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Licensed Behavior Analyst

State license to practice applied behavior analysis, including the applicable initial, endorsement, exemption, renewal and restoration pathways.

Licensing authority: North Dakota State Board of Integrative Health Care · Application information

Licensure by endorsement

BCBA Certification Examination

Application: Submit the signed and dated Board application, proof of current BACB certification in good standing sent directly from BACB, the application fee and initial license fee under NDAC 112-05-01-03.
Character and capability: NDCC 43-64-04 requires good moral character, physical, mental and professional capability acceptable to the Board, and a disciplinary history free of disqualifying acts; the Board may modify the history restriction for cause.
Contingent professional responsibility exam: NDAC 112-05-01-02 makes passage of the North Dakota professional responsibility examination conditional on its development and Board approval: "The applicant has passed the North Dakota professional responsibility examination once developed and approved by the board." The retrieved official licensing materials do not establish that event or a currently offered examination with a registration and scoring boundary; this conditional provision is retained without asserting either present availability or nonexistence.
Education: Doctorate or master's degree from a program accredited or verified by ABAI or approved by BACB; BACB certification is required under NDAC 112-05-01-02(1).
Endorsement documents: File the official endorsement application, approved-school diploma, copy of the current valid license and required fee.
Equivalence: The other jurisdiction's current board certification requirements must be substantially similar to North Dakota's; official verification must reach the Board.
Literal cross reference: NDAC 112-05-01-05 literally says the applicant has met chapter 112-04-01 requirements. That chapter is titled Admission to Practice Acupuncture and names diplomate of acupuncture or oriental medicine certification examinations; section 112-04-01-06 also states the four-year examination window and exceptions. The literal demand is preserved as an applicant condition. Under this survey contract an examination of another profession is a condition, never a behavior-analysis exam leaf. The profession-specific BACB requirements in 112-05-01-02 remain the leaves. Statutory grandfathering deems all examination requirements met for eligible applicants.
Minimum age and ethics: NDAC 112-05-01-05 requires age eighteen or older and past conduct aligned with the code of ethics adopted by the Board. Its literal cross-reference is chapter 112-04-01; that reference is preserved as written, rather than treated as adoption of another profession's examination.
Other certifying entities: NDCC 43-64-04(1)(a) authorizes Board-established qualifications, such as certification from BACB or a certifying entity accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Entities or the American National Standards Institute. NDAC 112-05-01 identifies the BACB examinations; the statute does not itself name a QABA or other examination alternative.
Other license: Hold a verified, current, valid license in good standing as a behavior analyst professional in another jurisdiction.
Program: Graduate from an accredited program in the profession sought.

Initial licensure under the grandfather provision

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Application: Submit the signed and dated Board application, proof of current BACB certification in good standing sent directly from BACB, the application fee and initial license fee under NDAC 112-05-01-03.
Character and capability: NDCC 43-64-04 requires good moral character, physical, mental and professional capability acceptable to the Board, and a disciplinary history free of disqualifying acts; the Board may modify the history restriction for cause.
Examination waiver: The controlling grandfather provision replaces examination qualifications for this applicant. The generic Board page nevertheless says: All applicants must apply and pass the Behavior Analyst Certification Boards exam before submitting a license application. North Dakota does administer the exam; applicants should take it whenever possible. Information about the board certification exam is available from the BACB.
Grandfather eligibility: Held a valid license or registration issued by the State Board of Psychologist Examiners under NDCC chapter 43-32 on December 31, 2019. NDCC 43-64-05 deems education, experience and examination requirements met; the date is an applicant eligibility condition, not a current application cutoff.
Literal cross reference: NDAC 112-05-01-05 literally says the applicant has met chapter 112-04-01 requirements. That chapter is titled Admission to Practice Acupuncture and names diplomate of acupuncture or oriental medicine certification examinations; section 112-04-01-06 also states the four-year examination window and exceptions. The literal demand is preserved as an applicant condition. Under this survey contract an examination of another profession is a condition, never a behavior-analysis exam leaf. The profession-specific BACB requirements in 112-05-01-02 remain the leaves. Statutory grandfathering deems all examination requirements met for eligible applicants.
Minimum age and ethics: NDAC 112-05-01-05 requires age eighteen or older and past conduct aligned with the code of ethics adopted by the Board. Its literal cross-reference is chapter 112-04-01; that reference is preserved as written, rather than treated as adoption of another profession's examination.
Other certifying entities: NDCC 43-64-04(1)(a) authorizes Board-established qualifications, such as certification from BACB or a certifying entity accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Entities or the American National Standards Institute. NDAC 112-05-01 identifies the BACB examinations; the statute does not itself name a QABA or other examination alternative.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-64, Behavior Analysts
NDCC 43-64-05, first-page clause
North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-64, Behavior Analysts
NDCC 43-64-05, second-page continuation
North Dakota Administrative Code chapter 112-05-01, Behavior Analysts
NDAC 112-05-01-02(3), grandfather provision
Board Application for Licensure, Behavior Analyst tab
Behavior Analyst tab, Examination Information

Inactive license renewal

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Certification: Maintain the certification and good-standing documentation required by the Board; renewal does not require another sitting of the certification examination under NDCC 43-57-07 and NDAC 112-05-01-08.
Continuing education: NDAC 112-05-01-10 requires thirty-two approved hours biennially, including four ethics credits; fifty minutes earns one hour. Qualifying hardship permits an extension or waiver on written application. The Board page additionally asks for three supervision CEUs for supervisors.
Inactive status: The Board's Behavior Analyst License Renewal section provides: The license renewal fee is $100. The license renewal fee for inactive is $75. Licenses must be renewed by December 31st, of the even numbered year. A license that has not been renewed by December 31st in an even-numbered year is a lapsed license and requires a license renewal application, a new completed application form, the renewal fee, plus a late fee of $75. Proof of appropriate continuing education hours must be presented. Once a license has lapsed, the person who held the lapsed license may not practice Behavior Analyst or use a title reserved under state law for individuals who are licensed by the board until a new license is issued. A person whose license has lapsed but who continues to practice Behavior Analyst or use a restricted title violates state law. Such a violation is grounds for denying an application by the former licensee for renewal of the lapsed license or for a new license.
Renewal deadline: NDCC 43-57-07(2) governs: licenses issued under chapter 43-64 expire December 31 of every even-numbered year. The lower-ranked NDAC 112-05-01-08(1) instead states: 1. Every licensed behavior analyst or licensed assistant behavior analyst who has been licensed by the board shall renew the license by remitting a renewal fee on or before November fifteenth of each odd-numbered year and completing the renewal application provided by the board. For applicants who receive an initial license after July first in an odd-numbered year, the license will be deemed to be automatically renewed on November fifteenth for an additional two years without payment of an additional renewal fee. 2. The applicant for renewal shall certify on the renewal application that the continuing education requirements have been or will be met by November fifteenth. The applicant shall keep records of completed continuing education for at least two years. The board shall conduct random compliance audits of licensees. Failure to complete continuing education is considered unprofessional conduct. 3. A license renewal application received on or after November sixteenth of an odd-numbered year is a late renewal and requires a new completed application form, the renewal fee, plus a late fee set by the board. Proof of appropriate continuing education hours must be presented. A license that has not been renewed by eleven fifty-nine p.m. on November fifteenth in an odd-numbered year is a lapsed license.
Renewal requirements: Pay the renewal fee, complete required continuing education and provide satisfactory evidence; renewal is subject to absence of revocation or other denial grounds. The Board may extend the deadline for medical or other hardship.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

ndcc-43-57.pdf
NDCC 43-57-07(2)-(7), renewal requirements
Board Application for Licensure, Behavior Analyst tab
Behavior Analyst tab, License Renewal

