Earn Your Graduate Degree or Certification with Hofstra's ABA Programs
Hofstra can help you ignite your career goals when you pursue your master's degree or advanced certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis. This fully online program offers you a pathway to become a Board Certified Behavior Analysts®. We also offer certifications that will propel your career to the next level, including an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Badge Certification that will help you learn effective classroom management, assessment, and behavioral interventions. Our applied behavior analysis degree and certifications will set you up for success and help you promote positive change in your community.
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Hofstra ABA by the Numbers
- 37Credits in Length
- 2Years or Less to Completion
- 150-Hour Practicum Needed to Complete Degree
Career Outlook and Skills of a Behavior Analyst
With increased screening and resources made available, patients and families are seeing an increased demand for professionals trained in successful strategies and treatments utilizing applied behavior analysis. Board Certified Behavior Analysts® (BCBA®) will utilize research-based functional behavior assessment methods to treat various populations in areas of education, social/emotional learning, substance abuse treatments, and more.
Potential employers will seek candidates with training in:
- Evaluating environmental variables that contribute to challenging behaviors
- Using evidence-based data to implement treatment
- Providing caregiver training
- Progressively aiming to build independence and social/emotional skills
Settings and services in which ABA would be utilized include:
- Educational settings, working in both public and private schools
- Home- and community-based settings where treatment can utilize the natural environment
- Clinic-based centers that provide opportunities to focus on group or social skills as well as increase opportunity for team collaboration
- Residential-based treatment centers
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Get to Know Hofstra’s ABA Program
- See Yourself at HofstraSee what’s waiting for you when you earn your ABA master’s degree here.Explore ABA Master’s at Hofstra
- Attend an Upcoming EventDiscover what’s possible and get information from Hofstra leaders and ABA instructors.Register for an Admissions Event
- See Our CurriculumStudents will leave this program as ethical scholar-practitioners committed to providing behavior analyses to their clients.Learn about Your Program
Meet the Program Director
Dr. Mary E. McDonald is an expert in autism and applied behavior analysis and a professor in the Special Education Department at Hofstra University. She directs the Applied Behavior Analysis, including the Master of Science and Advanced Certificate programs. Dr. McDonald serves as the associate executive director of Long Island Programs for Eden II/Genesis Programs. She has more than 30 years’ experience directing programs for students with autism from early intervention through adulthood. She completed her Ph.D. in Learning Theory at the CUNY Graduate Center and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst - Doctoral Level and a licensed behavior analyst in New York and Connecticut. Dr. McDonald serves on a number of advisory boards and journal editorial boards.
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Advance your career with a graduate degree from Hofstra University. Apply today with no GRE required for most programs. Once your application is complete, you’ll receive:
- Automatic scholarship review
- An expedited interview process
- A priority decision turnaround
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