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Graduate Catalog 2021-2022

Applied Behavior Analysis - MS / Advanced Certificate

 

The Hunter College School of Education Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) program (Academic Plan: APBEH-MS) will provide intensive training in behavior analytic intervention to professionals seeking to work or currently working with children, youth, and adults with autism spectrum disorder as well as to the supervisors and administrators of the programs in which they work. These professionals will then be well prepared to implement applied behavior analytic interventions with this population.  Applied behavior analysts work with individuals ranging in age from infancy through adulthood and old age in settings that include schools, homes, day programs, communities, residential care settings, businesses and research laboratories. The program will prepare students to develop, deliver, and evaluate the effectiveness of applied behavior analytic intervention for learners with autism and increase the availability of professionals who have the appropriate training and experience to provide behavior analytic services to children, adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorders. Students who complete the Master of Science will have the graduate training necessary to sit for the national Board Certified Behavior Analyst® (BCBA) exam. Upon passing the BCBA exam, graduates will be eligible for New York State’s new license in behavior analysis.

The post-master’s, advanced certificate program (Academic Plan: APBEH-AC) provides intensive training to professionals in applied behavior analysis and its applications to working with children, youth and adults with autism spectrum disorder as well as to supervisors and administrators of Applied Behavior Analysis programs. This program is designed to prepare professionals to implement ABA intervention and to sit for the international Board Certified Behavior Analyst® exam. This program does not lead to NYS certification.

Admission Requirements

​Master’s Degree

  1. A bachelor’s or master’s degree from a regionally-accredited university and a minimum 3.0 GPA.
  2. Resume and two professional references to be included with the application for matriculation.
  3. GRE scores.
  4. If admissions requirements are met, an interview with program faculty.

Advanced Certificate

  1. A master’s degree from an accredited institution in education, psychology, or behavior analysis, and a minimum 3.0 GPA.
  2. Applicants who meet the eligibility criteria will be interviewed.

 

International applicants who need an F-1 or J-1 Visa are not currently eligible for these programs. 

Progress Standards for Master of Science

  1. Students must maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 in order to continue in the program.
  2. Students who receive a grade of F in any course in the first 12 credits will not be allowed to continue in the program.
  3. Students with one grade of INC (incomplete) within the first 12 credits are restricted from registering for more than one additional course. Those with two or more Ins will not be allowed to register for any courses.
  4. All field experiences will take place at a site affiliated with the ABA program at Hunter College.
  5. Any student who receives a grade below a B in a field experience course must apply to the chairperson of the department to repeat that course, which may only be repeated once.
  6. Any student who receives a grade of F, INC, or WU may not reregister and will not be allowed to continue in the program.

Progress Standards for Advanced Certificate

  1. Minimum GPA for Retention - Graduate students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 to remain at Hunter College. Students whose grades fall below this standard are required to raise their GPAs to at least 3.0 within one semester.
  2. No F in the first two semesters—students who receive a grade of F(WU) in any course in the first two semesters will not be allowed to continue in the program.
  3. Progress holds due to Incomplete Grades - Students with two or more INs will not be allowed to register for any courses.
  4. Key Course Performance Standards
    • Students must receive a grade of at least a B in certain key program courses. (to be determined by programs, labeled in CUNY First, and noted in the catalog)
    • Students who receive a grade of F/WU in certain key program courses may not continue in the program (to be determined by programs, labeled in CUNY First, and noted in the catalog).

Courses

Academic Plans

  • Master’s Degree: APBEH-MS
  • Advanced Certificate: APBEH-AC

Total Credits

  • APBEH-MS: 44
  • APBEH-AC: 18

Course of Study Master of Science

Course of Study Advanced Certificate

 

 

Exit Requirements

Master’s Degree

  1. An overall GPA of 3.0.

Advanced Certificate

  1. An overall GPA of 3.0.
  2. No course grade below B