Qualified Behavior Analyst - QBA
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE - There is a growing need for well-trained and qualified behavior analysts (QBAs) on a global scale. Our program is verified and approved by Qualified Applied Behavior Analysis Credentialing Board (QABA®). Asynchronous class options available.
This track is recommended to any students, regardless of where they reside, thus highly recommended for our International students.

This Program is Perfect For...
…for anyone who seeks to make positive changes in individuals’ lives through the implementation and dissemination of applied behavior analysis.
What you'll learn...
- Core principles of ABA.
- How to collect, analyze, and graph data.
- Ethical codes of conduct outlined by QABA.
- Skill acquisition programming rooted in ABA.
- Behavior reduction interventions rooted in ABA.
- Different types of antecedent interventions rooted in ABA.
- Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and how to best support clients with ASD.
- How to conduct functional behavior assessments and related behavior assessments.
- How to design appropriate supervision programs and become an effective supervisor.
- How to evaluate behavioral progress through the use of single-case design methodology.
Requirements
- Students must already have obtained a graduate degree (i.e., Master’s degree or higher) in any field OR are concurrently earning a graduate degree.
- To complete this program, candidates must complete all 7 courses with letter grades of “C-” or better AND pass ED X309D.5 - ABA competency course. Click here for information about the QBA examination and requirements.
You can enroll in 3 easy steps
OR Enroll by phone - 805.893.4200 | Mon-Fri - 9am-5pm PST
Additional Information
- It is recommended that students new to the field of ABA take 1 course per quarter (not including the supervision course) in order to spend an adequate amount of time on the course materials, readings, and projects.
- While our program does not require a textbook, the following textbook is highly recommended: Cooper, J. O., Heron, T. E., & Heward, W. L. (2019). Applied Behavior Analysis (3rd Edition). Hoboken, NJ: Pearson Education.
- Please note that UCSB DOES NOT award the QBA certification. Please review UCSB's Licensure and Certification Disclosures.
- In order for students to become a qualified behavior analyst (QBA), you must complete 270 coursework hours, accrue 2000 supervised fieldwork hours, and pass the exam administered by QABA. For more information click here.
Courses
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Pricing
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| Individual Courses | $700 | $525 | $700 |
| Certificate Release Fee | $150 | $150 | $150 |
| ABA Competency Course | $250 | $250 | $250 |
| Supervision Class (optional) | $700/quarter | $700/quarter | $700/quarter |
| Study Prep Course (optional) | $300 | $300 | $300 |
UCSB's Program Completion Professional Certificate Application Apply
Advisory Board Members
Dr. Sunny Kim received her Ph.D. in Education with an emphasis in Special Education, Disability, and Risk Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). She is a board-certified behavior analyst (BCBA) and is certified in Pivotal Response Treatment (level VI). She currently provides behavior consultation to schools throughout Los Angeles and Santa Barbara. Additionally, Dr. Kim is the ABA program manager for UCSB's professional and continuing education department. For the past 10 years, Dr. Kim has provided exceptional behavioral services and consultation to over 100 individuals throughout the world. She has published in the areas of social development, inclusion for children with autism, staff training, and cultural diversity. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and traveling the world.
Savannah Phelan is a BCBA Supervisor and VCS instructor at UCSB PaCE. In addition to teaching and serving as a BCBA supervisor at UCSB, Savannah is passionate about helping to support Special Education students in an inclusion model as a Lead Behavior Intervention Developer (BID) for charter schools at a Non-Public Agency in Los Angeles, CA. In her spare time, Savannah likes to cook, go to the beach and camp at National Parks.
Mian Wang is a Professor in the Department of Education. From 2017-2019, he served as Faculty Director of the University of California Education Abroad Program (UCEAP) China Programs. Dr. Wang was appointed Chair of the Department of Education at UC Santa Barbara's Gevirtz School in July 2021. He received Ph.D.s from the University of Patras, Greece, in Applied Developmental Psychology with an emphasis on Cognitive Development of Children with Intellectual Disabilities, as well as from the University of Kansas in Special Education with an emphasis on Family and Disability Policy. Before his 12 years working experience in the field of disability and special education in several countries such as Canada, China, Greece, and USA, he completed his undergraduate and graduate studies in Psychology in China. Dr. Wang's research interests include: child and family outcomes of early childhood services, family-professional partnership, atypical child development, positive behavioral support in cultural context, and disability policy. In recent years, his research has primarily focused on examining family outcomes of early childhood services (e.g., early intervention programs and early childhood special education programs), particularly in the areas of family quality of life and family-professional partnership.
Dr. D.Dimitriou is a Pediatrician with a Ph.D. in Pediatrics from the University of Athens. Moreover, he attended Yale University at Yale Child Study Center for his Post-Doc studies. For the past 18 years, Dr. Dimitriou has focused in Autism and PDDs, and the multicultural adaptation and application of evidence based intervention programs worldwide. He also attended post doc courses on Neurometabolic diseases at Robert Debre Hospital-Paris, France. He has also translated numerous relevant tests in Greek as MCHAT R/F which he also standardized with his team. For the past 15 years, he has trained with Professors Koegel in UCSB for PRT Certification and is a Certified Trainer of Trainers (PRT Certification Level V). He currently serves as International Program Coordinator at Koegel Autism Consultants. He is the author of the first Greek book on Typical Child Development Checklist, and his latest book is about Autism & AI-Integrating Artificial Intelligence into Evidence-Based Autism Intervention and Everyday Life, in a total of 15 publications. He has organized numerous Congresses in Athens Greece, Nicosia Cyprus and internationally like Istanbul Turkey and elsewhere and he delivers numerous lectures nationwide. Additionally, he holds a degree in Political Sciences and in Oriental and Middle Eastern Studies with specialization in Migration. Dr. Dimitriou has also acted as a lecturer at the Police Academy of Cyprus on Migration and Oriental Studies-Islam. He is President of the Cyprus Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Society and has a private clinic in Nicosia Cyprus and a pediatrics clinic in Athens Greece. He speaks 17 languages and was distinguished in the European Language Contest in 2000.
Originally from the East Coast, Chris started his career teaching in Special Education. Chris' classroom focused on supporting learners with extreme problem behavior. After a few years of teaching, he transitioned into providing 1:1 provision with children who have autism. While working with this population, he served in an outpatient multidisciplinary pediatric clinic, conducted social skills groups with adolescents and teens and provided intensive in-home early intervention (EIBI). Once Chris received his BCBA, he moved to Los Angeles and worked as a Behavior Intervention Developer (BID) for Charter Schools and LA Unified School District. Chris now resides in Atlanta GA with his partner and fur baby. Chris owns a private practice where he continues to live his passion providing EIBI. He is also on the board of directors for a newly formed non-profit located in New York that focuses on expanding behavior services to foster care, low income families and populations otherwise not typically served by ABA. Throughout Chris' journey in the field, he's had the extreme pleasure of being trained by some incredibly talented Behavior Analysts. It is Chris' mission to pay it forward by training the next generation of Behavior Analyst.

"This series was ideal for someone living so far away from campus. I was able to go at my own pace - enrolling separately in each class at a time - which allowed me to continue my work while taking courses. I was also able to entirely self-manage the course workload and choose when to attend lectures, which meant that if my work in Senegal got particularly busy (or if we had day-long power outages or internet cutouts!) I was still able to complete all of my tasks on time. Also, the fact that I was eight hours ahead of everyone in California wasn't a problem at all. It was absolutely ideal for my situation."
- Adair Cardon
ABA Senegal
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