clinical (15 extra credits) degrees. Students with a Master’s degree in psychology or education who have completed the certificate will be eligible to sit for the national exam to become a Board Certified Behavior Analyst.

Admission Requirements

To be admitted to the board certified behavior analyst certificate, prospective candidates must meet all requirements for graduate admission to UT Rio Grande Valley.

Application for admission must be submitted prior to the published deadline. The application is available at www.utrgv.edu/gradapply.

Program Requirements

The certificate can be added on to the Clinical degree plan for a total of 63 hours, or the Experimental degree plan as part of the 21 hours of electives. PSYC 6325 is already a part of the degree plans for both options.

Required Courses (when the certificate is added to a psychology degree plan) (15 Credits)

PSYC 6174Special Topics in Psychology: Journal and BCBA Review

1

PSYC 6274Special Topics in Psychology: Journal and BCBA Review

2

PSYC 6315Applied Behavior Analysis

3

PSYC 6334Single Subject Designs

3

PSYC 6350Behavioral Assessment

3

PSYC 6362Contemporary Professional Issues and Ethics in Applied Behavior Analysis

3

Required Courses (when the certificate is a stand- alone) (18 Credits)

PSYC 6174Special Topics in Psychology: Journal and BCBA Review

1

PSYC 6274Special Topics in Psychology: Journal and BCBA Review

2

PSYC 6315Applied Behavior Analysis

3

PSYC 6325Conditioning and Learning

3

PSYC 6334Single Subject Designs

3

PSYC 6350Behavioral Assessment

3

PSYC 6362Contemporary Professional Issues and Ethics in Applied Behavior Analysis

3

Total Credit Hours: 15-18