Program Overview

Department of Psychology

The Department of Psychology offers various programs, including undergraduate and graduate degrees.

Graduate Programs

The graduate programs in the Department of Psychology include:

• Applied Behavior Analysis
• Behavioral Neuroscience
• General Masters
• Accelerated MABN
• Accelerated ABA
• MA Experience
• PhD Programs

Master's in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)

The Master's in ABA program is registered as a licensure qualifying program with New York State. The program meets the behavior-analytic coursework requirements for those pursuing the BCBA pathway 2 eligibility route.

Full-Time Sequence

The full-time sequence for the Master's in ABA program is as follows: | Semester | Course Number | Credits | Course Name | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Year 1 Fall | 73001 | 3 | Theory & Method in ABA I | | Year 1 Fall | 73005 | 3 | Research Methods in Behavior Analysis | | Year 1 Fall | 750 | 1 | Research Methods in Behavior Analysis Lab | | Year 1 Fall | 730 | 3 | Psychology of Learning | | Year 1 Spring | 73002 | 3 | Theory & Method in ABA II | | Year 1 Spring | 73006 | 2 | ABA Measurement & Applied Project | | Year 1 Spring | 751 | 1 | ABA Measurement & Applied Project Lab | | Year 1 Spring | 7713 | 3 | Ethical Issues in Psychology | | Year 2 Fall | 72002 | 3 | DD II: Functional Assessment | | Year 2 Summer or Fall | 744 | 3 | Skill Building | | Year 2 Fall | 795 | 3 | Thesis Prep/Writing | | Year 2 Fall | 7913 | 3 | MA Thesis Research | | Year 2 Summer or Spring | 754 | 3 | Organizational Behavior Management (OBM) | | Year 2 Spring | 7913 | 3 | MA Thesis Research | | Year 2 Spring | 737 | 3 | Applications of Behavior Analysis |

Part-Time Sequence

The part-time sequence for the Master's in ABA program is as follows: | Semester | Course Number | Credits | Course Name | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Year 1 Fall | 73001 | 3 | Theory & Method in ABA I | | Year 1 Fall | 73005 | 3 | Research Methods in Behavior Analysis | | Year 1 Fall | 750 | 1 | Research Methods in Behavior Analysis Lab | | Year 1 Spring | 73002 | 3 | Theory & Method in ABA II | | Year 1 Spring | 73006 | 2 | Measurement & Applied Project | | Year 1 Spring | 751 | 1 | ABA Measurement & Applied Project Lab | | Year 1 Summer | 744 | 3 | Skill Building | | Year 2 Fall | 730 | 3 | Psychology of Learning | | Year 2 Fall | 72002 | 3 | DD II: Functional Assessment | | Year 2 Spring | 7713 | 3 | Ethical Issues in Psychology | | Year 2 Spring | 737 | 3 | Applications of Behavior Analysis | | Year 2 Summer | 754 | 3 | Organizational Behavior Management (OBM) | | Year 3 Fall | 795 | 3 | Thesis Prep/Writing | | Year 3 Fall | 7913 | 3 | MA Thesis Research | | Year 3 Spring | 7913 | 3 | MA Thesis Research |

Admissions

The application deadline for the ABA MA program is March 1st. Applicants must meet additional requirements outlined by NYS Education Law Title VIII, Article 167 and Commissioner's Regulation Subpart 79-17.