BCBA CE Requirements in Michigan (2026)
BACB Baseline + Michigan-Specific Requirements
Free reference from Special Learning — BACB ACE Provider #OP-14-2437
BACB Certification Requirements (All BCBAs in Michigan)
Regardless of state, your BACB certification renews on a 2-year cycle.
| Credential | Cycle | Total CEUs | Ethics | Supervision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCBA / BCBA-D | 2 years | 32 CEUs | 4 CEUs minimum | 3 CEUs per two-year cycle under the current BACB handbook; the BACB's 2027 requirements raise it to 4 and do not say which cycles that covers (if you supervise) |
| BCaBA | 2 years | 20 CEUs | 4 CEUs minimum | — |
Starting July 1, 2026: BACB requires participation monitoring. The handbook’s example measure is a minimum of 3 knowledge questions per CEU, or another form of required active responding. This is not a video or format mandate: article-and-quiz, journal clubs, and podcasts remain BACB-eligible.
State Licensure: Michigan
State-specific requirements: Michigan licenses behavior analysts under the Public Health Code, through LARA’s Bureau of Professional Licensing. On top of your BACB certification, Michigan requires implicit bias training, and it recurs. Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.7004 requires “a minimum of 2 hours of implicit bias training within the 5 years immediately preceding issuance of the license or registration” for initial licensure, and for renewal “a minimum of 1 hour of implicit bias training for each year of the applicant’s license or registration cycle.” The rule also states that “a licensee or registrant shall not carry forward implicit bias training hours earned during 1 renewal cycle to the next renewal cycle,” so it has to be done fresh each time. It applies to licensure under Article 15 of the Public Health Code, which is how Michigan reaches behavior analysts. It is separate from your BACB CEUs and our CE library does not provide it. Verified against the text of R. 338.7004, 3 September 2026.
What Special Learning Offers Toward Your Michigan BACB Requirements
CE Library ($199 for 12 months) delivers BACB CEUs including:
- 3.5 Supervision CEUs (the BACB asks supervisors for 3 under the current BACB handbook; the BACB's 2027 requirements raise it to 4 and do not say which cycles that covers)
- Remaining hours in behavior analysis content areas
- All video-based, self-paced CE from a BACB ACE Provider (#OP-14-2437)
Sources: BACB BCBA Handbook; Michigan state licensure requirements. State requirements subject to change — verify with your state board before renewal. Special Learning ACE Provider #OP-14-2437.
Authorization as an ACE Provider does not imply endorsement or approval of the ACE event content by the BACB.