Initial licensure through BACB examination and qualifications

BCBA Certification Examination

Application: Submit the signed and dated Board application, proof of current BACB certification in good standing sent directly from BACB, the application fee and initial license fee under NDAC 112-05-01-03.
Character and capability: NDCC 43-64-04 requires good moral character, physical, mental and professional capability acceptable to the Board, and a disciplinary history free of disqualifying acts; the Board may modify the history restriction for cause.
Contingent professional responsibility exam: NDAC 112-05-01-02 makes passage of the North Dakota professional responsibility examination conditional on its development and Board approval: "The applicant has passed the North Dakota professional responsibility examination once developed and approved by the board." The retrieved official licensing materials do not establish that event or a currently offered examination with a registration and scoring boundary; this conditional provision is retained without asserting either present availability or nonexistence.
Education: Doctorate or master's degree from a program accredited or verified by ABAI or approved by BACB; BACB certification is required under NDAC 112-05-01-02(1).
Literal cross reference: NDAC 112-05-01-05 literally says the applicant has met chapter 112-04-01 requirements. That chapter is titled Admission to Practice Acupuncture and names diplomate of acupuncture or oriental medicine certification examinations; section 112-04-01-06 also states the four-year examination window and exceptions. The literal demand is preserved as an applicant condition. Under this survey contract an examination of another profession is a condition, never a behavior-analysis exam leaf. The profession-specific BACB requirements in 112-05-01-02 remain the leaves. Statutory grandfathering deems all examination requirements met for eligible applicants.
Minimum age and ethics: NDAC 112-05-01-05 requires age eighteen or older and past conduct aligned with the code of ethics adopted by the Board. Its literal cross-reference is chapter 112-04-01; that reference is preserved as written, rather than treated as adoption of another profession's examination.
Other certifying entities: NDCC 43-64-04(1)(a) authorizes Board-established qualifications, such as certification from BACB or a certifying entity accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Entities or the American National Standards Institute. NDAC 112-05-01 identifies the BACB examinations; the statute does not itself name a QABA or other examination alternative.

Licensure for a military member or military spouse

BCBA Certification Examination

Application: Submit the signed and dated Board application, proof of current BACB certification in good standing sent directly from BACB, the application fee and initial license fee under NDAC 112-05-01-03.
Character and capability: NDCC 43-64-04 requires good moral character, physical, mental and professional capability acceptable to the Board, and a disciplinary history free of disqualifying acts; the Board may modify the history restriction for cause.
Contingent professional responsibility exam: NDAC 112-05-01-02 makes passage of the North Dakota professional responsibility examination conditional on its development and Board approval: "The applicant has passed the North Dakota professional responsibility examination once developed and approved by the board." The retrieved official licensing materials do not establish that event or a currently offered examination with a registration and scoring boundary; this conditional provision is retained without asserting either present availability or nonexistence.
Education: Doctorate or master's degree from a program accredited or verified by ABAI or approved by BACB; BACB certification is required under NDAC 112-05-01-02(1).
Exceptions: Under NDCC 43-51-11.1 the Board shall adopt rules or grant case-by-case exceptions to licensing standards, determine competency by its chosen methods, and find that licensure will not substantially increase public harm. Any examination exception is personal to the applicant; the Board's current implementation still identifies BACB as its examination.
Literal cross reference: NDAC 112-05-01-05 literally says the applicant has met chapter 112-04-01 requirements. That chapter is titled Admission to Practice Acupuncture and names diplomate of acupuncture or oriental medicine certification examinations; section 112-04-01-06 also states the four-year examination window and exceptions. The literal demand is preserved as an applicant condition. Under this survey contract an examination of another profession is a condition, never a behavior-analysis exam leaf. The profession-specific BACB requirements in 112-05-01-02 remain the leaves. Statutory grandfathering deems all examination requirements met for eligible applicants.
Military status: Military member or military spouse within the definitions of NDCC 43-51-01; submit the required application and evidence of that status.
Minimum age and ethics: NDAC 112-05-01-05 requires age eighteen or older and past conduct aligned with the code of ethics adopted by the Board. Its literal cross-reference is chapter 112-04-01; that reference is preserved as written, rather than treated as adoption of another profession's examination.
Other certifying entities: NDCC 43-64-04(1)(a) authorizes Board-established qualifications, such as certification from BACB or a certifying entity accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Entities or the American National Standards Institute. NDAC 112-05-01 identifies the BACB examinations; the statute does not itself name a QABA or other examination alternative.
Public safety: A statewide and national criminal check may be ordered when authorized.

Late renewal and reactivation of a lapsed license

BCBA Certification Examination

Deadline conflict: The statute's December 31 even-year expiration controls over the rule's November 15 odd-year lapse wording.
Examination discretion: NDAC 112-05-01-09(2)(c) requires the BACB examination after two or more years without active practice and permits the Board to require it of any reactivation applicant. A waiver or the absence of the two-year trigger is an applicant condition; the currently offered examination remains a leaf.
Good standing: Provide a good-standing letter from every jurisdiction in which the applicant practiced after the North Dakota license lapsed.
Lapsed status: A lapsed license holder may not practice or use protected titles until the Board issues a new license. File a new completed application, renewal and late fees and continuing-education evidence.
Other evaluation: The Board may choose any other evaluation at its discretion; the source identifies no additional real examination for that open slot.
Recent practice: Appear before the Board if unable to prove active practice for at least six months of the past two years.

Relicensure after revocation

BCBA Certification Examination

Application: Submit the signed and dated Board application, proof of current BACB certification in good standing sent directly from BACB, the application fee and initial license fee under NDAC 112-05-01-03.
Character and capability: NDCC 43-64-04 requires good moral character, physical, mental and professional capability acceptable to the Board, and a disciplinary history free of disqualifying acts; the Board may modify the history restriction for cause.
Contingent professional responsibility exam: NDAC 112-05-01-02 makes passage of the North Dakota professional responsibility examination conditional on its development and Board approval: "The applicant has passed the North Dakota professional responsibility examination once developed and approved by the board." The retrieved official licensing materials do not establish that event or a currently offered examination with a registration and scoring boundary; this conditional provision is retained without asserting either present availability or nonexistence.
Education: Doctorate or master's degree from a program accredited or verified by ABAI or approved by BACB; BACB certification is required under NDAC 112-05-01-02(1).
Literal cross reference: NDAC 112-05-01-05 literally says the applicant has met chapter 112-04-01 requirements. That chapter is titled Admission to Practice Acupuncture and names diplomate of acupuncture or oriental medicine certification examinations; section 112-04-01-06 also states the four-year examination window and exceptions. The literal demand is preserved as an applicant condition. Under this survey contract an examination of another profession is a condition, never a behavior-analysis exam leaf. The profession-specific BACB requirements in 112-05-01-02 remain the leaves. Statutory grandfathering deems all examination requirements met for eligible applicants.
Minimum age and ethics: NDAC 112-05-01-05 requires age eighteen or older and past conduct aligned with the code of ethics adopted by the Board. Its literal cross-reference is chapter 112-04-01; that reference is preserved as written, rather than treated as adoption of another profession's examination.
Order conditions: Relicensure remains subject to the Board's order, qualifications and discretionary modification of disciplinary-history restrictions; eligibility to apply is not automatic restoration.
Other certifying entities: NDCC 43-64-04(1)(a) authorizes Board-established qualifications, such as certification from BACB or a certifying entity accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Entities or the American National Standards Institute. NDAC 112-05-01 identifies the BACB examinations; the statute does not itself name a QABA or other examination alternative.
Revocation wait: Under NDAC 112-01-05-01 a revoked licensee cannot apply for relicensure for at least one year after a Board official signs the order, unless the order specifies otherwise.

Active license renewal

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Certification: Maintain the certification and good-standing documentation required by the Board; renewal does not require another sitting of the certification examination under NDCC 43-57-07 and NDAC 112-05-01-08.
Continuing education: NDAC 112-05-01-10 requires thirty-two approved hours biennially, including four ethics credits; fifty minutes earns one hour. Qualifying hardship permits an extension or waiver on written application. The Board page additionally asks for three supervision CEUs for supervisors.
Renewal deadline: NDCC 43-57-07(2) governs: licenses issued under chapter 43-64 expire December 31 of every even-numbered year. The lower-ranked NDAC 112-05-01-08(1) instead states: 1. Every licensed behavior analyst or licensed assistant behavior analyst who has been licensed by the board shall renew the license by remitting a renewal fee on or before November fifteenth of each odd-numbered year and completing the renewal application provided by the board. For applicants who receive an initial license after July first in an odd-numbered year, the license will be deemed to be automatically renewed on November fifteenth for an additional two years without payment of an additional renewal fee. 2. The applicant for renewal shall certify on the renewal application that the continuing education requirements have been or will be met by November fifteenth. The applicant shall keep records of completed continuing education for at least two years. The board shall conduct random compliance audits of licensees. Failure to complete continuing education is considered unprofessional conduct. 3. A license renewal application received on or after November sixteenth of an odd-numbered year is a late renewal and requires a new completed application form, the renewal fee, plus a late fee set by the board. Proof of appropriate continuing education hours must be presented. A license that has not been renewed by eleven fifty-nine p.m. on November fifteenth in an odd-numbered year is a lapsed license.
Renewal requirements: Pay the renewal fee, complete required continuing education and provide satisfactory evidence; renewal is subject to absence of revocation or other denial grounds. The Board may extend the deadline for medical or other hardship.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

ndcc-43-57.pdf
NDCC 43-57-07(2)-(7), renewal requirements
North Dakota Administrative Code chapter 112-05-01, Behavior Analysts
NDAC 112-05-01-08(1)-(3), renewal and late renewal
North Dakota Administrative Code chapter 112-05-01, Behavior Analysts
NDAC 112-05-01-10(1)-(2), continuing education
Board Application for Licensure, Behavior Analyst tab
Behavior Analyst tab, License Renewal

