The best BACB CEU provider for you is a BACB Authorized Continuing Education (ACE) Provider whose on-demand courses monitor participation, the standard the BACB has required since July 1, 2026, and whose library carries the ethics and supervision CEUs you still need. Every course ends with a quiz; pass it at 80% and your certificate issues right away. Our CE Library holds 32.5 BACB CE hours, including 4 in Ethics and 3.5 in Supervision, for $199.
Effective July 1, 2026, the BACB requires CE activities to monitor participation. The handbook's example measure is at least 3 knowledge-check questions per 1.0 CEU; the other listed measure is completing an activity that requires active responding.
This is a change in how participation has to be evidenced, not a rule about format. The BACB requires no video and does not use the word interactive: article-and-quiz, journal clubs and podcasts are all still valid when participation is monitored. What may fall short is an activity that requires no active responding at all. Verify your specific CE situation — including previously earned credits — directly with BACB.
The practical rule: Look for courses that ask questions designed to evaluate knowledge from the event (at least 3 per CEU). If a course is video-only or article-plus-end-quiz, ask the provider whether it qualifies under the July 2026 standard before purchasing.
At least 3 questions designed to evaluate knowledge from the event per 1.0 CEU.
Real-time participation with active engagement components counts under the new rules.
Reading an article and answering only a post-quiz at the end, with nothing during the reading that monitors participation, may not meet the participation monitoring standard. The format is not the problem: an article-and-quiz activity that monitors participation is still valid.
Watching a recording and answering questions only at the end doesn't meet the participation monitoring standard.
Important: The BACB maintains the list of authorized ACE providers and the approved format requirements. Always verify your provider's current ACE status and compliance on bacb.com before purchasing CE.
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Our CE Library holds 32.5 BACB CE hours, including 4 in Ethics and 3.5 in Supervision, with 12 months to finish them. It's $199.
Special Learning is a BACB Authorized Continuing Education (ACE) Provider (OP-14-2437). Authorization as an ACE Provider does not imply endorsement or approval of the ACE event content by the BACB.
The most important factor is whether a provider's CE courses monitor participation, which the BACB now requires — its handbook's example measure is at least 3 knowledge-check questions per 1.0 CEU, and the other listed measure is completing an activity that requires active responding. Use this comparison as a starting point — always confirm directly with any provider about their specific course formats before purchasing.
| Provider | ACE Status | Participation Monitoring | Ethics CEUs | Supervision CEUs | Package |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special LearningThis site | ✓ ACE Provider OP-14-2437 |
✓ Quiz on every course (80% to pass) | Confirm Ethics hours on the library page | ✓ 3.5 Supervision CEUs included | CE Library — $199 |
| Relias Academy | ✓ ACE Provider | Contact Relias to confirm July 2026 compliance | Verify with provider | Verify with provider | Verify with provider |
| CEUniverse | ✓ ACE Provider | Contact CEUniverse to confirm July 2026 compliance | Verify with provider | Verify with provider | Verify with provider |
| ABA Resource Center | Check BACB directory | Confirm ACE status + July 2026 format on bacb.com | Verify with provider | Verify with provider | Verify with provider |
| Other ACE Providers | Verify at bacb.com | Ask: are knowledge checks embedded throughout the course? | Verify with provider | Verify with provider | Verify with provider |
Table last updated June 2026. For any provider other than Special Learning, verify compliance directly with the provider. The BACB ACE provider directory is the authoritative source for provider status.
Before purchasing CE from any provider, use this checklist to protect your recertification credits:
Special Learning is an ACE Provider (OP-14-2437), every course has a quiz you pass at 80%, and the CE Library includes 3.5 Supervision CEUs. For BCBAs who supervised RBTs, BCaBAs, or trainees during the recertification cycle, the supervision requirement is 3 CEUs under the current BACB handbook; the BACB's 2027 requirements raise it to 4 and do not say which cycles that covers — so check your own cycle dates at bacb.com.
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