Psychology and Applied Behavior Analysis, Accelerated BS/MS

Students interested in the Accelerated BS in Psychology and MS in Applied Behavior Analysis program may apply as sophomores or juniors to reserve a seat and maximize their program completion and academic advising. Admitted students will need to achieve GPAs of at least 3.5 after 64 semester hours, 3.4 after 80 semester hours, 3.3 after 96 semester hours, or 3.2 after 112 semester hours to be eligible for the accelerated program. Students admitted to the accelerated program may begin taking the online graduate classes as early as the Fall semester of their junior year to maximize graduate credits during the undergraduate matriculation. They are permitted to take a maximum of 3 graduate credits per term while still classified as undergraduate students, up to a total of 12 graduate credits.

Students must maintain a 3.0 average in their graduate courses and a 3.0 average in their undergraduate courses to remain in the accelerated program.

Psychology and Applied Behavior Analysis Accelerated BS/MS Curriculum

	*Department and Number - Descriptive Title of Course*	*Fall Cr.*	Spr. Cr.
First Year
MAJOR - ELECT	PSYC 110 - (S) Fundamentals of Psychology — MAJOR ELECT - Psychology Elective^₁	3	3
GE EP	PSYC 140 - (FYOC, FYDT) Current Topics in Psychological Science or another EP course	3
GE QUAN	MATH - Mathematics Elective²	3
GE S/BH	S/BH ELECT - Social/Behavioral Elective³		3
GE WRTG	WRTG 107 - (FYW) Composition		3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective		3
GE PHIL	PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy — PHIL 210 - Ethics	3	3
GE FSEM	First Year Seminar ⁴
		12	15
Second Year
MAJOR	PSYC 211 - Research Methods and Statistical Analysis I — PSYC 212 - (EPW) Research Methods and Statistical Analysis II	4	4
MAJOR	MAJOR ELECT - Psychology Electives¹	3	3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Electives⁶		6
GE NSCI	NSCI ELECT - Natural Science Electives⁵	3	3
GE S/BH	S/BH ELECT - Social/Behavior Science Elective³	3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective	3
MAJOR	PSYC 390 - Career Development in Psychology		1
		16	17
Third Year
MAJOR	MAJOR ELECT - Psychology Electives¹	6	9
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective	3
GE T/RS	T/RS 121 - (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible — T/RS 122 - (P) Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology	3	3
ABA MS	ABA 605 - Philosophical Underpinnings of Applied Behavior Analysis — ABA 600 - Concepts and Principles of ABA	3	3
		15	15
Fourth Year
MAJOR	MAJOR ELECTIVE - Psychology Elective¹	3
MAJOR	PSYC 490 - Senior Seminar I: Foundational Paradigms — PSYC 491 - (EPW) Senior Seminar II: Contemporary Applications	1.5	1.5
GE PHIL or T/RS	PHIL ELECT- Philosophy or T/RS ELECT - Theology Elective	3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective		3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Electives⁶	3	12
ABA MS	ABA 640 - Measurement and Experimental Design in Applied Behavior Analysis	3
		13.5	16.5
Fifth Year

		SU1	Fall	Spring	SU 2
ABA MS	ABA 590 - Capstone or ABA 599 - Thesis	3			3
ABA MS	ABA ELECT - ABA Elective	3
ABA MS	ABA 610 - Ethics in Applied Behavior Analysis		3
ABA MS	ABA 615 - Behavior Assessment in Applied Behavior Analysis		3
ABA MS	ABA 625 - Behavior-Change Procedures in Applied Behavior Analysis		3
ABA MS	ABA 635 - Personnel Supervision and Management Interventions			3
ABA MS	ABA 545 - Basic Behavior Analysis			3
ABA MS	ABA ELECTIVE - ABA Elective				3
		6	9	6	6
	Total: 147 Credits

¹Psychology majors take a minimum of five courses from the following list (Core 8) with at least one course in each group: Physiological Processes (PSYC 230 , PSYC 231 ), Learning Processes (PSYC 234 , PSYC 235 ), Social-Developmental Processes (PSYC 220 , PSYC 227 ), and Individual Processes (PSYC 224 , PSYC 225 ).

²MATH 106 , MATH 109 , or MATH 114 .

³The Department strongly recommends SOC 110 .

⁴The selection of a First Year Seminar is likely to fulfill requirements for both the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement. Thus, the First Year Seminar will probably not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.

⁵One 3- or 4-credit (E) Biology course and one additional 3- or 4-credit (E) course.

⁶No more than 15 credits of Psychology can be placed in GE electives.

Psychology and Applied Behavior Analysis, Accelerated BS/MS

Psychology and Applied Behavior Analysis Accelerated BS/MS Curriculum

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

Fifth Year

Total: 147 Credits