Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis

Candidates must have earned a minimum of a 3.0 (4.0 scale) grade point average (GPA) in their undergraduate degree program. Applicants who do not meet this criteria may be considered for admission based on other aspects of their application.

Admissions Process

Courses will be offered in three of the four 11-week terms scheduled by the Western New England University Graduate Program (fall, winter, and spring terms). Students will be expected to enroll in 4 credit hours in each term to stay on pace to complete the Master’s Program in three years.  Accelerated program completion will not be offered.

Upon admission to the program, each student is assigned an advisor who functions as a mentor and agrees to oversee the professional development of the student. Advisors are doctoral-level full time faculty or clinical adjunct faculty who are active researchers and leading experts in the field. On the application, students are asked to identify three potential advisors listed in order of preference. We encourage you to reach out to prospective advisors.

To contact our full-time WNE faculty:

• Rachel Thompson, Ph.D., Professor and Program Director; rachel.thompson@wne.edu
• Sara Peck, Ph.D., Assistant Professor; sara.peck1@wne.edu
• Daniel Kwak, Ph.D., Assistant Professor; daniel.kwak@wne.edu

To contact our off-campus faculty:

• William Ahearn, Ph.D., Clinical Adjunct Faculty; bahearn@necc.org
• Jason Bourret, Ph.D., Clinical Adjunct Faculty; jbourret@necc.org
• Chata Dickson, Ph.D., Clinical Adjunct Faculty; cdickson@necc.org
• Cammarie Johnson, PhD, Clinical Adjunct Faculty; cjohnson@necc.org
• Maureen Kelly, Ph.D. Clinical Adjunct Faculty; mkelly@necc.org
• Eileen Roscoe, Ph.D., Clinical Adjunct Faculty; ersocoe@necc.org