ABAI Accredited Programs
University of Kansas
Doctoral
Program: Ph.D. Program in Behavioral Psychology from the Department of Applied Behavioral Science (2002–2007; 2009–2019)
Accreditation Status: Accredited (application for renewal is under review; all site visits have been suspended due to COVID-19)
Summary of Accreditation Board's Decision: The doctoral program was re-accredited in 2014, for five years, based on the professional judgement of the ABAI Executive Council upon recommendation from the Behavior Analysis Accreditation Board that all accreditation standards were met with no serious deficiencies. The program has applied for re-accreditation under the ABAI Accreditation Board in 2019 and is under review. The site visit has been suspended due to COVID-19 and is expected to occur within the next academic year.
Aggregate Report: 2015 - 2018
Program Mission: The ABAI accredited doctoral program trains highly competent researchers in behavior analysis. Students are taught to discover and produce, translate and apply, and communicate knowledge in the behavioral sciences for understanding and solving problems of societal importance.
Masters
Program: MA Program in Applied Behavioral Science from the Department of Applied Behavioral Science (2009–2019)
Accreditation Status: Accredited (application for renewal is under review; all site visits have been suspended due to COVID-19)
Summary of Accreditation Board's Decision: The master's program was re-accredited in 2014, for five years, based on the professional judgement of the ABAI Executive Council upon recommendation from the Behavior Analysis Accreditation Board that all accreditation standards were met with no serious deficiencies. The program has applied for re-accreditation under the ABAI Accreditation Board in 2019 and is under review. The site visit has been suspended due to COVID-19 and is expected to occur within the next academic year.
Aggregate Report: 2015 - 2018
Program Mission: The ABAI accredited master's program trains highly competent scientist-practitioners in applied behavioral science. The program offers courses on the empirical and conceptual foundations of behavioral science and its research methods, but emphasizes coursework and supervised experience in behavioral assessment, analysis, intervention, and evaluation. Its mission is to advance empirically based solutions to problems of societal importance.
These programs include an ABAI Verified Course Sequence for BACB examination applications.
Program Contact: Dr. Florence DiGennaro Reed