Doctor of Philosophy in Behavior Analysis

This world-renowned program was developed in response to the increasing demand for scientists and practitioners of evidence-based methods for the education and treatment of individuals with autism and related disabilities. The PhD program in Behavior Analysis at Western New England University will give you the skills to fill this void and become a leading voice in the field. Through a combination of coursework and supervised practical and research experiences, the aim of the Department of Psychology is to train researchers and scientist-practitioners in the discovery, translation, and application of knowledge toward solving human behavior problems of societal importance. Our graduates have gone on to contribute critical research to the field and work in a variety of clinical and academic settings.

Candidates interested in this program need to have earned a master’s degree in behavior analysis or related discipline or be certified as a master’s-level behavior analyst by the Behavior Analysis Certification Board. Candidates must also have earned a minimum of a 3.6 grade point average (GPA) in their master’s degree program and a combined verbal and quantitative score of 300 on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) with neither score falling below 150.

Graduate students can use any of the following standardized tests to meet our English language requirement:

TOEFL - 80 IBT

IELTS - 6.5

PTE Academic - 56

STEP Eiken - 1

iTEP - 4.5

Duolingo - 105 DET