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Western Michigan University

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Western Michigan University 

 

Doctoral

 

Program: PhD in Behavior Analysis (1998–2025)

Department: Psychology

Modality: On-campus

 

Accreditation Status: Accredited through December 31, 2025

Summary of Accreditation Board's Decision: The ABAI Accreditation Board voted in 2021 to renew full accreditation of the PhD in Behavior Analysis program for five years. This decision is based on the Board's professional judgement that the program demonstrated it adheres to the standards with no serious deficiencies. 

Accreditation Board Notification Letter: Board's Decision Notification - Doctoral Program

Outcome Data: 2015 - 2024

Program Mission: The Behavior Analysis (BA) graduate programs provide intense training in the conceptual, basic, and applied foundations of behavior analysis. In addition to giving students substantial training in a core specialty area (e.g., autism and developmental disabilities, health or safety, behavioral pharmacology, experimental analysis of behavior, or behavioral neuroscience), the program exposes students to a broad range of applied and experimental areas through coursework, research, and applied experiences.

 

Masters

 

Program: MA in Behavior Analysis (1998–2025)

Department: Psychology

Modality: On-campus

 

Accreditation Status: Accredited through December 31, 2025

Summary of Accreditation Board's Decision: The ABAI Accreditation Board voted in 2021 to renew full accreditation of the MA in Behavior Analysis program for five years. This decision is based on the Board's professional judgement that the program demonstrated it adheres to the standards with no serious deficiencies. 

Accreditation Board Notification Letter: Board's Decision Notification - Master's Program

Outcome Data: 2015 - 2024

Program Mission: The Behavior Analysis (BA) graduate programs provide intense training in the conceptual, basic, and applied foundations of behavior analysis. In addition to giving students substantial training in a core specialty area (e.g., autism and developmental disabilities, health or safety, behavioral pharmacology, experimental analysis of behavior, or behavioral neuroscience), the program exposes students to a broad range of applied and experimental areas through coursework, research, and applied experiences.

 

Contact: Dr. Al Poling

 

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