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Behavioral Intervention Specialist - Graduate Certificate

The Behavioral Intervention Specialist Certificate Program (BISCP) is a highly specialized seven-course and one advanced practicum sequence that imbues the theoretical orientation and practical application of Applied Behavior Analysis. The BISCP is a Behavior Analyst Certification Board-verified course sequence under the 5th Edition Task List. The entire BISCP is delivered online. 

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About This Program

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is a science concerned with behavior. The science of ABA attempts to understand, explain, describe, and predict behavioral processes so that improvement to individual and social conditions can occur. The goal of ABA is to produce socially significant improvements in human behavior through skill acquisition and the reduction of problematic behavior. The evidence-based technology of ABA is well established, with applications in the areas of schools, developmental disabilities, concerns in children and youth, parenting, and individual behavioral changes.

The Behavior Intervention Specialist Certificate Program requirements focus on integrating foundational and specialized coursework with practical experience. The Association for Behavior Analysis International has verified the following courses toward the coursework requirements for eligibility to take the Board Certified Behavior Analyst® or Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst® examination. Applicants will need to meet additional requirements before they can be deemed eligible to take the examination.

Program Information

Program Description

Full Description

The Behavioral Intervention Specialist graduate certificate is a highly-specialized sequence that imbues the theoretical orientation and practical application of applied behavior analysis. Through coursework in special education, as well as supervised field-based experiences, students gain specialized knowledge and skills to collaborate with professional teams and parents to develop, implement and evaluate positive behavior support programs for children and youths with behavioral concerns.

The program's course sequence has been designated as a Verified Course Sequence by the Association for Behavior Analysis International. Students seeking the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) credential must meet additional requirements outlined by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.

Admissions

For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.

Admission Requirements

  • Admitted to any graduate degree at Kent State University or earned a master's or doctoral degree from an accredited college or institution.
  • Minimum 2.750 undergraduate GPA on a 4.000-point scale
  • Official transcript(s)
  • Goal statement
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • English language proficiency requirements - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions) by earning one of the following:
    • Minimum 550 TOEFL PBT score (paper-based version)
    • Minimum 79 TOEFL IBT score (Internet-based version)
    • Minimum 77 MELAB score
    • Minimum 6.5 IELTS score
    • Minimum 58 PTE score
    • Minimum 110 Duolingo English score

Application Deadlines

  • Fall Semester
    • Rolling admissions
  • Spring Semester
    • Rolling admissions
  • Summer Term
    • Rolling admissions
Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Identify the goals of behavior analysis as a science
  2. Explain the philosophical assumptions underlying the science of behavior analysis
  3. Describe and explain behavior from the perspective of radical behaviorism
  4. Distinguish among behaviorism, the experimental analysis of behavior, applied behavior analysis and professional practice guided by the science of behavior analysis
  5. Describe and define the dimensions of applied behavior analysis
  6. Define and provide examples of the following:
    1. behavior, response and response class
    2. stimulus and stimulus class
    3. respondent and operant conditioning
    4. positive and negative reinforcement contingencies
    5. schedules of reinforcement
    6. positive and negative punishment contingencies
    7. automatic and socially mediated contingencies
    8. unconditioned, conditioned and generalized reinforcers and punishers
    9. operant extinction
    10. stimulus control
    11. discrimination, generalization and maintenance
    12. motivating operations
    13. rule-governed and contingency shaped behavior
    14. verbal operants and define
    15. derived stimulus relations
Coursework

Program Requirements

Certificate Requirements
SPED 53030APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS I: THEORY AND TECHNIQUES 3
SPED 53031APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS II: APPLICATION 3
SPED 63031PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS 3
SPED 63032ADVANCED INTERVENTIONS FOR ADDRESSING SEVERE BEHAVIOR 3
SPED 63033ETHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT IN APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS 3
SPED 63034PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS IN APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS 3
SPED 63301SINGLE SUBJECT RESEARCH METHODS 3
SPED 64892ADVANCED PRACTICUM 3
Minimum Total Credit Hours:24

Graduation Requirements

Minimum Certificate GPA Minimum Overall GPA
3.000
  • Students declared in a doctoral degree should enroll in the doctoral level version of these courses, if offered.
Program Delivery
  • Delivery:
    • Fully online
BACB Pass Rate Data

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Disclaimer: Pass-rate data are not published for sequences with fewer than six first-time candidates in a single year or for sequences within their first four years of operation.

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Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries

Examples of Possible Careers
  • Behavior Analyst
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