Accelerated BS in Psychology and MS in Applied Behavior Analysis

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 an overall GPA of at least 3.50 after 64 semester hours, 3.40 after 80 semester hours, 3.30 after 96 semester hours, or 3.20 after 112 semester hours to be eligible for the Accelerated program. Students admitted to the Accelerated program may begin taking graduate classes as early as the fall semester of their junior year to maximize graduate credits during the undergraduate matriculation. Acceptance into the Accelerated program is based on the student’s academic performance. Students must follow the program requirements as listed in the Graduate Studies Catalog. The University of Scranton’s MS program in Applied Behavior Analysis is entirely online. As a consequence, undergraduate psychology students admitted to the Accelerated program will be taking online courses during their fall and spring semesters.

Once students are admitted to this accelerated program, they will be permitted to take a maximum of 3 graduate credits per term while undergraduate students, up to a total of 12 graduate credits. Most psychology majors would most likely take 9 graduate credits as undergraduates (see grid below). The ABA master’s curriculum consists of 36 credits (8 required courses, 2 elective courses, and 6 credits of either Thesis or Capstone; see below). Undergraduate students pursuing the 5-year option for the Accelerated BS in Psychology and MS in Applied Behavior Analysis will be allowed to apply up to 12 graduate credits toward their undergraduate degree. Twelve (12) graduate credits will be earned during summer terms. For the Psychology and ABA accelerated program, 9 or 12 credits of undergraduate free electives will be replaced by 9 or 12 credits of ABA courses; 18 or 21 credits of undergraduate free electives will remain. The remaining graduate credits will be taken subsequent to graduation with the BS in Psychology, starting in the Summer session (Summer 1). In a typical course of study, students will take 6, 6, 6, and 6 credits in the summer, fall, spring, and summer semesters, respectively. 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.

Curriculum

First Year	Department and Number: Descriptive Course Number		FALL		SPRING
MAJOR	PSYC 110 - (S)	Fundamentals of Psychology - PSYC Elective	3		3
GE EP	PSYC 140 (FYOC/FYDT)	Current Topics in Psychological Science	3
GE QUAN	MATH	Mathematics	3
GE S/BH	SOC 110 - (S)	Introduction to Sociology (recommended)			3
GE WRTG	WRTG 107 - (FYW)	Composition			3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT	Humanities Elective			3
GE PHIL	PHIL 120 - PHIL 210	Introduction to Philosophy / Ethics	3		3
GE FSEM	First Year Seminar (FYS)	Elective
TOTAL CREDITS YEAR ONE			12		15

Second Year
MAJOR	PSYC 211	Research Methods and Statistical Analysis I	4
MAJOR	PSYC 212 (EP2W)	Research Methods and Statistical Analysis II			4
MAJOR	MAJOR ELECT	Psychology Electives	3		3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT				6
GE NSCI	NSCI ELECT	Elective- Elective	3		3
GE S/BH	S/BH ELECT	Soc/Beh Science Elective	3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT	Humanities Elective	3
MAJOR	PSYC 390	Career Development in Psychology			1
TOTAL CREDITS YEAR TWO			16		17

Third Year
MAJOR	MAJOR ELECT	Psychology Electives	6		9
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT	Humanities Electives	3
GE T/RS	T/RS 121 - (P)	Theology I: Introduction to the Bible	3
GE T/RS	T/RS 122 - (P)	Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology			3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT	Free Electives	0		0
ABA MS	ABA 605	Philosophical Underpinnings of ABA (count as Free Elective)	3
ABA MS	ABA 600	Concepts and Principles in ABA (count as Free Elective)			3
TOTAL CREDITS YEAR THREE			15		15

Fourth Year
MAJOR	MAJOR ELECT	Psychology Elective	3
MAJOR	PSYC 490	History and Literature of Psychology I Theology	1.5
MAJOR	PSYC 491- (EP2W)	History and Literature of Psychology IITheology			1.5
GE PHIL/T/R	PHIL ELECT	Philosophy or T/RS ELECT - T/RS Elective	3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT	Humanities Elective			3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT	Free Electives	3		12
ABA MS	ABA 640	Measurement and Experimental Design in ABA (count as Free Elective)	3
TOTAL CREDITS YEAR FOUR			13.5		16.5

Fifth Year			SUMMER 1	FALL	SPRING	SUMMER 2
ABA MS	ABA 590 or ABA 599	Thesis or Capstone	3			3
ABA MS	ABA	Elective	3
ABA MS	ABA 610	Ethics in ABA		3
ABA MS	ABA 615	Behavior Assessment in ABA		3
ABA MS	ABA 625	Behavior-Change Procedures in ABA		3
ABA MS	ABA 635	Personnel Supervision and Management Interventions			3
ABA MS	ABA 545	Basic Behavior Analysis			3
ABA MS	ABA	Elective				3

			6	9	6	6

TOTAL PROGRAM CREDITS 144 CREDITS

Total Credits Required for Accelerated Psychology BS to Applied Behavior Analysis MS is 144 credits