UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS IN APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS

Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is a well-developed scientific discipline that entails the comprehensive use of empirically validated principles of learning to develop, implement, and evaluate practical strategies to enhance the abilities and self-direction skills of both children and adults in the context of community, home, and educational settings. Although the principles and procedures developed within ABA have been successfully applied in areas such as psychology, traditional and special education, business, industrial safety, addiction, self-management, and rehabilitation, ABA has been most publicly successful in its application to skill development and behavior change for people with developmental disabilities, such as those with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual developmental disorder.

Caldwell University Center for Autism

What sets Caldwell’s Applied Behavior Analysis program apart is the Caldwell University Center for Autism and Applied Behavior Analysis. Situated on our campus, the Center provides assessment and intervention services for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other developmental disabilities. Led by a team of Doctoral-level Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBA-Ds), who also instruct our courses, the Center serves as a central component for clinical training that fulfills the supervision and field work required by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board. Students have the valuable opportunity to take practicum at the Center, learning skills in assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with ASD.

There are several avenues to work toward certification in behavior analysis while completing your undergraduate degree at Caldwell University! These pathways are: Practicum; Internship; Minor in ABA; and a combined Minor in ABA/MA in ABA, see below for more information.

ACADEMIC OPTIONS:

• Internship in Applied Behavior Analysis
• Practicum in Applied Behavior Analysis (Prepares students to take Registered Behavior Technician® exam)
• Minor in Applied Behavior Analysis (Provides course work for students to take Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst® exam)
• Combined Minor in ABA/ MA in Applied Behavior Analysis (Prepares students to take Board Certified Behavior Analyst® exam)
• Combined BS in Psychology/ MA in Applied Behavior Analysis (Prepares students to take Board Certified Behavior Analyst® exam)