Graduate Certificate in Psychology, Applied Behavior Analysis

Understanding professional licensure

It is important to understand all educational and individual requirements for licensing. Capella University cannot guarantee licensure, certification, or endorsement. State regulations vary regarding professional licensure. It is your responsibility to understand and comply with requirements for your state. Here are some resources to help you start your research:

Our Graduate Certificate in Psychology, Applied Behavior Analysis program is:

  • Designed to prepare learners for a license as an Applied Behavior Analyst 
  • Designed to prepare learners with the educational requirements for the Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) national credential awarded by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB)
  • 40 quarter credits
  • Consists of the 5th edition Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) verified course sequence and a capstone course

Professional licensure disclosures

Per 34 CFR 668.43(a)(5)(v) - General Disclosures, an institution must provide disclosures if: a program is "designed" to meet the educational requirements for a specific professional license or certification required for an occupation; or advertised as being a program that meets professional licensure educational requirements in a state for that specific occupation. The institution is required to disclose, for each state, whether the program does or does not meet the educational requirements for that state.

Open this document to review Capella University’s professional licensure disclosures by state for this program.

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