Applied Behavior Analysis

Applications are considered complete and ready for admission consideration if the application is submitted (including all required materials) and the application fee is paid by 11:59PM EST on the day of the application deadline.

We encourage prospective students to submit an application and pay the application fee a minimum of 7 business days in advance of the deadline, even if not all required materials are uploaded. Our office will begin processing applications only after the application fee is paid.

Visit the Office of Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars (OGSPS) website for more information about the admission requirements and required materials listed below.

Admission Requirements

• Minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.25.
• International Applicants must meet English Proficiency Requirements set by the Purdue Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars

Please submit the following required materials with your graduate application:

• An updated Purdue University official transcript
• Combined Degree Program Form (Form 27) – the student should complete the top portion, sign, and upload with their graduate application (or submit to edgrad@purdue.edu)  
• 3 Recommendations
• Academic Statement of Purpose
• Personal History Statement

Current Purdue undergraduate students admitted to the 4+1 program are admitted to a residential (on-campus) program. Students are not able to transfer to the online Master’s in ABA program once they have been admitted to and started the 4+1 program.

When submitting your application for this program, please select the following options:

• Campus and Program Tab:
  • Select a Campus: Purdue West Lafayette (PWL)
  • Select your proposed graduate major: Educational Studies
• First Choice Program Details Tab:
  • Please select an Area of Interest: Accelerated Applied Behavior Analysis (4+1) (Master’s Only) (Residential Only)
  • Please select a Degree Objective: Master of Science in Education (MSEd)
  • Primary Course Delivery: Residential

Because the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) requires programs to verify and attest to all coursework used for exam eligibility, transfer credits must closely align with Purdue’s coursework and have been completed with a grade of B or higher. Due to the integrated nature of our curriculum, transfer credit is typically limited to standalone, content-specific courses (e.g., Ethics or Single-Case Design), while sequenced or combined-content courses are generally not eligible. As a result, students transferring from other ABA programs should expect that only a limited number of courses, if any, will qualify for transfer. Following admission, we can conduct an official review of transcripts and course syllabi to determine transfer eligibility.