Master of Arts in Applied Behavior Analysis

The Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) graduate program at Fresno State provides students with academic coursework, research experience, and supervised field experience.

The Association for Behavior Analysis International has verified the courses listed below toward the coursework requirements for eligibility to take the Board Certified Behavior Analyst Examination. Applicants will need to meet additional requirements before they can be deemed eligible to take the examination.
The ABA program provides students with experience in clinical treatment for children and adults with autism and other developmental disabilities, health and fitness applications, animal training, organizational behavior management, and environmental sustainability.
Students and faculty regularly present at state and national conferences and publish in various relevant journals.
All of our graduates secure competitive employment in this specialty upon graduation.
Approximately a quarter of all graduates choose to pursue doctoral-level studies.
Our graduates consistenly achieve high pass rates on BCBA exam.

Admission to Master of Arts in Applied Behavior Analysis, is based upon the satisfactory completion of prerequisite courses selected from the core courses required for the California State University, Fresno undergraduate major in psychology, or their equivalent.

Admission to classified graduate standing requires a minimum undergraduate grade point average of 3.0, as well as a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in undergraduate psychology courses.

English language Score: TOEFL \u2013 80 iBT, or IELTS \u2013 6.5, or Pearson\u2019s Test of English - 53, or iTEP \u2013 4.5. Application Deadlines is February 1.