Graduate Certificate Organizational Behavior Management at Arizona State University

Programme overview

The graduate certificate program in organizational behavior management prepares professionals to apply behavioral principles to enhance organizational effectiveness and staff development. Through specialized courses, students learn to assess and improve workplace performance, design evidence-based interventions and lead teams within a variety of environments. This program emphasizes applied learning in performance management and behavioral systems analysis.

Faculty: Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation | Department: Division for Advancing Education Policy, Practice | Duration: 15 credit hours | Study mode: online | Intake: Fall, Spring, Summer | Location: Tempe, AZ, United States

What you will study

15 credit hours Required Core (12 credit hours) SPE 527 Behavior Analytic Assessment (3) SPE 530 Fundamentals of Organizational Behavior Management (3) SPE 560 Behavior Change Procedures: Implementing Interventions in Behavior Analysis (3) SPE 562 Personnel Supervision and Organizational Behavior Management in Educational Settings (3) Restricted Electives (3 credit hours) SPE 541 Consultation Frameworks and Issues (3) SPE 564 Controversial Therapies; Science, Fad and Pseudoscience in Educational Settings (3) SPE 598 Special Topics (3) Additional Curriculum Information For restricted electives, students should select one course from the list, and consult their program advisor for a complete list of approved topics for SPE 598.

Career pathways

Graduates of this certificate may pursue roles in education, clinical, health care or nonprofit sectors, including: behavior-analytic program director designing and implementing staff interventions behavior-based safety manager clinical or regional director in human-services agencies director of operations organizational behavior management consultant performance improvement specialist school administrator senior leader or mid-level manager in human service settings supervising clinician training and development manager

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Entry requirements

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation. Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree from a regionally accredited institution. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = ''A'') in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = ''A'') in an applicable master's degree program. Applicants are required to submit: graduate admissions application and application fee official transcripts personal statement professional resume proof of English proficiency Additional Application Information An applicant whose native language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency regardless of current residency by scoring at least 4 on the Internet-based TOEFL (iBT)®, or a score of 80 if taken before January 21, 2026 in a testing center; 6.5 on the IELTS; or 105 on the Duolingo English test.

Domestic applicants: USD 13,327 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads Source

International applicants: USD 24,780 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads ar Source

Intake: Fall, Spring, Summer

Duration: 15 credit hours

Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply/graduate/admission

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