Section R4-26-405. Coursework Requirement

A.      As required under A.R.S. § 32-2091.03(A)(3), an applicant for licensure shall complete, as part of or in addition to the course- work necessary to obtain the graduate degree required under

A.R.S. § 32-2091.03(A)(1), 225 classroom hours of graduate- level instruction. The applicant shall ensure that the classroom hours include the following content areas:

1.        Ethical and professional conduct: 15 hours;

2.        Definitions and characteristics; principles, processes, and concepts: 45 hours:

3.        Behavioral assessment; selecting intervention outcomes and strategies: 30 hours;

4.        Experimental evaluation of interventions: 20 hours;

5.        Measurement of  behavior; displaying  and interpreting behavioral data: 20 hours;

6.        Behavioral  change  procedures;  systems  support:  45 hours; and

7.        Discretionary content related to  behavior analysis: 50 hours.

B.       The Board shall accept only classroom hours of graduate-level instruction taken at an institution accredited by a recognized accrediting agency.

Historical Note

Section made by final rulemaking at 18 A.A.R. 2490, effective September 11, 2012 (Supp. 12-3).