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Undergraduate Programs - Applied Behavior Analysis

Training

Our Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Program meets the academic content required for certification by the Behavior Analysis Certification Board (BACB). People with this certification can become vendors with the state-funded centers for the developmentally disabled. Behavior analysts and specialists design and implement behavior change programs in a variety of settings including schools, homes, group homes, care facilities, and hospitals. Our training gives students necessary coursework in theoretical foundations, basic research, and applications for applied behavior analysis. Courses can be applied to both the psychology major and to the ABA training. To be certified by BACB, supervised internship, usually available through local or in-state ABA employers, is required.

The following classes comprise the ABA undergraduate program:

1. Core Courses in Psychology
Psych 10	Introduction to Psychology	3
Psych 42	Introductory Statistics	4
Psych 144	Research Design and Experimental Methods	5
2. Applied Behavior Analysis Content
Psych 136	Human Learning and Behavior	3
Psych 184A/B	Community Intervention and System Supports	3
Psych 172	ABA	4
3. Additional Applied Behavior Analysis Content (Choose 1)
Psych 177	Behavioral and Cognitive Change Techniques	4
Psych 179	Supervised Field Experience	4
Psych 170T	Varies-ABA content only	3/4
Psych 184A/B	Community Intervention and System Supports	3
4. Enhancement Content (Choose 1)
Psych 155	Developmental Psychology	4
Psych 156	Social Psychology	4

• A minimum GPA of 3.0 in Psych 136, 155, 156, 170T, 172, 177 is required.
• A minimum GPA of 2.75 in all coursework is required.
• Please contact Program Director Criss Wilhite at (559)278-6937 for more information.