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Admission Information

Undergraduate Admission

Students interested in applying to undergraduate degree program should contact the SCS advising office. Mr. Richard Mabry is the undergraduate advisor. Students who want to learn more about behavior analysis may contact undergraduate faculty advisor Dr. Manish Vaidya.

Master's Degree Admission

Students interested in applying to master's degree program (offered only on UNT campus in Denton) must apply to the UNT Graduate School and to the department. Application deadline is January 15 for Fall admission. There is no Spring admission. Applications are reviewed beginning January 15 for the limited number of slots in the graduate program. A supplemental review will be conducted in April if there are any remaining slots not filled on the first round.

If you are applying for admission to the master's degree program, please contact Katherine Standifer, assistant to the Graduate Advisor (Dr. Ellis), if you have admission questions. You can also ask her for other information about the program.
Note: Students in states belonging to the Academic Common Market should contact Ms. Standifer about applying for in-state tuition.

Admission Requirements

* Prerequisite of 2 behavior analysis courses. These may be taken at UNT (see our undergraduate course descriptions), or by enrolling for a distance learning course that will fulfill this requirement (contact the department at 940.565-2274, or check the distance learning info in this page).
* A strong commitment to a career in behavior analysis.
* Recommended: GPA of 3.4.
* GRE scores acceptable to UNT Graduate school.
* 2 Letters of reference (no special form required) from employers/professors/people with whom you have worked.
* A statement of your interests in behavior analysis.

Distant Program -- Non-Degreed

The Department offers a graduate certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis through the UNT Toulouse Graduate School via our internet courses.  Please contact Laura Davis, the Department's Distance Education Coordinator, for information on the program, or go to our web site at http://courses.unt.edu/behv/certificate.html
 

Students in the internet program DO NOT receive a Master's Degree. The program is a post Bachelor's or post Master's series of courses that fulfill specific academic requirements toward certification by the BACB.