University of Houston College of Education 7 courses
The Applied Behavior Analysis Certificate is an eighteen (18) to twenty-one (21) credit hour fully online graduate certificate. The eighteen (18) credit hour option is designed for individuals who have a bachelor’s degree in education, psychology, or a related field from an accredited institution and wish to complete the coursework required to be eligible to sit for the Board-Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst® (BCaBA®) examination. The twenty-one (21) credit hour option is designed for individuals who already hold a master’s degree in education, psychology, or a related field from an accredited institution and wish to complete the coursework required to be eligible to sit for the Board-Certified Behavior Analyst® (BCBA®) examination. Note: Clinical supervised field hours are completely independent from the program. Students in the ABA Certificate program will learn about: Core principles of operant and respondent conditioning, 7 dimensions of ABA, measurement, data display, and the philosophy of behaviorism. Evidence-based assessment tools, including preference and skill assessments, descriptive assessments (ABC recording, scatterplots), and functional behavior assessments to guide treatment decisions. Designing and implementing research-supported interventions to teach new skills and reduce interfering behaviors, with an emphasis on effectiveness, generalization, and maintenance across settings. Applying single-case experimental designs, graphing and visual data...
Certificate Requirements
Credit hours required for this certificate: 18.0 - 21.0 The certificate program is offered online. *SPEC 7376 is only required for the 21-credit hour option.
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