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Accelerated ABA Admissions
With a letter of recommendation from an ABA faculty member, declared undergraduate Psychology majors may apply for the Accelerated Program. Applications should include a personal statement describing the student’s interest in pursuing graduate training in behavior analysis.
Applicants must have at least a 3.5 GPA and have taken the three courses below receiving a B or better:
- PSYCH 311 Advanced Experimental: Learning OR 317 Advanced Experimental: ABA
- PSYCH 251 Intro to Learning and Behavior Analysis
- PSYCH 372 Autism Practicum OR 374 Culturally Responsive Family Support Practicum
Accepted students may take the following 12 GRADUATE CREDITS as part of the BA degree in Psychology. These courses will replace the 2 required higher elective courses and 2 of the 5 lower elective courses. Registration is with permission of the Graduate Advisor.
|
Semester |
Course Number |
Credits |
Course Name |
|
Undergrad Fall |
73001 |
3 |
Theory & Method in ABA I |
|
Undergrad Fall |
73005 |
3 |
Research Methods in Behavior Analysis |
|
Undergrad Fall |
750 |
1 |
Research Methods in Behavior Analysis Lab |
|
Undergrad Spring |
73002 |
3 |
Theory & Method in ABA II |
|
Undergrad Spring |
73006 |
2 |
ABA Measurement and Applied Project |
|
Undergrad Spring |
751 |
1 |
ABA Measurement and Applied Project Lab |
|
Grad Year 1 or 2 Summer |
754 |
3 |
Organizational Behavior Management (OBM) |
|
Grad Year 1 or 2 Summer |
744 |
3 |
Skill Building |
|
Grad Year 1 Fall |
730 |
3 |
Psychology of Learning |
|
Grad Year 1 Fall |
795 |
3 |
Thesis Prep/Writing |
|
Grad Year 1 Fall |
72002 |
3 |
DD II: Functional Assessment |
|
Grad Year 1 Fall |
7913 |
3 |
MA Thesis Research |
|
Grad Year 1 Spring |
7913 |
3 |
MA Thesis Research |
|
Grad Year 1 Spring |
7713 |
3 |
Ethical Issues in Psychology |
|
Grad Year 1 Spring |
737 |
3 |
Applications of Behavior Analysis |
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FELLOWSHIP: Accelerated undergraduate students may also apply to work professionally at Queens College Autism Center for Evidence-Based Services (QC-ACES) or one of our off-campus fellowship sites to accrue supervised experience in Behavior Analysis.
To Apply: Log into the Accelerated Degrees Online Application System using your QC username and password (CAMS account credentials, not CUNYfirst) to submit an application. Please remember to upload your letter of recommendation, personal statement, and transcript. For assistance with the application, email gso@qc.cuny.edu.
To learn more about the Master’s in Applied Behavior Analysis, see the department’s website or email sally.izquierdo@qc.cuny.edu.