Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis with MEd Option
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Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is a scientific approach to the study of behavior that is concerned with describing, explaining, predicting, and changing behavior.
The 21-credit ABA graduate certificate is designed to increase the professional training of individuals responsible for designing, implementing, and monitoring behavioral treatment and verbal behavior training programs in schools, private practices, and community agencies. Please note this is not a teacher licensure program.
Students wishing to attain a master's degree in special education in conjunction with the ABA certificate complete an additional 9 credits of course work.
Fully Online Program
- Not eligible for VA Educator Tuition Discount
- 8 week modules
- 100% online
- Not eligible for in-state tuition pricing
- Start in spring, summer or fall
Campus/Blended Program
- Eligible for VA Educator Tuition Discount
- Traditional Semester
- Face-to-face interaction with faculty
- Eligible for in-state tuition pricing
- Certificate-only students start in fall or spring
- MEd/ABA students start in spring, summer or fall
Certificate Courses
- EDSE 619: Principles and Procedures of Behavior Analysis (3 credits)
- EDSE 621: Applied Behavior Analysis: Empirical Bases (3 credits)
- EDSE 622: Philosophical and Conceptual Issues in Behavior Analysis (3 credits)
- EDSE 623: Applied Behavior Analysis: Assessments and Interventions (3 credits)
- EDSE 624: Applied Behavior Analysis: Applications (3 credits)
- EDSE 625: Applied Behavior Analysis: Verbal Behavior (3 credits)
- EDSE 664: Ethical and Professional Conduct for Behavior Analysis (3 credits)
Additional Master's Degree Courses
- EDSE 501: Introduction to Special Education (3 credits)
- EDSE 517: Computer Applications for Special Populations (3 credits)
- EDSE 590: Special Education Research (3 credits)
See the chart showing how the ABA courses apply to the MEd in Special Education.