Advanced Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis


The 24-credit graduate level Advanced Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis is designed for individuals who wish to receive a formal background in the theory and practice of applied behavior analysis. Behavior analysis is used most widely with clinical populations in the area of developmental disabilities, including but not limited to clients diagnosed as autistic.

Behavior analysts work with individuals at all age levels, from infancy through adulthood and old age, in settings that include schools, homes, day programs, communities, residential care settings, businesses and research laboratories. They function as individual clinicians or are employed in organizations in numerous fields including education, behavioral medicine, mental health, disability, and children’s services, business and institutions of higher learning.