Universal licensure for qualifying out of state licensees

BCBA Certification Examination

Application: Submit the signed and dated Board application, proof of current BACB certification in good standing sent directly from BACB, the application fee and initial license fee under NDAC 112-05-01-03.
Board implementation: The Board's Behavior Analyst application states: All applicants must apply and pass the Behavior Analyst Certification Boards exam before submitting a license application. North Dakota does administer the exam; applicants should take it whenever possible. Information about the board certification exam is available from the BACB.
Character and capability: NDCC 43-64-04 requires good moral character, physical, mental and professional capability acceptable to the Board, and a disciplinary history free of disqualifying acts; the Board may modify the history restriction for cause.
Contingent professional responsibility exam: NDAC 112-05-01-02 makes passage of the North Dakota professional responsibility examination conditional on its development and Board approval: "The applicant has passed the North Dakota professional responsibility examination once developed and approved by the board." The retrieved official licensing materials do not establish that event or a currently offered examination with a registration and scoring boundary; this conditional provision is retained without asserting either present availability or nonexistence.
Education: Doctorate or master's degree from a program accredited or verified by ABAI or approved by BACB; BACB certification is required under NDAC 112-05-01-02(1).
Endorsement documents: File the official endorsement application, approved-school diploma, copy of the current valid license and required fee.
Equivalence: The other jurisdiction's current board certification requirements must be substantially similar to North Dakota's; official verification must reach the Board.
Literal cross reference: NDAC 112-05-01-05 literally says the applicant has met chapter 112-04-01 requirements. That chapter is titled Admission to Practice Acupuncture and names diplomate of acupuncture or oriental medicine certification examinations; section 112-04-01-06 also states the four-year examination window and exceptions. The literal demand is preserved as an applicant condition. Under this survey contract an examination of another profession is a condition, never a behavior-analysis exam leaf. The profession-specific BACB requirements in 112-05-01-02 remain the leaves. Statutory grandfathering deems all examination requirements met for eligible applicants.
Minimum age and ethics: NDAC 112-05-01-05 requires age eighteen or older and past conduct aligned with the code of ethics adopted by the Board. Its literal cross-reference is chapter 112-04-01; that reference is preserved as written, rather than treated as adoption of another profession's examination.
Other certifying entities: NDCC 43-64-04(1)(a) authorizes Board-established qualifications, such as certification from BACB or a certifying entity accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Entities or the American National Standards Institute. NDAC 112-05-01 identifies the BACB examinations; the statute does not itself name a QABA or other examination alternative.
Other license: Hold a verified, current, valid license in good standing as a behavior analyst professional in another jurisdiction.
Program: Graduate from an accredited program in the profession sought.
Universal statutory eligibility: NDCC 43-51.1-02 applies unless the Board is part of an effective compact, executed license transfer, existing interstate mobility or reciprocity agreement. The out-of-state license must impose comparable obtaining and maintaining requirements; the applicant must have actively used it for two of the preceding three years, demonstrate competency and education by Board-determined methods, have no disqualifying act unless excused, have no discipline during the past ten years, be free of active investigations, pay fees and undergo a criminal check if lawfully required.

Limited or Conditioned Licensed Behavior Analyst

Limited or conditioned form issued through the Board's determination and notice procedure under NDAC 112-01-05-03.

Licensing authority: North Dakota State Board of Integrative Health Care · Application information

Limited or conditioned licensure

BCBA Certification Examination

Application: Submit the signed and dated Board application, proof of current BACB certification in good standing sent directly from BACB, the application fee and initial license fee under NDAC 112-05-01-03.
Character and capability: NDCC 43-64-04 requires good moral character, physical, mental and professional capability acceptable to the Board, and a disciplinary history free of disqualifying acts; the Board may modify the history restriction for cause.
Contingent professional responsibility exam: NDAC 112-05-01-02 makes passage of the North Dakota professional responsibility examination conditional on its development and Board approval: "The applicant has passed the North Dakota professional responsibility examination once developed and approved by the board." The retrieved official licensing materials do not establish that event or a currently offered examination with a registration and scoring boundary; this conditional provision is retained without asserting either present availability or nonexistence.
Education: Doctorate or master's degree from a program accredited or verified by ABAI or approved by BACB; BACB certification is required under NDAC 112-05-01-02(1).
Individual limitations: The Board may determine that the applicant should receive a limited or conditioned license and must provide notice; the applicant may request a formal hearing within sixty days. The profession's named BACB examination remains a leaf; individual limitations and qualification determinations are conditions.
Literal cross reference: NDAC 112-05-01-05 literally says the applicant has met chapter 112-04-01 requirements. That chapter is titled Admission to Practice Acupuncture and names diplomate of acupuncture or oriental medicine certification examinations; section 112-04-01-06 also states the four-year examination window and exceptions. The literal demand is preserved as an applicant condition. Under this survey contract an examination of another profession is a condition, never a behavior-analysis exam leaf. The profession-specific BACB requirements in 112-05-01-02 remain the leaves. Statutory grandfathering deems all examination requirements met for eligible applicants.
Minimum age and ethics: NDAC 112-05-01-05 requires age eighteen or older and past conduct aligned with the code of ethics adopted by the Board. Its literal cross-reference is chapter 112-04-01; that reference is preserved as written, rather than treated as adoption of another profession's examination.
Other certifying entities: NDCC 43-64-04(1)(a) authorizes Board-established qualifications, such as certification from BACB or a certifying entity accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Entities or the American National Standards Institute. NDAC 112-05-01 identifies the BACB examinations; the statute does not itself name a QABA or other examination alternative.

Temporary Permit — Licensed Behavior Analyst

Military temporary permit authorized as an alternative to a military provisional license under NDCC 43-51-11.1.

Licensing authority: North Dakota State Board of Integrative Health Care · Application information

Military temporary permit

BCBA Certification Examination

Application: Submit the signed and dated Board application, proof of current BACB certification in good standing sent directly from BACB, the application fee and initial license fee under NDAC 112-05-01-03.
Automatic issuance: Under subsection 5 the Board automatically issues a provisional license or temporary permit if it has not acted within thirty days of a completed application; that authorization lasts until the Board acts on the application.
Character and capability: NDCC 43-64-04 requires good moral character, physical, mental and professional capability acceptable to the Board, and a disciplinary history free of disqualifying acts; the Board may modify the history restriction for cause.
Contingent professional responsibility exam: NDAC 112-05-01-02 makes passage of the North Dakota professional responsibility examination conditional on its development and Board approval: "The applicant has passed the North Dakota professional responsibility examination once developed and approved by the board." The retrieved official licensing materials do not establish that event or a currently offered examination with a registration and scoring boundary; this conditional provision is retained without asserting either present availability or nonexistence.
Education: Doctorate or master's degree from a program accredited or verified by ABAI or approved by BACB; BACB certification is required under NDAC 112-05-01-02(1).
Literal cross reference: NDAC 112-05-01-05 literally says the applicant has met chapter 112-04-01 requirements. That chapter is titled Admission to Practice Acupuncture and names diplomate of acupuncture or oriental medicine certification examinations; section 112-04-01-06 also states the four-year examination window and exceptions. The literal demand is preserved as an applicant condition. Under this survey contract an examination of another profession is a condition, never a behavior-analysis exam leaf. The profession-specific BACB requirements in 112-05-01-02 remain the leaves. Statutory grandfathering deems all examination requirements met for eligible applicants.
Military status: Military member or military spouse under NDCC 43-51-01.
Minimum age and ethics: NDAC 112-05-01-05 requires age eighteen or older and past conduct aligned with the code of ethics adopted by the Board. Its literal cross-reference is chapter 112-04-01; that reference is preserved as written, rather than treated as adoption of another profession's examination.
Other certifying entities: NDCC 43-64-04(1)(a) authorizes Board-established qualifications, such as certification from BACB or a certifying entity accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Entities or the American National Standards Institute. NDAC 112-05-01 identifies the BACB examinations; the statute does not itself name a QABA or other examination alternative.
Personal exceptions: Military licensing exceptions and unmet requirements are Board-determined applicant conditions; the BACB examination is the current examination identified by the profession's implementing rule and Board application.
Substantially met requirements: NDCC 43-51-11.1(2): licensing standards must be substantially met; the permit or provisional license remains valid while progress is made toward unmet requirements, for at most two years. No issuance fee is charged.
Termination: Ends on grant or denial of licensure, expiration, noncompliance with its terms, or a public-safety revocation.

