BEHV/O 471 Practicum I
Practicum I is the first of the two experiential learning courses required to graduate the MS/EdS degree program. To be eligible to take Practicum I, students must successfully complete and pass Practicum Orientation (BEHV 470), and work at a university-approved site, with a university-approved supervisor, completing a minimum of 20 supervised behavior analytic experience hours per month (minimum of 45 hours per semester). In addition to accruing experience hours, students receive didactic instruction and supervision weekly to develop clinical and research skills, and students complete a thesis research project across the two terms of Practicum. During Practicum I, students will plan their thesis research project, submit the proposal to their thesis committee and ethics boards for review and approval, and defend their thesis proposal, completing both a written proposal (in APA format) and an oral presentation and defense of the proposal. Students may not begin Practicum II without successfully completing Practicum I, including the thesis defense.