Third Edition Task List
Contact Hour Requirement Per Content Area

Content Area
Contact Hours
BCBA
BCaBA
1. Ethical Considerations
15
10
2. Definition and Characteristics and
3. Principles, Processes and Concepts
45
40
4. Behavioral Assessment and
8. Selecting Intervention Outcomes & Strategies
35
25
5. Experimental Evaluation of Interventions
20
*20
6. Measurement of Behavior and
7. Displaying and Interpreting Behavioral Data
20
9. Behavior Change Procedures and
10. Systems Support
45
40
11. Discretionary - may be used within any one or more of the 10 content areas above OR for any applications of behavior analysis *
45
0
TOTALS 
225
135


 



 
















*For BCaBA 20 hours total for 5, 6 & 7 (not just 6 & 7 as for BCBA)

*For example, this could be used for behavior analytic applications in topic areas such as autism, organizational behavior management, behavioral pharmacology, etc. as long as the coursework contact hours that are listed are behavior analysis applications.

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