ABAI Full Membership Application Checklist
Please use the checklist below to ensure you have all required documentation for the category of Full membership for which you are applying. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
CATEGORY 1: Graduate of an ABAI-Accredited Master’s or Doctoral Program
I earned a master’s or doctoral degree from an ABAI-Accredited program.
Please be prepared to provide the following documentation during the online application process for Category 1:
- Master’s or doctoral degree from an ABAI-Accredited program
- Date degree conferred
- Degree-conferring institution
- Title of master's thesis, doctoral dissertation, or project
Category 2: Graduate of a master’s or doctoral program in behavior analysis, psychology, or a related discipline.
I have a master’s or doctoral degree from a non-ABAI-Accredited graduate program in behavior analysis, psychology, or a related discipline
Please be prepared to provide the following documentation during the online application process for Category 2:
- Terminal master's or doctorate in behavior analysis or related discipline
- Date degree conferred
- Degree-conferring institution
- Title of master's thesis, doctoral dissertation, or project
- 150–250-word abstract of thesis, dissertation, or project involving:
- Experimental analysis of behavior.
- Applied analysis of behavior.
- Conceptual/theoretical/philosophical behavior analytic scholarship.
- Science of behavior analytic practice.
- Upload of formal research document (e.g., published manuscript, a formal thesis, or a poster presented at a scientific meeting)
- List of 18 semester credit hours (or quarter-system equivalent) of coursework in behavior analysis prepared in a file for upload. Indicate university or universities where courses were taken.
Category 3: Significant Contributions to Behavior Analysis
I do not meet the requirements for Categories 1 or 2; however, I have made significant contributions to knowledge in behavior analysis as evidenced by research publications or any other means as may be determined by the ABAI Membership Board.
AREA A—SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO BEHAVIOR ANALYTIC RESEARCH
Please be prepared to provide the following documentation during the online application process for Category 3 (Area A):
- Post-master’s or post-doctoral research culminating in substantive, peer-reviewed, scientific publications in one or more of the following areas:
- Basic or applied analysis of behavior.
- Conceptual/philosophical/theoretical behavior analytic scholarship.
- Science of behavior analytic practice.
- Vitae or reference list in English of behavior analytic publications.
- PDF of two published papers to which you were a significant contributor
AREA B—SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO BEHAVIOR ANALYTIC PRACTICE: 5 YEARS BEHAVIOR ANALYTIC PRACTICE POST-LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION
Please be prepared to provide the following documentation during the online application process for Category 3 (Area B):
- Licensing or certifying body
- Date of license or certification
- Minimum of five years post-licensure or post-certification of behavior analytic practice, documented by the following:
- Brief description of your practice, its sustained nature, and evidence of empirical basis.
- Two case reports (personal information redacted) describing behavior analytic programs implemented, goals achieved, and behavior data (numerical or graphic) showing behavior change.