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Credential Requirements

CE and PD requirements for ABA credentials. Select your role to see exactly what you need.

Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

32
CEUs per cycle
2 yr
Cycle length
4
Ethics CEUs required
3 (the BACB's 2027 requirements raise it to 4 and do not say which cycles that covers)
Supervision CEUs required

Credentialing Body

Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB). ACE Provider #OP-14-2437.

Requirements

  • 32 continuing education units (CEUs) every 2-year cycle
  • Must include 4 Ethics CEUs and 3 Supervision CEUs under the current BACB handbook; the BACB's 2027 requirements raise it to 4 and do not say which cycles that covers
  • Remaining 25 CEUs can be in any approved content area
  • CEUs can be earned through BACB ACE Provider events, qualifying behavior-analytic graduate coursework, or BACB certification activities

How Special Learning Helps

Special Learning is an ACE Provider (#OP-14-2437). The CE Library ($199 for 12 months) carries BACB CEUs including 3.5 supervision. Check your own total and cycle dates against your BACB account — we can only see the hours you have taken with us.

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Authorization as an ACE Provider does not imply endorsement or approval of the ACE event content by the BACB.

Questions about ABA credentials

BCBAs need 32 continuing education units (CEUs) every 2-year certification cycle, including 4 Ethics CEUs and 3 Supervision CEUs under the current BACB handbook; the BACB's 2027 requirements raise it to 4 and do not say which cycles that covers.

RBTs need 12 Professional Development Units (PDUs) per 2-year recertification cycle. The requirement took effect 1 January 2026 and is running now, and nothing is due in 2027. Your own 12-PDU window opens when you certify or recertify in 2026, so the deadline that applies to you runs from your own date: two years after it, in 2028.

The BCBA certification maintenance cycle is 2 years. During each cycle, BCBAs must complete 32 CEUs and meet all other BACB requirements.