Graduate (and Undergraduate) Training in California & the Western U.S.

The universities below offer undergraduate and/or graduate level courses in behavior analysis. A number of these programs include course sequences approved by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (indicated by 1) for meeting the course requirements for the BCaBA certification (undergraduate) or the BCBA certification (graduate). See our certification page for a summary of the certification process and a list of schools offering BACB-approved programs.

Note: For a complete current list of BACB-approved programs, please see the Approved University Training page on the BACB website.

Programs at the Bachelor's level:

• California State University, Fresno¹
  
• California State University, Monterey Bay¹
  
• California State University, Northridge¹
  
• California State University, Sacramento¹
  
• San Diego State University¹
  
• University of California, San Diego
  

Programs at the Master's level:

• California State University, Fresno¹
  
• California State University, Los Angeles^{1, 2}
  
• California State University, Northridge¹
  
• California State University, Sacramento¹
  
• California State University, Stanislaus¹
  
• National University¹
  
• Pepperdine University¹
  
• San Diego State University¹
  
• The Chicago School of Professional Psychology¹ (Los Angeles, CA)
  
• Touro University California¹ (Vallejo, CA)
  
• University of California, San Diego
  
• University of the Pacific¹ (Stockton, CA)
  
• University of Nevada, Reno^{1, 2}
  
• Gonzaga University¹ (Spokane, WA)
  

Programs at the Doctoral level:

• The Chicago School of Professional Psychology¹ (Los Angeles, CA)
  
• University of California, San Diego
  
• University of Nevada, Reno^{1, 2}
  
• Washington State University, Pullman
  

¹Program offering BACB-approved course sequence.

²Program accredited by the Association for Behavior Analysis International.