Provisional Licensed Behavior Analyst

Provisional form of the state license, available while expedited licensure is pending or under military licensure provisions.

Licensing authority: North Dakota State Board of Integrative Health Care · Application information

Provisional license while expedited application is pending

BCBA Certification Examination

Application: Submit the signed and dated Board application, proof of current BACB certification in good standing sent directly from BACB, the application fee and initial license fee under NDAC 112-05-01-03.
Board discretion: The Board may issue this pending provisional form. Pending qualification checks do not change the examination involved in the underlying application.
Character and capability: NDCC 43-64-04 requires good moral character, physical, mental and professional capability acceptable to the Board, and a disciplinary history free of disqualifying acts; the Board may modify the history restriction for cause.
Contingent professional responsibility exam: NDAC 112-05-01-02 makes passage of the North Dakota professional responsibility examination conditional on its development and Board approval: "The applicant has passed the North Dakota professional responsibility examination once developed and approved by the board." The retrieved official licensing materials do not establish that event or a currently offered examination with a registration and scoring boundary; this conditional provision is retained without asserting either present availability or nonexistence.
Education: Doctorate or master's degree from a program accredited or verified by ABAI or approved by BACB; BACB certification is required under NDAC 112-05-01-02(1).
Literal cross reference: NDAC 112-05-01-05 literally says the applicant has met chapter 112-04-01 requirements. That chapter is titled Admission to Practice Acupuncture and names diplomate of acupuncture or oriental medicine certification examinations; section 112-04-01-06 also states the four-year examination window and exceptions. The literal demand is preserved as an applicant condition. Under this survey contract an examination of another profession is a condition, never a behavior-analysis exam leaf. The profession-specific BACB requirements in 112-05-01-02 remain the leaves. Statutory grandfathering deems all examination requirements met for eligible applicants.
Minimum age and ethics: NDAC 112-05-01-05 requires age eighteen or older and past conduct aligned with the code of ethics adopted by the Board. Its literal cross-reference is chapter 112-04-01; that reference is preserved as written, rather than treated as adoption of another profession's examination.
Other certifying entities: NDCC 43-64-04(1)(a) authorizes Board-established qualifications, such as certification from BACB or a certifying entity accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Entities or the American National Standards Institute. NDAC 112-05-01 identifies the BACB examinations; the statute does not itself name a QABA or other examination alternative.
Pending application: NDCC 43-57-06(2) permits a provisional license to an expedited applicant while the application is pending; expedited eligibility requires certification by a rule-identified professional organization or a valid license or registration elsewhere.

Military provisional licensure

BCBA Certification Examination

Application: Submit the signed and dated Board application, proof of current BACB certification in good standing sent directly from BACB, the application fee and initial license fee under NDAC 112-05-01-03.
Automatic issuance: Under subsection 5 the Board automatically issues a provisional license or temporary permit if it has not acted within thirty days of a completed application; that authorization lasts until the Board acts on the application.
Character and capability: NDCC 43-64-04 requires good moral character, physical, mental and professional capability acceptable to the Board, and a disciplinary history free of disqualifying acts; the Board may modify the history restriction for cause.
Contingent professional responsibility exam: NDAC 112-05-01-02 makes passage of the North Dakota professional responsibility examination conditional on its development and Board approval: "The applicant has passed the North Dakota professional responsibility examination once developed and approved by the board." The retrieved official licensing materials do not establish that event or a currently offered examination with a registration and scoring boundary; this conditional provision is retained without asserting either present availability or nonexistence.
Education: Doctorate or master's degree from a program accredited or verified by ABAI or approved by BACB; BACB certification is required under NDAC 112-05-01-02(1).
Literal cross reference: NDAC 112-05-01-05 literally says the applicant has met chapter 112-04-01 requirements. That chapter is titled Admission to Practice Acupuncture and names diplomate of acupuncture or oriental medicine certification examinations; section 112-04-01-06 also states the four-year examination window and exceptions. The literal demand is preserved as an applicant condition. Under this survey contract an examination of another profession is a condition, never a behavior-analysis exam leaf. The profession-specific BACB requirements in 112-05-01-02 remain the leaves. Statutory grandfathering deems all examination requirements met for eligible applicants.
Military status: Military member or military spouse under NDCC 43-51-01.
Minimum age and ethics: NDAC 112-05-01-05 requires age eighteen or older and past conduct aligned with the code of ethics adopted by the Board. Its literal cross-reference is chapter 112-04-01; that reference is preserved as written, rather than treated as adoption of another profession's examination.
Other certifying entities: NDCC 43-64-04(1)(a) authorizes Board-established qualifications, such as certification from BACB or a certifying entity accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Entities or the American National Standards Institute. NDAC 112-05-01 identifies the BACB examinations; the statute does not itself name a QABA or other examination alternative.
Personal exceptions: Military licensing exceptions and unmet requirements are Board-determined applicant conditions; the BACB examination is the current examination identified by the profession's implementing rule and Board application.
Substantially met requirements: NDCC 43-51-11.1(2): licensing standards must be substantially met; the permit or provisional license remains valid while progress is made toward unmet requirements, for at most two years. No issuance fee is charged.
Termination: Ends on grant or denial of licensure, expiration, noncompliance with its terms, or a public-safety revocation.

Provisional Temporary Licensed Behavior Analyst

Provisional temporary form issued for the interval between Board meetings or by delegated authority on a complete routine application.

Licensing authority: North Dakota State Board of Integrative Health Care · Application information

Provisional temporary licensure for an out of state licensee

BCBA Certification Examination

Application: Submit the signed and dated Board application, proof of current BACB certification in good standing sent directly from BACB, the application fee and initial license fee under NDAC 112-05-01-03.
Character and capability: NDCC 43-64-04 requires good moral character, physical, mental and professional capability acceptable to the Board, and a disciplinary history free of disqualifying acts; the Board may modify the history restriction for cause.
Contingent professional responsibility exam: NDAC 112-05-01-02 makes passage of the North Dakota professional responsibility examination conditional on its development and Board approval: "The applicant has passed the North Dakota professional responsibility examination once developed and approved by the board." The retrieved official licensing materials do not establish that event or a currently offered examination with a registration and scoring boundary; this conditional provision is retained without asserting either present availability or nonexistence.
Education: Doctorate or master's degree from a program accredited or verified by ABAI or approved by BACB; BACB certification is required under NDAC 112-05-01-02(1).
Endorsement documents: File the official endorsement application, approved-school diploma, copy of the current valid license and required fee.
Equivalence: The other jurisdiction's current board certification requirements must be substantially similar to North Dakota's; official verification must reach the Board.
Literal cross reference: NDAC 112-05-01-05 literally says the applicant has met chapter 112-04-01 requirements. That chapter is titled Admission to Practice Acupuncture and names diplomate of acupuncture or oriental medicine certification examinations; section 112-04-01-06 also states the four-year examination window and exceptions. The literal demand is preserved as an applicant condition. Under this survey contract an examination of another profession is a condition, never a behavior-analysis exam leaf. The profession-specific BACB requirements in 112-05-01-02 remain the leaves. Statutory grandfathering deems all examination requirements met for eligible applicants.
Minimum age and ethics: NDAC 112-05-01-05 requires age eighteen or older and past conduct aligned with the code of ethics adopted by the Board. Its literal cross-reference is chapter 112-04-01; that reference is preserved as written, rather than treated as adoption of another profession's examination.
Other certifying entities: NDCC 43-64-04(1)(a) authorizes Board-established qualifications, such as certification from BACB or a certifying entity accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Entities or the American National Standards Institute. NDAC 112-05-01 identifies the BACB examinations; the statute does not itself name a QABA or other examination alternative.
Other license: Hold a verified, current, valid license in good standing as a behavior analyst professional in another jurisdiction.
Program: Graduate from an accredited program in the profession sought.
Temporary duration: NDAC 112-01-06-01: valid from issue for the shorter of three months or until the next regularly scheduled Board meeting.
Temporary eligibility: Hold a valid license in another state and meet all North Dakota licensing requirements in the Board's judgment.

