Applicants must meet the admission requirements listed below:
- General College Admission Requirements
- Minimum of one of the following:
- Graduate or bachelor's degree with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0
- Enrolled in 3rd or 4th year of a bachelor's degree program from a recognized institution with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.33
- The following are required to determine suitability for the program:
- Letter of Intent outlining the reasons for choosing this program, long-and short-term goals, and strengths and limitations.
- A current resume.
- Two professional letters of reference that support your application.
The selective admission process uses a structured format to evaluate all applicants.
Graduation Requirements
- Successful completion of 21.00 credits
- In good academic standing
- Time limit to complete the program graduation requirements: 4 years. Any courses completed outside of that time limit will not be usable. Students may seek the permission of the Department/Program to complete a credential outside the approved time limits.
- Up to 50% (10.50 credits) of coursework used towards a previously received credential can be used to meet graduation requirements (see the Credentials Awarded Policy)
|
Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
|
DACS 4114 (see note 1) |
Functional Behaviour Assessment and Clinical Applications |
3.00 |
|
DACS 4123 (see note 1) |
Applied Behaviour Analysis: Research and Applications |
3.00 |
|
DACS 4115 (see note 1) |
Ethics in ABA |
3.00 |
|
DACS 4122 (see note 1) |
Foundational Principles and Empirical Basis of Behaviour Analysis |
3.00 |
|
DACS 4117 (see note 1) |
Organizational Behaviour Management |
3.00 |
|
DACS 3430 (see note 2) |
Autism Spectrum Disorder Across the Lifespan |
3.00 |
|
DACS 4116 (see note 1) |
Advanced Topics in ABA: Intervention |
3.00 |
|
Total Credits |
21.00 |
|
Notes:
1. Meets the 6th Edition Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) requirements for Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) coursework.
At the end of this program, successful students will be able to:
- demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and skills in the application of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) within a disability context;
- link the professional application of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) to foundational behavioral principles and their origins in experimental behavior analysis;
- select, develop, and execute behavioral assessment methods, share assessment findings with key participants, and use the results to guide behavioral treatment; and
- apply principles of ethical practice to select, develop, and implement interventions for behavior change with integrity.
The DABA credential meets the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) requirements for Board Certified Assistant Behaviour Analysts (BCaBA) coursework and is approved by the Teacher Qualification Service (TQS).
As a provider of an ABAI verified course sequence (VCS), please go to the ABAI website and view the published VCS Pass Rates. You can find the pass rates of previous Douglas College students by selecting the BCaBA pass rate information. Should you see a gap in the data, note that pass-rate data are not published for sequences with fewer than six first-time candidates in a single year.