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MEd Special Education Applied Behavior Analysis (Online) at University of Virginia

University of Virginia, United States

Programme overview

The fully online, asynchronous, part-time M.Ed. in Special Education with an Applied Behavior Analysis concentration prepares students to sit for the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) exam.

Faculty: School of Education and Human Development  |  Department: Curriculum, Instruction & Special Education  |  Duration: 2-3 years (part time, online)  |  Intake: Spring: December 1; Summer: February 1 (early) and May 15 (final); Fall: March 1 (early) and July 15 (final)  |  Study mode: online  |  Location: Charlottesville, VA, United States

What you will study

Five core requirements: Legal Foundations of Special Education, Contemporary Issues in Special Education, Basic Principles of Applied Behavioral Analysis, Introduction to Single Case Research Design for Practitioners, and the Master's Comprehensive in Special Education, plus intensive ABA coursework.

Career pathways

Board Certified Behavior Analyst.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and wish to sit for the BCBA exam. Recent graduates of UVA B.S.Ed. Teacher Education programmes who meet eligibility requirements have a guaranteed admission option. Not an approved Virginia licensure programme.

Application fees (2026-27): undergraduate $75; Graduate School of Arts & Sciences $85; Architecture $80; Batten graduate $75; Darden non-PhD $250, Darden PhD $100; Data Science $85; Education and Human Development $65; Law $85; McIntire graduate $85; Medicine $80; Nursing $88; SCPS $70; Graduate Engineering no fee.

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