Interim licensure on a complete routine application

BCBA Certification Examination

Application: Submit the signed and dated Board application, proof of current BACB certification in good standing sent directly from BACB, the application fee and initial license fee under NDAC 112-05-01-03.
Character and capability: NDCC 43-64-04 requires good moral character, physical, mental and professional capability acceptable to the Board, and a disciplinary history free of disqualifying acts; the Board may modify the history restriction for cause.
Contingent professional responsibility exam: NDAC 112-05-01-02 makes passage of the North Dakota professional responsibility examination conditional on its development and Board approval: "The applicant has passed the North Dakota professional responsibility examination once developed and approved by the board." The retrieved official licensing materials do not establish that event or a currently offered examination with a registration and scoring boundary; this conditional provision is retained without asserting either present availability or nonexistence.
Education: Doctorate or master's degree from a program accredited or verified by ABAI or approved by BACB; BACB certification is required under NDAC 112-05-01-02(1).
Literal cross reference: NDAC 112-05-01-05 literally says the applicant has met chapter 112-04-01 requirements. That chapter is titled Admission to Practice Acupuncture and names diplomate of acupuncture or oriental medicine certification examinations; section 112-04-01-06 also states the four-year examination window and exceptions. The literal demand is preserved as an applicant condition. Under this survey contract an examination of another profession is a condition, never a behavior-analysis exam leaf. The profession-specific BACB requirements in 112-05-01-02 remain the leaves. Statutory grandfathering deems all examination requirements met for eligible applicants.
Minimum age and ethics: NDAC 112-05-01-05 requires age eighteen or older and past conduct aligned with the code of ethics adopted by the Board. Its literal cross-reference is chapter 112-04-01; that reference is preserved as written, rather than treated as adoption of another profession's examination.
Other certifying entities: NDCC 43-64-04(1)(a) authorizes Board-established qualifications, such as certification from BACB or a certifying entity accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Entities or the American National Standards Institute. NDAC 112-05-01 identifies the BACB examinations; the statute does not itself name a QABA or other examination alternative.
Routine application: NDCC 43-51.1-03(2) permits delegated provisional or temporary issuance between meetings when the permanent-license application is routine, complete and meets every licensing requirement.

Interim licensure on a complete grandfather application

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Application: Submit the signed and dated Board application, proof of current BACB certification in good standing sent directly from BACB, the application fee and initial license fee under NDAC 112-05-01-03.
Character and capability: NDCC 43-64-04 requires good moral character, physical, mental and professional capability acceptable to the Board, and a disciplinary history free of disqualifying acts; the Board may modify the history restriction for cause.
Examination waiver: The controlling grandfather provision replaces examination qualifications for this applicant. The generic Board page nevertheless says: All applicants must apply and pass the Behavior Analyst Certification Boards exam before submitting a license application. North Dakota does administer the exam; applicants should take it whenever possible. Information about the board certification exam is available from the BACB.
Grandfather eligibility: Held a valid license or registration issued by the State Board of Psychologist Examiners under NDCC chapter 43-32 on December 31, 2019. NDCC 43-64-05 deems education, experience and examination requirements met; the date is an applicant eligibility condition, not a current application cutoff.
Literal cross reference: NDAC 112-05-01-05 literally says the applicant has met chapter 112-04-01 requirements. That chapter is titled Admission to Practice Acupuncture and names diplomate of acupuncture or oriental medicine certification examinations; section 112-04-01-06 also states the four-year examination window and exceptions. The literal demand is preserved as an applicant condition. Under this survey contract an examination of another profession is a condition, never a behavior-analysis exam leaf. The profession-specific BACB requirements in 112-05-01-02 remain the leaves. Statutory grandfathering deems all examination requirements met for eligible applicants.
Minimum age and ethics: NDAC 112-05-01-05 requires age eighteen or older and past conduct aligned with the code of ethics adopted by the Board. Its literal cross-reference is chapter 112-04-01; that reference is preserved as written, rather than treated as adoption of another profession's examination.
Other certifying entities: NDCC 43-64-04(1)(a) authorizes Board-established qualifications, such as certification from BACB or a certifying entity accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Entities or the American National Standards Institute. NDAC 112-05-01 identifies the BACB examinations; the statute does not itself name a QABA or other examination alternative.
Routine application: The application must be routine, complete and satisfy licensure requirements; statutory grandfathering deems the education, experience and examinations met. Delegated interim issuance is discretionary.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

ndcc-43-51.1.pdf
NDCC 43-51.1-03(2), interim routine licenses
North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-64, Behavior Analysts
NDCC 43-64-05, first-page clause
North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-64, Behavior Analysts
NDCC 43-64-05, second-page continuation
North Dakota Administrative Code chapter 112-05-01, Behavior Analysts
NDAC 112-05-01-02(3), grandfather provision
Board Application for Licensure, Behavior Analyst tab
Behavior Analyst tab, Examination Information

Licensed Assistant Behavior Analyst

State license to practice applied behavior analysis, including the applicable initial, endorsement, exemption, renewal and restoration pathways.

Licensing authority: North Dakota State Board of Integrative Health Care · Application information

Licensure by endorsement

BCaBA Certification Examination

Application: Submit the signed and dated Board application, proof of current BACB certification in good standing sent directly from BACB, the application fee and initial license fee under NDAC 112-05-01-03.
Character and capability: NDCC 43-64-04 requires good moral character, physical, mental and professional capability acceptable to the Board, and a disciplinary history free of disqualifying acts; the Board may modify the history restriction for cause.
Contingent professional responsibility exam: NDAC 112-05-01-02 makes passage of the North Dakota professional responsibility examination conditional on its development and Board approval: "The applicant has passed the North Dakota professional responsibility examination once developed and approved by the board." The retrieved official licensing materials do not establish that event or a currently offered examination with a registration and scoring boundary; this conditional provision is retained without asserting either present availability or nonexistence.
Education: Bachelor's degree in a program accredited or verified by ABAI or approved by BACB under NDAC 112-05-01-02(2).
Endorsement documents: File the official endorsement application, approved-school diploma, copy of the current valid license and required fee.
Equivalence: The other jurisdiction's current board certification requirements must be substantially similar to North Dakota's; official verification must reach the Board.
Literal cross reference: NDAC 112-05-01-05 literally says the applicant has met chapter 112-04-01 requirements. That chapter is titled Admission to Practice Acupuncture and names diplomate of acupuncture or oriental medicine certification examinations; section 112-04-01-06 also states the four-year examination window and exceptions. The literal demand is preserved as an applicant condition. Under this survey contract an examination of another profession is a condition, never a behavior-analysis exam leaf. The profession-specific BACB requirements in 112-05-01-02 remain the leaves. Statutory grandfathering deems all examination requirements met for eligible applicants.
Minimum age and ethics: NDAC 112-05-01-05 requires age eighteen or older and past conduct aligned with the code of ethics adopted by the Board. Its literal cross-reference is chapter 112-04-01; that reference is preserved as written, rather than treated as adoption of another profession's examination.
Other certifying entities: NDCC 43-64-04(1)(a) authorizes Board-established qualifications, such as certification from BACB or a certifying entity accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Entities or the American National Standards Institute. NDAC 112-05-01 identifies the BACB examinations; the statute does not itself name a QABA or other examination alternative.
Other license: Hold a verified, current, valid license in good standing as a behavior analyst professional in another jurisdiction.
Program: Graduate from an accredited program in the profession sought.
Supervision: Provide Board-acceptable proof of supervision by a North Dakota licensed behavior analyst who is currently BACB-certified and in good standing; supervision must meet current BACB requirements.

