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Feb 06, 2025
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2024-2025 Graduate Catalog
Behavior Analysis, M.S.
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 Return to: College of Education and Professional Studies
Major Code: 3820
The Behavior Analysis Program at the University of Central Oklahoma has as its foundation the university’s mission of providing transformative educational experiences to students so that they may become productive, creative, ethical, and engaged citizens and leaders serving our global community. The program aims to create successful clinicians whose training enables them to impact their community by supporting those in need of behavioral health services. A combination of conceptual, theoretical, and practical preparation will provide a transformative experience as the graduate learner progress from student to productive and ethical professional behavior analyst.
Program Objectives:
- Develop the behavior analytic knowledge. and experience to be successful clinicians
- Prepare graduates to make impactful contributions to their communities as behavior analysts
- Prepare graduates to meet certification standards of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB)
- Prepare graduates to work with a variety of populations in a variety of settings including autism, developmental disabilities, education, homes, clinic, and corporate settings
- Develop scientist-practitioners by providing learning opportunities in critical thinking, experimental design, research, and program evaluation
- Provide coursework and practical experiences that are designed to facilitate competency in the theories of behavior analysis and the philosophy of behaviorism and functional contextualism
- Develop ethical and culturally competent professionals across all areas of professional practice.
Graduates obtain training and experience leading behavior change efforts in coursework on personnel management and consultation. These courses prepare graduates to be in leadership roles where directing other practitioners in behavior change interventions on behalf of their clients is required.
The coursework has been approved by the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) to meet the coursework requirements for certification as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). The completion of the master’s program meets the degree requirement allowing students to take the BCBA certification exam.
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Contacts
Graduate Admissions: Carlie Wellington Email: cwellington@uco.edu Office: BOX 106, EDU 225 Phone: 405 - 974 - 5105 Coordinator/Advisor: Dr. Scott Singleton Email: bsingleton1@uco.edu Office: OLN 108 Phone: 405 - 974 - 5427 Admission Requirements
Submit the following items to: Jackson College of Graduate Studies 100 N. University Drive, NUC 404 Edmond, OK 73034 - Admission to the program is for Fall semester only. Online application for admission (www.uco.edu/graduate/).
- Official copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts from each institution attended with all degrees posted. All transcripts must be from accredited institutions. Undergraduate transcripts must show:
- A preferred minimum 2.75 GPA overall or 2.75 GPA in the last 60 hours attempted.
- Completion of PSY 2753 Psychological Statistics or equivalent as determined by the program coordinator.
- Curriculum Vitae
- Personal Statement
- Two Letters of Recommendation
- Students with a native language other than English must submit evidence of English language proficiency. See Admission to Graduate Studies - English Language Proficiency .
- A preferred GRE score of at least 290 on the combined verbal reasoning and quantitative sections, and a minimum of 3.5 on the writing section.
Students falling below these standards may qualify for conditional admission. See Admission to Graduate Studies . Other Requirements
- Plan of Study. Upon acceptance into the program, each student must meet with an advisor in the behavior analysis program and complete a plan of study. Each student must then file it with the Psychology Department and subsequently with the Jackson College of Graduate Studies (JCGS).
- Academic Standards. Meet the following course work standards:
- The student must maintain an overall GPA of 3.00 or higher.
- No more than six hours of “C” will be applied to the degree requirements.
- No more than 3 hours of C from ABAI approved course sequence coursework (i.e. PSY 5823, PSY 5833, PSY 5853, PSY 5863, PSY 5873, PSY 5883, PSY 5773) will be applied to the degree requirements.
- No grade below ” C” will be applied to the degree requirements.
- Final Requirements. Apply for graduation through the JCGS by advertised deadline.
TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED: 36 HOURS
Accelerated Degree Pathway: BS to MS
Students who are accepted to the undergraduate degree in Psychology may apply to take up to a maximum of 9 hours during their senior year of the bachelor’s degree. These courses will count toward both the Psychology bachelor’s degree and Behavior Analysis master’s degree. The approved graduate courses are: PSY 5193, 5783, 5823, 5833, 5883. These courses are specified on the degree sheet. During the last semester of their junior year or within 30 hours of graduation, an undergraduate student with a 3.0 overall GPA may apply for admission to the Accelerated Degree Program. |
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