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The Auburn University Master of Science program in Applied Behavior Analysis was designed to accommodate not only the requirements of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board for approved course sequences and practicum training, but unavoidable limitations in faculty and other resources. These limitations were incompatible with the more traditional 2-year curriculum model, so a 1-year program was designed that met the necessary conditions. This article describes the resulting academic and practicum curriculum, the key funding mechanisms that allowed the program to develop, and the opportunities and benefits that this model afforded.
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This article is part of a special section in The Behavior Analyst entitled “Diverse Origins of Graduate Training Programs in Behavior Analysis.”
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Johnston, J.M. Necessity and Opportunity: the 1-Year Master’s ABA Program at Auburn University. BEHAV ANALYST 39, 135–142 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-016-0057-6
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-016-0057-6