Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst - BCaBA
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE - According to Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB), "over the past 12 years, demand for assistant behavior analysts holding BCaBA certification has increased by 64,382%." With this in mind, are you ready to launch your new career as a BCaBA?
Asynchronous class options available.

This Program is Perfect For...
...anyone who seeks to make positive changes in individuals’ lives by implementing and disseminating scientifically validated interventions.
Requirements
- To be eligible for this area of a certificate, students must already have obtained a Bachelor’s degree or are concurrently earning that degree.
- To receive our program completion certificate (this is NOT the BCaBA certification), candidates must complete all 5 courses (note: starting winter 2023 students must complete 6 courses) with letter grades of “C” or better. For information about the BCaBA certification and examination requirements, click here.
What you'll learn
- Adhere to ethical codes of conduct
- How to collect, analyze, and graph data
- Basic assessment process and procedures
- The primary research method used by behavior analysts
- Key concepts and principles pertaining to applied behavior analysis
- Evidence-based programs and treatment models rooted in the principles of applied behavior analysis
Courses
| Required Courses | Units | Fall | Winter | Spring | Summer |
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| ED X315 Philosophical Underpinnings, Concepts, and Principles | 5 |
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| ED X316 Single Case Design and Behavior Intervention | 5 |
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| ED X317 Behavior Assessment and Intervention | 5 |
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| ED X317B Behavior Assessment and Intervention Part II | 5 |
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| ED X318 Behavior-Change Procedures (OPTIONAL)* | 5 |
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| ED X319 Ethics | 5 |
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| ED X320BM Introduction to Organizational Behavior Management | 5 |
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Additional Information
- Please note that UCSB DOES NOT award the BCaBA certification. Please review UCSB's Licensure and Certification Disclosures.
- In order for students to become a BCaBA you must complete a minimum of 225 coursework hours within a 10-year timespan, request for coursework attestation, accrue 1300 supervised fieldwork hours, and pass the exam administered by BACB. You can find more information here.
Pricing
| Public | UCSB Discount* | International Students |
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| Individual Courses | $260-$700 | $195 - $525 | $260-$700 |
| Certificate Release Fee | $45 | $45 | $45 |
UCSB's Program Completion Professional Certificate Application - Apply
In order to receive UCSB's program completion professional certificate (this is NOT the BCaBA certification), upon completion of the program:
1) Log into your PaCE Student Account to verify that you have completed and passed all 5 courses (note: starting winter 2023 students must complete 6 courses).
2) Click here to request your certificate release
3) Check your email for a Certificate notification from Parchment, our official credential provider.
*** Once you complete our program, please click here so that our coordinator can submit your final coursework attestation to BACB. This will expedite your application.
For more information regarding the coursework attestation, please click here.
Advisory Board Members
Dr. Sunny Kim received her Ph.D. in Education with an emphasis in Special Education, Disability, and Risk Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). She is a board-certified behavior analyst (BCBA) and is certified in Pivotal Response Treatment (level VI). She currently provides behavior consultation to schools throughout Los Angeles and Santa Barbara. Additionally, Dr. Kim is the ABA program manager for UCSB's professional and continuing education department. For the past 10 years, Dr. Kim has provided exceptional behavioral services and consultation to over 100 individuals throughout the world. She has published in the areas of social development, inclusion for children with autism, staff training, and cultural diversity. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and traveling the world.
Savannah Phelan is a BCBA Supervisor and VCS instructor at UCSB PaCE. In addition to teaching and serving as a BCBA supervisor at UCSB, Savannah is passionate about helping to support Special Education students in an inclusion model as a Lead Behavior Intervention Developer (BID) for charter schools at a Non-Public Agency in Los Angeles, CA. In her spare time, Savannah likes to cook, go to the beach and camp at National Parks.
Mian Wang is a Professor in the Department of Education. From 2017-2019, he served as Faculty Director of the University of California Education Abroad Program (UCEAP) China Programs. Dr. Wang was appointed Chair of the Department of Education at UC Santa Barbara's Gevirtz School in July 2021. He received Ph.D.s from the University of Patras, Greece, in Applied Developmental Psychology with an emphasis on Cognitive Development of Children with Intellectual Disabilities, as well as from the University of Kansas in Special Education with an emphasis on Family and Disability Policy. Before his 12 years working experience in the field of disability and special education in several countries such as Canada, China, Greece, and USA, he completed his undergraduate and graduate studies in Psychology in China. Dr. Wang's research interests include: child and family outcomes of early childhood services, family-professional partnership, atypical child development, positive behavioral support in cultural context, and disability policy. In recent years, his research has primarily focused on examining family outcomes of early childhood services (e.g., early intervention programs and early childhood special education programs), particularly in the areas of family quality of life and family-professional partnership.
Dr. D.Dimitriou is a Pediatrician with a Ph.D. in Pediatrics from the University of Athens. Moreover, he attended Yale University at Yale Child Study Center for his Post-Doc studies. For the past 18 years, Dr. Dimitriou has focused in Autism and PDDs, and the multicultural adaptation and application of evidence based intervention programs worldwide. He also attended post doc courses on Neurometabolic diseases at Robert Debre Hospital-Paris, France. He has also translated numerous relevant tests in Greek as MCHAT R/F which he also standardized with his team. For the past 15 years, he has trained with Professors Koegel in UCSB for PRT Certification and is a Certified Trainer of Trainers (PRT Certification Level V). He currently serves as International Program Coordinator at Koegel Autism Consultants. He is the author of the first Greek book on Typical Child Development Checklist, and his latest book is about Autism & AI-Integrating Artificial Intelligence into Evidence-Based Autism Intervention and Everyday Life, in a total of 15 publications. He has organized numerous Congresses in Athens Greece, Nicosia Cyprus and internationally like Istanbul Turkey and elsewhere and he delivers numerous lectures nationwide. Additionally, he holds a degree in Political Sciences and in Oriental and Middle Eastern Studies with specialization in Migration. Dr. Dimitriou has also acted as a lecturer at the Police Academy of Cyprus on Migration and Oriental Studies-Islam. He is President of the Cyprus Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Society and has a private clinic in Nicosia Cyprus and a pediatrics clinic in Athens Greece. He speaks 17 languages and was distinguished in the European Language Contest in 2000.
Originally from the East Coast, Chris started his career teaching in Special Education. Chris' classroom focused on supporting learners with extreme problem behavior. After a few years of teaching, he transitioned into providing 1:1 provision with children who have autism. While working with this population, he served in an outpatient multidisciplinary pediatric clinic, conducted social skills groups with adolescents and teens and provided intensive in-home early intervention (EIBI). Once Chris received his BCBA, he moved to Los Angeles and worked as a Behavior Intervention Developer (BID) for Charter Schools and LA Unified School District. Chris now resides in Atlanta GA with his partner and fur baby. Chris owns a private practice where he continues to live his passion providing EIBI. He is also on the board of directors for a newly formed non-profit located in New York that focuses on expanding behavior services to foster care, low income families and populations otherwise not typically served by ABA. Throughout Chris' journey in the field, he's had the extreme pleasure of being trained by some incredibly talented Behavior Analysts. It is Chris' mission to pay it forward by training the next generation of Behavior Analyst.
Important Links
- Important Certificate Information
- Important Information about Coursework Attestation Form (BACB Requirement)
- How to Access your Online Course
- Information on Disability Services
- International Student Help
- Contact the Certificate Advisor
- US Employment Demand for Behavior Analysts & Jobs in the Field of ABA
- FAQ
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