Program of Study - Board Certified Behavior Analyst Certificate
Overview
The department of psychological sciences offers a certificate in Board Certified Behavior Analysis (BCBA). This requires 18 credit hours. The BCBA certificate can be taken as a stand- alone course of study if a student is enrolled in a psychology-related master’s program or already has a Master’s degree or in conjunction with the Experimental (no extra credits) or Clinical (15 extra credits) degrees. Students with a Master’s degree in psychology or education who have completed the certificate will be eligible to sit for the national exam to become a Board Certified Behavior Analyst.
Admission Requirements
To be admitted to the board certified behavior analyst certificate, prospective candidates must meet all requirements for graduate admission to UT Rio Grande Valley.
Application for admission must be submitted prior to the published deadline. The application is available at www.utrgv.edu/gradapply.
Program Requirements
The certificate can be added on to the Clinical degree plan for a total of 63 hours, or the Experimental degree plan as part of the 21 hours of electives. PSYC 6325 is already a part of the degree plans for both options.
Required Courses (when the certificate is added to a psychology degree plan) (15 Credits)
| PSYC 6174 | Special Topics in Psychology: Journal and BCBA Review | 1 |
| PSYC 6274 | Special Topics in Psychology: Journal and BCBA Review | 2 |
| PSYC 6315 | Applied Behavior Analysis | 3 |
| PSYC 6334 | Single Subject Designs | 3 |
| PSYC 6350 | Behavioral Assessment | 3 |
| PSYC 6362 | Contemporary Professional Issues and Ethics in Applied Behavior Analysis | 3 |
Required Courses (when the certificate is a stand- alone) (18 Credits)
| PSYC 6174 | Special Topics in Psychology: Journal and BCBA Review | 1 |
| PSYC 6274 | Special Topics in Psychology: Journal and BCBA Review | 2 |
| PSYC 6315 | Applied Behavior Analysis | 3 |
| PSYC 6325 | Conditioning and Learning | 3 |
| PSYC 6334 | Single Subject Designs | 3 |
| PSYC 6350 | Behavioral Assessment | 3 |
| PSYC 6362 | Contemporary Professional Issues and Ethics in Applied Behavior Analysis | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 15-18