Behavior Analysis 4+1 Bachelor's Plus Accelerated Master of Education

Overview

There is a growing need for Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) and a master's degree is required for this certification. The current program allows students who are interested in becoming a licensed behavior analyst to earn both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in five years instead of the traditional six.

This combined degree program leads to either a B.A. or B.S. degree in an academic discipline from the College of Arts and Sciences, the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the College of Business, or the College of Health, and an M.Ed. degree in Behavior Analysis. Core courses in this program have been designed to meet the Fourth Edition Task List and Foundational Knowledge List issued by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB).

Distribution of coursework across undergraduate and graduate study:

Undergraduate students with a minimum cumulative 2.75 GPA can apply for permission to take education classes in the program. During the fall semester senior year, students must apply to the graduate Master of Education in Behavior Analysis program (fifth year). Students in the accelerated program will take 6 credits pre-bachelor’s and an additional 24 credits post-bachelor’s.  However, the University requires that master’s degrees carry at least 30 credits minimum.  This means students in the 5-year program must have at least 6 credits “left over” from their bachelor’s program to move across to the College of Education to put toward their master’s degree.

Questions? Contact Donna Toothman: djt2@lehigh.edu

Curriculum

The Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc.® (BACB®) has verified the following course sequence as meeting the coursework requirements for eligibility to take the Board Certified Behavior Analyst Examination®. Applicants will have to meet additional requirements to qualify (https://www.bacb.com/bcba/).