Initial licensure under the grandfather provision

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Application: Submit the signed and dated Board application, proof of current BACB certification in good standing sent directly from BACB, the application fee and initial license fee under NDAC 112-05-01-03.
Character and capability: NDCC 43-64-04 requires good moral character, physical, mental and professional capability acceptable to the Board, and a disciplinary history free of disqualifying acts; the Board may modify the history restriction for cause.
Examination waiver: The controlling grandfather provision replaces examination qualifications for this applicant. The generic Board page nevertheless says: All applicants must apply and pass the Behavior Analyst Certification Boards exam before submitting a license application. North Dakota does administer the exam; applicants should take it whenever possible. Information about the board certification exam is available from the BACB.
Grandfather eligibility: Held a valid license or registration issued by the State Board of Psychologist Examiners under NDCC chapter 43-32 on December 31, 2019. NDCC 43-64-05 deems education, experience and examination requirements met; the date is an applicant eligibility condition, not a current application cutoff.
Literal cross reference: NDAC 112-05-01-05 literally says the applicant has met chapter 112-04-01 requirements. That chapter is titled Admission to Practice Acupuncture and names diplomate of acupuncture or oriental medicine certification examinations; section 112-04-01-06 also states the four-year examination window and exceptions. The literal demand is preserved as an applicant condition. Under this survey contract an examination of another profession is a condition, never a behavior-analysis exam leaf. The profession-specific BACB requirements in 112-05-01-02 remain the leaves. Statutory grandfathering deems all examination requirements met for eligible applicants.
Minimum age and ethics: NDAC 112-05-01-05 requires age eighteen or older and past conduct aligned with the code of ethics adopted by the Board. Its literal cross-reference is chapter 112-04-01; that reference is preserved as written, rather than treated as adoption of another profession's examination.
Other certifying entities: NDCC 43-64-04(1)(a) authorizes Board-established qualifications, such as certification from BACB or a certifying entity accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Entities or the American National Standards Institute. NDAC 112-05-01 identifies the BACB examinations; the statute does not itself name a QABA or other examination alternative.
Supervision: Provide Board-acceptable proof of supervision by a North Dakota licensed behavior analyst who is currently BACB-certified and in good standing; supervision must meet current BACB requirements.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-64, Behavior Analysts
NDCC 43-64-05, first-page clause
North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-64, Behavior Analysts
NDCC 43-64-05, second-page continuation
North Dakota Administrative Code chapter 112-05-01, Behavior Analysts
NDAC 112-05-01-02(3), grandfather provision
Board Application for Licensure, Behavior Analyst tab
Behavior Analyst tab, Examination Information

Inactive license renewal

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Certification: Maintain the certification and good-standing documentation required by the Board; renewal does not require another sitting of the certification examination under NDCC 43-57-07 and NDAC 112-05-01-08.
Continuing education: NDAC 112-05-01-10 requires thirty-two approved hours biennially, including four ethics credits; fifty minutes earns one hour. Qualifying hardship permits an extension or waiver on written application. The Board page additionally asks for three supervision CEUs for supervisors.
Inactive status: The Board's Behavior Analyst License Renewal section provides: The license renewal fee is $100. The license renewal fee for inactive is $75. Licenses must be renewed by December 31st, of the even numbered year. A license that has not been renewed by December 31st in an even-numbered year is a lapsed license and requires a license renewal application, a new completed application form, the renewal fee, plus a late fee of $75. Proof of appropriate continuing education hours must be presented. Once a license has lapsed, the person who held the lapsed license may not practice Behavior Analyst or use a title reserved under state law for individuals who are licensed by the board until a new license is issued. A person whose license has lapsed but who continues to practice Behavior Analyst or use a restricted title violates state law. Such a violation is grounds for denying an application by the former licensee for renewal of the lapsed license or for a new license.
Renewal deadline: NDCC 43-57-07(2) governs: licenses issued under chapter 43-64 expire December 31 of every even-numbered year. The lower-ranked NDAC 112-05-01-08(1) instead states: 1. Every licensed behavior analyst or licensed assistant behavior analyst who has been licensed by the board shall renew the license by remitting a renewal fee on or before November fifteenth of each odd-numbered year and completing the renewal application provided by the board. For applicants who receive an initial license after July first in an odd-numbered year, the license will be deemed to be automatically renewed on November fifteenth for an additional two years without payment of an additional renewal fee. 2. The applicant for renewal shall certify on the renewal application that the continuing education requirements have been or will be met by November fifteenth. The applicant shall keep records of completed continuing education for at least two years. The board shall conduct random compliance audits of licensees. Failure to complete continuing education is considered unprofessional conduct. 3. A license renewal application received on or after November sixteenth of an odd-numbered year is a late renewal and requires a new completed application form, the renewal fee, plus a late fee set by the board. Proof of appropriate continuing education hours must be presented. A license that has not been renewed by eleven fifty-nine p.m. on November fifteenth in an odd-numbered year is a lapsed license.
Renewal requirements: Pay the renewal fee, complete required continuing education and provide satisfactory evidence; renewal is subject to absence of revocation or other denial grounds. The Board may extend the deadline for medical or other hardship.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

ndcc-43-57.pdf
NDCC 43-57-07(2)-(7), renewal requirements
Board Application for Licensure, Behavior Analyst tab
Behavior Analyst tab, License Renewal

Initial licensure through BACB examination and qualifications

BCaBA Certification Examination

Application: Submit the signed and dated Board application, proof of current BACB certification in good standing sent directly from BACB, the application fee and initial license fee under NDAC 112-05-01-03.
Character and capability: NDCC 43-64-04 requires good moral character, physical, mental and professional capability acceptable to the Board, and a disciplinary history free of disqualifying acts; the Board may modify the history restriction for cause.
Contingent professional responsibility exam: NDAC 112-05-01-02 makes passage of the North Dakota professional responsibility examination conditional on its development and Board approval: "The applicant has passed the North Dakota professional responsibility examination once developed and approved by the board." The retrieved official licensing materials do not establish that event or a currently offered examination with a registration and scoring boundary; this conditional provision is retained without asserting either present availability or nonexistence.
Education: Bachelor's degree in a program accredited or verified by ABAI or approved by BACB under NDAC 112-05-01-02(2).
Literal cross reference: NDAC 112-05-01-05 literally says the applicant has met chapter 112-04-01 requirements. That chapter is titled Admission to Practice Acupuncture and names diplomate of acupuncture or oriental medicine certification examinations; section 112-04-01-06 also states the four-year examination window and exceptions. The literal demand is preserved as an applicant condition. Under this survey contract an examination of another profession is a condition, never a behavior-analysis exam leaf. The profession-specific BACB requirements in 112-05-01-02 remain the leaves. Statutory grandfathering deems all examination requirements met for eligible applicants.
Minimum age and ethics: NDAC 112-05-01-05 requires age eighteen or older and past conduct aligned with the code of ethics adopted by the Board. Its literal cross-reference is chapter 112-04-01; that reference is preserved as written, rather than treated as adoption of another profession's examination.
Other certifying entities: NDCC 43-64-04(1)(a) authorizes Board-established qualifications, such as certification from BACB or a certifying entity accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Entities or the American National Standards Institute. NDAC 112-05-01 identifies the BACB examinations; the statute does not itself name a QABA or other examination alternative.
Supervision: Provide Board-acceptable proof of supervision by a North Dakota licensed behavior analyst who is currently BACB-certified and in good standing; supervision must meet current BACB requirements.

