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The application deadline for the ABA MA program is May 1st.  

The ABA MA program is registered as a licensure qualifying program with New York State (Licensure is in accordance with Subpart 79-17 of the New York State Commissioner’s Regulations. Applicants must meet additional requirements outlined by NYS Education Law Title VIII, Article 167 and Commissioner’s Regulation Subpart 79-17).

Our curriculum is also pre-approved by the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) as a verified course sequence (VCS) for the 4th and 5th edition task lists.

All students must complete all required courses below (A) and 9 credits of elective courses (B). Students can opt to either also complete the comprehensive exam (C) OR a thesis project (D).

Curriculum for BACB Task List 5 and NYS requirements

A) 30 credits of required courses (each course is worth 3 credits):

• 705.00: Statistical Methods in Psychology I
• 720.05: Autism OR PSY 791.3 Special Topics: Autism Treatment
• 730.00: Psychology of Learning
• 730.01: Theory and Method in Applied Behavior Analysis I
• 730.05: Applied Behavior Analysis: Measurement and Applied Project I
• 730.02: Theory and Method in Applied Behavior Analysis II
• 730.06: Applied Behavior Analysis: Measurement and Applied Project II
• 795.00: Fieldwork Project in Applied Behavior Analysis
• 771.3: Ethical Issues in Psychology
• 791.3: Record Keeping

B) 9 Credits of Elective courses from the following list: (each course is worth 3 credits)

Applied Behavior Analysis Electives

• 720.01: Developmental Disabilities I
• 720.02: Developmental Disabilities II
• 720.03: Behavioral Intervention in Developmental Disabilities
• 720.04: Behavioral Analysis of Child Development
• 730.04: Practicum in Applied Behavior Analysis

Other Electives (maximum of 6 credits allowed from this list)

• 700.00 History of Psychology
• 708.10 Basic Neuroscience: Neuroanatomy
• 708.40: Behavioral Neuroscience
• 720.00: Developmental Psychology
• 746.00: Social Psychology
• 755.00: Psychopathology
• 760.00: Psychometric Methods
• 791.30: various topics

C) Comprehensive Exams & Thesis  

Qualifying Students may have the option to complete a 3 or 6-credit thesis to substitute for a portion of the elective course.