Applied Behavior Analysis is the clinical arm of behavior analysis. Professionals in applied behavior analysis use principles of learning to address behavioral needs in a variety of contexts including education, organizational behavior management, drug addictions, and work with persons with autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
Most professional behavior analysts receive certification through the Behavior Analyst Certification Board®. The BACB offers certification at the master’s degree level (Board Certified Behavior Analyst®, or BCBA®). Certification requires, among other things, a documented amount of supervised practical experience and passing a comprehensive examination.
BCBA – Master’s degree level certification
University of Florida graduate students in Education and Psychology are eligible to enroll in the ABAI-approved Verified Course Sequence. Students who successfully complete this sequence will automatically meet the coursework requirement to qualify for the BCBA exam. Please consult the BACB website for additional information about eligibility and requirements. Please note that these courses are not offered online. The Behavior Analysis program in Psychology at the University of Florida does not currently admit students seeking only a master’s degree and does not offer a BACB “Certificate Program” for students with master’s degrees from other universities.
“The Association for Behavior Analysis International has verified the following courses toward the coursework requirements for eligibility to take the Board Certified Behavior Analyst® or Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst® examination. Applicants will need to meet additional eligibility requirements and demonstrate they reside in an authorized country before they can be deemed eligible to take the examination.”
Course sequence
- EAB 6099 – Survey of Behavior Analysis
- EAB 6118 – Theoretical Foundations of Behavior Analysis
- EAB 6707 – Applied Behavior Analysis
- EAB 6712 – Experimental Psychopathology
- EAB 6719 – Strategies and Tactics of Human Behavioral Research
- EAB 6780 – Ethics and Professional Issues
- EAB 6939 – Organizational Behavior Management
The course content hour distribution is provided below.
Students may also contact Dr. Timothy Vollmer for further information: vollmera@ufl.edu.
The BACB® regularly publishes pass-rate data for all verified course sequences. The most recent information can be found here:https://www.bacb.com/wp-content/uploads/BCBA-pass-rates-percent-2017.pdf. However, pass-rate data are not published for sequences with fewer than six first-time candidates in a single year (including the University of Florida Verified Course Sequences) or for sequences within their first four years of operation.