Forthcoming Degree Requirements (all new students beginning Fall 2025)
The Applied Behavior Analysis M.S. degree program consists of the following requirements (credit hours in parenthesis):
- Professional Studies (9)
- EPY 8850 – Introduction to Single-Case Methodology (3)
- ABA 8100 – Ethics for Behavior Analysts (3)
- ABA 8000 – Principles of Behavior Analysis (3)
- Major (12)
- ABA 8250 – Behavioral Assessment (3)
- ABA 8260 – Behavioral Intervention (3)
- ABA 8800 – Behaviorism (3)
- Applied Practice (6)
- ABA 7650 – Fieldwork in Behavior Analysis I (3)
- ABA 7660 – Fieldwork in Behavior Analysis II (3)ABA 8810 – Experimental Analysis of Behavior (3)
Program total: minimum of 36 semester hours
A catalog link will be available soon.
Optional Add-On Certificate in ABA Professional Specialization
Beginning in Fall 2025, the program will also offer an optional add-on Certificate in ABA Professional Specialization. The purpose of the Certificate in ABA Professional Specialization is to equip ABA Master’s students with advanced knowledge related to their intended population and setting for practice after graduation, and to shape competencies related to interdisciplinary collaboration. Students who complete this optional add-on certificate will complete one of five specializations, chosen in consultation with their advisor, each with specific associated coursework: (1) autism and developmental disabilities, (2) preschool and early childhood special education, (3) at-risk students, (4) health literacy, and (5) the science of reading.
This optional certificate requires 9 hours of coursework in one of five areas, as listed below.
Autism and Developmental Disabilities
- EXC 7250 – Characteristics of Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders (3)
- EXC 7320 – Methods of Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders Spring (3)
- EXC 7000 – Collaboration with Parents and Professionals (3)
Preschool and Early Childhood Special Education
- EXC 7650 – Characteristics of Young Children with Disabilities (3)
- EXC 7660 – Methods of Teaching Young Children with Disabilities (3)
- EXC 7000 – Collaboration with Parents and Professionals (3)
Science of Reading
- EXC 7010 – Assessment and Structured Literacy Instruction in Word Reading for Students with Dyslexia and other reading Disabilities (3)
- EXC 7190 – Theoretical Foundations for Literacy Instruction for Students with Dyslexia and Other Reading Disabilities (3)
- EXC 7420 – Assessment and Structured Literacy Instruction in Reading Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension for Students with Dyslexia and Other Reading Disabilities (3)
Students Who Are at Risk
- EXC 6580 – Instructional Methods for Students with Behavior/Learning Disabilities (3)
- EXC 6560 – Educational Evaluation of Students with Disabilities (3)
- EXC 7310 – Strategies for Social and Emotional Behavior in Students with Behavior and Learning Disabilities (3)
Health Literacy
- EPY 8265 – Health Behavior: Acquisition and Change (3)
- PHPB 8275 – Health Literacy (3)
- EPY 7080 – Psychology of Learning and Learners (3)
For degree requirements for current students (admitted prior to Fall 2025), visit the catalog.