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Full Description

The Behavioral Intervention Specialist graduate certificate is a highly-specialized sequence that imbues the theoretical orientation and practical application of applied behavior analysis. Through coursework in special education, as well as supervised field-based experiences, students gain specialized knowledge and skills to collaborate with professional teams and parents to develop, implement and evaluate positive behavior support programs for children and youths with behavioral concerns.

The program's course sequence has been designated as a Verified Course Sequence by the Association for Behavior Analysis International. Students seeking the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) credential must meet additional requirements outlined by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.

For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.

Admission Requirements

• Admitted to any graduate degree at С»ÆƬÊÓƵ or earned a master's or doctoral degree from an accredited college or institution.
• Minimum 2.750 undergraduate GPA on a 4.000-point scale
• Official transcript(s)
• Goal statement
• Two letters of recommendation
• English language proficiency requirements - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions to waive) by earning one of the following:¹
  • Minimum 79 TOEFL iBT score
  • Minimum 6.5 IELTS score
  • Minimum 58 PTE score
  • Minimum 110 DET score

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International applicants who do not meet the above test scores will not be considered for admission.

Application Deadlines

• Fall Semester
  • Rolling admissions
• Spring Semester
  • Rolling admissions
• Summer Term
  • Rolling admissions

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

1. Identify the goals of behavior analysis as a science.
2. Explain the philosophical assumptions underlying the science of behavior analysis.
3. Describe and explain behavior from the perspective of radical behaviorism.
4. Distinguish among behaviorism, the experimental analysis of behavior, applied behavior analysis and professional practice guided by the science of behavior analysis.
5. Describe and define the dimensions of applied behavior analysis.
6. Define and provide examples of the following:
   1. behavior, response and response class;
   2. stimulus and stimulus class;
   3. respondent and operant conditioning;
   4. positive and negative reinforcement contingencies;
   5. schedules of reinforcement;
   6. positive and negative punishment contingencies;
   7. automatic and socially mediated contingencies;
   8. unconditioned, conditioned and generalized reinforcers and punishers;
   9. operant extinction;
   10. stimulus control;
   11. discrimination, generalization and maintenance;
   12. motivating operations;
   13. rule-governed and contingency shaped behavior;
   14. verbal operants and define; and
   15. derived stimulus relations.

Program Requirements

Certificate Requirements

Graduation Requirements

• Students declared in a doctoral degree should enroll in the doctoral level version of these courses, if offered.

• Delivery:
  • Fully online