Licensure for a military member or military spouse

BCaBA Certification Examination

Application: Submit the signed and dated Board application, proof of current BACB certification in good standing sent directly from BACB, the application fee and initial license fee under NDAC 112-05-01-03.
Character and capability: NDCC 43-64-04 requires good moral character, physical, mental and professional capability acceptable to the Board, and a disciplinary history free of disqualifying acts; the Board may modify the history restriction for cause.
Contingent professional responsibility exam: NDAC 112-05-01-02 makes passage of the North Dakota professional responsibility examination conditional on its development and Board approval: "The applicant has passed the North Dakota professional responsibility examination once developed and approved by the board." The retrieved official licensing materials do not establish that event or a currently offered examination with a registration and scoring boundary; this conditional provision is retained without asserting either present availability or nonexistence.
Education: Bachelor's degree in a program accredited or verified by ABAI or approved by BACB under NDAC 112-05-01-02(2).
Exceptions: Under NDCC 43-51-11.1 the Board shall adopt rules or grant case-by-case exceptions to licensing standards, determine competency by its chosen methods, and find that licensure will not substantially increase public harm. Any examination exception is personal to the applicant; the Board's current implementation still identifies BACB as its examination.
Literal cross reference: NDAC 112-05-01-05 literally says the applicant has met chapter 112-04-01 requirements. That chapter is titled Admission to Practice Acupuncture and names diplomate of acupuncture or oriental medicine certification examinations; section 112-04-01-06 also states the four-year examination window and exceptions. The literal demand is preserved as an applicant condition. Under this survey contract an examination of another profession is a condition, never a behavior-analysis exam leaf. The profession-specific BACB requirements in 112-05-01-02 remain the leaves. Statutory grandfathering deems all examination requirements met for eligible applicants.
Military status: Military member or military spouse within the definitions of NDCC 43-51-01; submit the required application and evidence of that status.
Minimum age and ethics: NDAC 112-05-01-05 requires age eighteen or older and past conduct aligned with the code of ethics adopted by the Board. Its literal cross-reference is chapter 112-04-01; that reference is preserved as written, rather than treated as adoption of another profession's examination.
Other certifying entities: NDCC 43-64-04(1)(a) authorizes Board-established qualifications, such as certification from BACB or a certifying entity accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Entities or the American National Standards Institute. NDAC 112-05-01 identifies the BACB examinations; the statute does not itself name a QABA or other examination alternative.
Public safety: A statewide and national criminal check may be ordered when authorized.
Supervision: Provide Board-acceptable proof of supervision by a North Dakota licensed behavior analyst who is currently BACB-certified and in good standing; supervision must meet current BACB requirements.

Late renewal and reactivation of a lapsed license

BCaBA Certification Examination

Deadline conflict: The statute's December 31 even-year expiration controls over the rule's November 15 odd-year lapse wording.
Examination discretion: NDAC 112-05-01-09(2)(c) requires the BACB examination after two or more years without active practice and permits the Board to require it of any reactivation applicant. A waiver or the absence of the two-year trigger is an applicant condition; the currently offered examination remains a leaf.
Good standing: Provide a good-standing letter from every jurisdiction in which the applicant practiced after the North Dakota license lapsed.
Lapsed status: A lapsed license holder may not practice or use protected titles until the Board issues a new license. File a new completed application, renewal and late fees and continuing-education evidence.
Other evaluation: The Board may choose any other evaluation at its discretion; the source identifies no additional real examination for that open slot.
Recent practice: Appear before the Board if unable to prove active practice for at least six months of the past two years.
Supervision: Provide Board-acceptable proof of supervision by a North Dakota licensed behavior analyst who is currently BACB-certified and in good standing; supervision must meet current BACB requirements.

Relicensure after revocation

BCaBA Certification Examination

Application: Submit the signed and dated Board application, proof of current BACB certification in good standing sent directly from BACB, the application fee and initial license fee under NDAC 112-05-01-03.
Character and capability: NDCC 43-64-04 requires good moral character, physical, mental and professional capability acceptable to the Board, and a disciplinary history free of disqualifying acts; the Board may modify the history restriction for cause.
Contingent professional responsibility exam: NDAC 112-05-01-02 makes passage of the North Dakota professional responsibility examination conditional on its development and Board approval: "The applicant has passed the North Dakota professional responsibility examination once developed and approved by the board." The retrieved official licensing materials do not establish that event or a currently offered examination with a registration and scoring boundary; this conditional provision is retained without asserting either present availability or nonexistence.
Education: Bachelor's degree in a program accredited or verified by ABAI or approved by BACB under NDAC 112-05-01-02(2).
Literal cross reference: NDAC 112-05-01-05 literally says the applicant has met chapter 112-04-01 requirements. That chapter is titled Admission to Practice Acupuncture and names diplomate of acupuncture or oriental medicine certification examinations; section 112-04-01-06 also states the four-year examination window and exceptions. The literal demand is preserved as an applicant condition. Under this survey contract an examination of another profession is a condition, never a behavior-analysis exam leaf. The profession-specific BACB requirements in 112-05-01-02 remain the leaves. Statutory grandfathering deems all examination requirements met for eligible applicants.
Minimum age and ethics: NDAC 112-05-01-05 requires age eighteen or older and past conduct aligned with the code of ethics adopted by the Board. Its literal cross-reference is chapter 112-04-01; that reference is preserved as written, rather than treated as adoption of another profession's examination.
Order conditions: Relicensure remains subject to the Board's order, qualifications and discretionary modification of disciplinary-history restrictions; eligibility to apply is not automatic restoration.
Other certifying entities: NDCC 43-64-04(1)(a) authorizes Board-established qualifications, such as certification from BACB or a certifying entity accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Entities or the American National Standards Institute. NDAC 112-05-01 identifies the BACB examinations; the statute does not itself name a QABA or other examination alternative.
Revocation wait: Under NDAC 112-01-05-01 a revoked licensee cannot apply for relicensure for at least one year after a Board official signs the order, unless the order specifies otherwise.
Supervision: Provide Board-acceptable proof of supervision by a North Dakota licensed behavior analyst who is currently BACB-certified and in good standing; supervision must meet current BACB requirements.

Active license renewal

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Certification: Maintain the certification and good-standing documentation required by the Board; renewal does not require another sitting of the certification examination under NDCC 43-57-07 and NDAC 112-05-01-08.
Continuing education: NDAC 112-05-01-10 requires thirty-two approved hours biennially, including four ethics credits; fifty minutes earns one hour. Qualifying hardship permits an extension or waiver on written application. The Board page additionally asks for three supervision CEUs for supervisors.
Renewal deadline: NDCC 43-57-07(2) governs: licenses issued under chapter 43-64 expire December 31 of every even-numbered year. The lower-ranked NDAC 112-05-01-08(1) instead states: 1. Every licensed behavior analyst or licensed assistant behavior analyst who has been licensed by the board shall renew the license by remitting a renewal fee on or before November fifteenth of each odd-numbered year and completing the renewal application provided by the board. For applicants who receive an initial license after July first in an odd-numbered year, the license will be deemed to be automatically renewed on November fifteenth for an additional two years without payment of an additional renewal fee. 2. The applicant for renewal shall certify on the renewal application that the continuing education requirements have been or will be met by November fifteenth. The applicant shall keep records of completed continuing education for at least two years. The board shall conduct random compliance audits of licensees. Failure to complete continuing education is considered unprofessional conduct. 3. A license renewal application received on or after November sixteenth of an odd-numbered year is a late renewal and requires a new completed application form, the renewal fee, plus a late fee set by the board. Proof of appropriate continuing education hours must be presented. A license that has not been renewed by eleven fifty-nine p.m. on November fifteenth in an odd-numbered year is a lapsed license.
Renewal requirements: Pay the renewal fee, complete required continuing education and provide satisfactory evidence; renewal is subject to absence of revocation or other denial grounds. The Board may extend the deadline for medical or other hardship.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

ndcc-43-57.pdf
NDCC 43-57-07(2)-(7), renewal requirements
North Dakota Administrative Code chapter 112-05-01, Behavior Analysts
NDAC 112-05-01-08(1)-(3), renewal and late renewal
North Dakota Administrative Code chapter 112-05-01, Behavior Analysts
NDAC 112-05-01-10(1)-(2), continuing education
Board Application for Licensure, Behavior Analyst tab
Behavior Analyst tab, License Renewal

