2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

Degree Requirements

Degree Requirements

Verified Course Sequence (VCS) Core Courses--21 credit hours

SPED 625Behavior-Change Fundamentals (Methods)

3

SPED 626Functional Behavior Assessments and Interventions

3

SPED 628Research Methods in Behavior Analysis

3

SPED 627Management & Supervision for Behavior Analysts

3

SPED 624Concepts and Principles of Behavior Analysis

3

SPED 623Professional Ethics for Behavior Analysts

3

SPED 696Capstone in Behavior Analysis

3

ABA Practica--9 credit hours

Augustana is partnering with HOPE Group Clinical, an ABA company with extensive experience providing online supervision of field experiences. The three 5-month practica with supervised fieldwork experiences (3-credit hours each) run concurrently with VCS coursework.  Students can accrue the required number of concentrated fieldwork hours in their work settings as they complete four semester of graduate coursework.  Students in the program must maintain employment in a behavior-related setting for a minimum of 30 hours per week to complete a total of 1500 hours of concentration supervised fieldwork across 15 months of clinical practica.
SPED 611Fieldwork Experience I

1

SPED 612Fieldwork Experience II

1

SPED 613Fieldwork Experience III

1

SPED 614Fieldwork Experience IV

1

SPED 615Fieldwork Experience V

1

SPED 616Fieldwork Experience VI

1

SPED 617Fieldwork Experience VII

1

SPED 618Fieldwork Experience

1

SPED 619Fieldwork Experience

1