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March 2025.This document provides a high-level summaryof the requirements,including key changes that will take effect on January 1,2027.Beginning in 2027,individualsapplying for or maintaining BCBA certification must also meetall other relevant requirements described in the BCBACertificant Handbook.  \n# 2027 Eligibility Requirements\n\nBeginning January 1,2027,individuals may apply for BCBA certification through one of two pathways:  \n\n| Overview of Eligibility Pathways   |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n|  | Pathway 1:Accredited or Recognized Program   | Pathway 2:Behavior-Analytic Coursework   |\n| Degree   | Master's degree or higher from an APBA-  \u003Cbr>accredited program or an ABAl-accredited or  \u003Cbr>recognized behavior analysis degree program  \u003Cbr>(ABAI Tier 1,2a,or 2b)   | Master's degree or higher   |\n| Behavior-analytic  \u003Cbr>content   |  | Behavior-analytic coursework   |\n| Fieldwork   | Practical fieldwork in applied behavior analysis   | Practical fieldwork in applied behavior analysis   |\n\n# Pathway 1\n\n## Degree\n\nYou must have obtained:  \n·a master's degree while the program was accredited by APBA;OR  \n·amaster's or doctoral degree earned in 2015 or later from a program that was accredited or recognized bythe ABAl under Tier 1,2a,or 2b.  \nFor example,your degree would meet this degree requirement if you earned a master's or doctoral degree in2018 from a program that was accredited from 2016 to 2022.  \n# Supervised Fieldwork\n\nYou must complete supervised fieldwork in applied behavior analysis.You may accrue fieldwork hours under oneor both of the following fieldwork types:(a)Supervised Fieldwork or(b)Concentrated Supervised Fieldwork.Thefollowing table provides a general overview of the fieldwork requirements;however,your fieldwork must also meetall additional requirements outlined in the Supervised Fieldwork Reauirements section of the BCBA Handbook.  \n\n| Overview of Fieldwork Requirements   |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n|  | Supervised Fieldwork   | Concentrated Supervised Fieldwork   |\n| Fieldwork hours  \u003Cbr>required to qualify   | 2,000   | 1,500   |\n| Supervisor  \u003Cbr>qualifications   | Supervisors must meet one of the following criteria:  \u003Cbr>·be an active BCBA with no current disciplinary sanctions,certified for at least one  \u003Cbr>year,and meeting the ongoing supervision CEU requirement;OR  \u003Cbr>·be an active BCBA with no current disciplinary sanctions,certified for less than one  \u003Cbr>year,and receiving monthly consultation from a qualified consulting supervisor.   |  |\n| Supervision hours per  \u003Cbr>supervisory period   | 5%of hours   | 7.5%of hours   |\n| Fieldwork hours per  \u003Cbr>supervisory period   | Minimum of 20 hours-maximum of 160 hours   |  |\n| Observations of  \u003Cbr>trainee with client per  \u003Cbr>supervisory period   | 60 min(cumulative)   | 90 min(cumulative)   |\n| Individual supervision  \u003Cbr>hours per supervisory  \u003Cbr>period   | At least 50%of supervised hours must be individual  \u003Cbr>(i.e.,group supervision may not exceed 50%).   |  |\n| Unrestricted activities   | At least 60%of total supervised fieldwork hours  \u003Cbr>must be spent engaged in unrestricted activities.   |  |\n\nThose applying after January 1,2027,will need to complete the 2027 Monthly and Final Fieldwork forms:Individual Supervisor Forms  \n·2027 Monthly Fieldwork Verification Form:Individual Supervisor  \n·2027 Final Fieldwork Verification Form:Individual Supervisor  \nOrganization Forms  \n·2027 Monthly Fieldwork Verification Form:Multiple Supervisors at One Organization  \n·2027 Final Fieldwork Verification Form:Multiple Supervisors at One Organization  \n# Examination\n\nYou must pass the BCBA examination based on the BCBA Test Content Outline(6th ed.),which went into effect onJanuary 1,2025.  \n## Pathway 2\n\nDegree  \nYou must have a master's degree or higher from a qualifying institution in any field.The 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