Degree Requirements

Degree Requirements

Verified Course Sequence (VCS) Core Courses - 24 credit hours

APBA 6210	Concepts and Principles of Behavior Analysis	3
APBA 6220	Professional Ethics for Behavior Analysts	3
APBA 6230	Experimental Analysis	3
APBA 6240	Research Methods in Behavior Analysis	3
APBA 6250	Functional Behavior Assessments and Interventions	3
APBA 6260	Behavior-Change Fundamentals (Methods)	3
APBA 6270	Management & Supervision for Behavior Analysts	3
APBA 6900	Capstone in Behavior Analysis	3

ABA Practica - 9 credit hours

Augustana is partnering with HOPE Group Clinical, an ABA company with extensive experience providing online supervision of field experiences. The three 5-month practica with supervised fieldwork experiences (3-credit hours each) run concurrently with VCS coursework.  Students can accrue the required number of concentrated fieldwork hours in their work settings as they complete four semester of graduate coursework.  Students in the program must maintain employment in a behavior-related setting for a minimum of 30 hours per week to complete a total of 1500 hours of concentration supervised fieldwork across 15 months of clinical practica.

APBA 6940	Fieldwork Experience (one month)	1
APBA 6941	Fieldwork Experience I	1
APBA 6942	Fieldwork Experience II	1
APBA 6943	Fieldwork Experience III	1
APBA 6944	Fieldwork Experience IV	1
APBA 6945	Fieldwork Experience V	1
APBA 6946	Fieldwork Experience VI	1
APBA 6947	Fieldwork Experience VII	1
APBA 6948	Fieldwork Experience (Elective)	1