Universal licensure for qualifying out of state licensees

BCaBA Certification Examination

Application: Submit the signed and dated Board application, proof of current BACB certification in good standing sent directly from BACB, the application fee and initial license fee under NDAC 112-05-01-03.
Board implementation: The Board's Behavior Analyst application states: All applicants must apply and pass the Behavior Analyst Certification Boards exam before submitting a license application. North Dakota does administer the exam; applicants should take it whenever possible. Information about the board certification exam is available from the BACB.
Character and capability: NDCC 43-64-04 requires good moral character, physical, mental and professional capability acceptable to the Board, and a disciplinary history free of disqualifying acts; the Board may modify the history restriction for cause.
Contingent professional responsibility exam: NDAC 112-05-01-02 makes passage of the North Dakota professional responsibility examination conditional on its development and Board approval: "The applicant has passed the North Dakota professional responsibility examination once developed and approved by the board." The retrieved official licensing materials do not establish that event or a currently offered examination with a registration and scoring boundary; this conditional provision is retained without asserting either present availability or nonexistence.
Education: Bachelor's degree in a program accredited or verified by ABAI or approved by BACB under NDAC 112-05-01-02(2).
Endorsement documents: File the official endorsement application, approved-school diploma, copy of the current valid license and required fee.
Equivalence: The other jurisdiction's current board certification requirements must be substantially similar to North Dakota's; official verification must reach the Board.
Literal cross reference: NDAC 112-05-01-05 literally says the applicant has met chapter 112-04-01 requirements. That chapter is titled Admission to Practice Acupuncture and names diplomate of acupuncture or oriental medicine certification examinations; section 112-04-01-06 also states the four-year examination window and exceptions. The literal demand is preserved as an applicant condition. Under this survey contract an examination of another profession is a condition, never a behavior-analysis exam leaf. The profession-specific BACB requirements in 112-05-01-02 remain the leaves. Statutory grandfathering deems all examination requirements met for eligible applicants.
Minimum age and ethics: NDAC 112-05-01-05 requires age eighteen or older and past conduct aligned with the code of ethics adopted by the Board. Its literal cross-reference is chapter 112-04-01; that reference is preserved as written, rather than treated as adoption of another profession's examination.
Other certifying entities: NDCC 43-64-04(1)(a) authorizes Board-established qualifications, such as certification from BACB or a certifying entity accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Entities or the American National Standards Institute. NDAC 112-05-01 identifies the BACB examinations; the statute does not itself name a QABA or other examination alternative.
Other license: Hold a verified, current, valid license in good standing as a behavior analyst professional in another jurisdiction.
Program: Graduate from an accredited program in the profession sought.
Supervision: Provide Board-acceptable proof of supervision by a North Dakota licensed behavior analyst who is currently BACB-certified and in good standing; supervision must meet current BACB requirements.
Universal statutory eligibility: NDCC 43-51.1-02 applies unless the Board is part of an effective compact, executed license transfer, existing interstate mobility or reciprocity agreement. The out-of-state license must impose comparable obtaining and maintaining requirements; the applicant must have actively used it for two of the preceding three years, demonstrate competency and education by Board-determined methods, have no disqualifying act unless excused, have no discipline during the past ten years, be free of active investigations, pay fees and undergo a criminal check if lawfully required.

Limited or Conditioned Licensed Assistant Behavior Analyst

Limited or conditioned form issued through the Board's determination and notice procedure under NDAC 112-01-05-03.

Licensing authority: North Dakota State Board of Integrative Health Care · Application information

Limited or conditioned licensure

BCaBA Certification Examination

Application: Submit the signed and dated Board application, proof of current BACB certification in good standing sent directly from BACB, the application fee and initial license fee under NDAC 112-05-01-03.
Character and capability: NDCC 43-64-04 requires good moral character, physical, mental and professional capability acceptable to the Board, and a disciplinary history free of disqualifying acts; the Board may modify the history restriction for cause.
Contingent professional responsibility exam: NDAC 112-05-01-02 makes passage of the North Dakota professional responsibility examination conditional on its development and Board approval: "The applicant has passed the North Dakota professional responsibility examination once developed and approved by the board." The retrieved official licensing materials do not establish that event or a currently offered examination with a registration and scoring boundary; this conditional provision is retained without asserting either present availability or nonexistence.
Education: Bachelor's degree in a program accredited or verified by ABAI or approved by BACB under NDAC 112-05-01-02(2).
Individual limitations: The Board may determine that the applicant should receive a limited or conditioned license and must provide notice; the applicant may request a formal hearing within sixty days. The profession's named BACB examination remains a leaf; individual limitations and qualification determinations are conditions.
Literal cross reference: NDAC 112-05-01-05 literally says the applicant has met chapter 112-04-01 requirements. That chapter is titled Admission to Practice Acupuncture and names diplomate of acupuncture or oriental medicine certification examinations; section 112-04-01-06 also states the four-year examination window and exceptions. The literal demand is preserved as an applicant condition. Under this survey contract an examination of another profession is a condition, never a behavior-analysis exam leaf. The profession-specific BACB requirements in 112-05-01-02 remain the leaves. Statutory grandfathering deems all examination requirements met for eligible applicants.
Minimum age and ethics: NDAC 112-05-01-05 requires age eighteen or older and past conduct aligned with the code of ethics adopted by the Board. Its literal cross-reference is chapter 112-04-01; that reference is preserved as written, rather than treated as adoption of another profession's examination.
Other certifying entities: NDCC 43-64-04(1)(a) authorizes Board-established qualifications, such as certification from BACB or a certifying entity accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Entities or the American National Standards Institute. NDAC 112-05-01 identifies the BACB examinations; the statute does not itself name a QABA or other examination alternative.
Supervision: Provide Board-acceptable proof of supervision by a North Dakota licensed behavior analyst who is currently BACB-certified and in good standing; supervision must meet current BACB requirements.

Temporary Permit — Licensed Assistant Behavior Analyst

Military temporary permit authorized as an alternative to a military provisional license under NDCC 43-51-11.1.

Licensing authority: North Dakota State Board of Integrative Health Care · Application information

Military temporary permit

BCaBA Certification Examination

Application: Submit the signed and dated Board application, proof of current BACB certification in good standing sent directly from BACB, the application fee and initial license fee under NDAC 112-05-01-03.
Automatic issuance: Under subsection 5 the Board automatically issues a provisional license or temporary permit if it has not acted within thirty days of a completed application; that authorization lasts until the Board acts on the application.
Character and capability: NDCC 43-64-04 requires good moral character, physical, mental and professional capability acceptable to the Board, and a disciplinary history free of disqualifying acts; the Board may modify the history restriction for cause.
Contingent professional responsibility exam: NDAC 112-05-01-02 makes passage of the North Dakota professional responsibility examination conditional on its development and Board approval: "The applicant has passed the North Dakota professional responsibility examination once developed and approved by the board." The retrieved official licensing materials do not establish that event or a currently offered examination with a registration and scoring boundary; this conditional provision is retained without asserting either present availability or nonexistence.
Education: Bachelor's degree in a program accredited or verified by ABAI or approved by BACB under NDAC 112-05-01-02(2).
Literal cross reference: NDAC 112-05-01-05 literally says the applicant has met chapter 112-04-01 requirements. That chapter is titled Admission to Practice Acupuncture and names diplomate of acupuncture or oriental medicine certification examinations; section 112-04-01-06 also states the four-year examination window and exceptions. The literal demand is preserved as an applicant condition. Under this survey contract an examination of another profession is a condition, never a behavior-analysis exam leaf. The profession-specific BACB requirements in 112-05-01-02 remain the leaves. Statutory grandfathering deems all examination requirements met for eligible applicants.
Military status: Military member or military spouse under NDCC 43-51-01.
Minimum age and ethics: NDAC 112-05-01-05 requires age eighteen or older and past conduct aligned with the code of ethics adopted by the Board. Its literal cross-reference is chapter 112-04-01; that reference is preserved as written, rather than treated as adoption of another profession's examination.
Other certifying entities: NDCC 43-64-04(1)(a) authorizes Board-established qualifications, such as certification from BACB or a certifying entity accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Entities or the American National Standards Institute. NDAC 112-05-01 identifies the BACB examinations; the statute does not itself name a QABA or other examination alternative.
Personal exceptions: Military licensing exceptions and unmet requirements are Board-determined applicant conditions; the BACB examination is the current examination identified by the profession's implementing rule and Board application.
Substantially met requirements: NDCC 43-51-11.1(2): licensing standards must be substantially met; the permit or provisional license remains valid while progress is made toward unmet requirements, for at most two years. No issuance fee is charged.
Supervision: Provide Board-acceptable proof of supervision by a North Dakota licensed behavior analyst who is currently BACB-certified and in good standing; supervision must meet current BACB requirements.
Termination: Ends on grant or denial of licensure, expiration, noncompliance with its terms, or a public-safety revocation.

Provisional Licensed Assistant Behavior Analyst

Provisional form of the state license, available while expedited licensure is pending or under military licensure provisions.

Licensing authority: North Dakota State Board of Integrative Health Care · Application information

Provisional license while expedited application is pending

BCaBA Certification Examination

Application: Submit the signed and dated Board application, proof of current BACB certification in good standing sent directly from BACB, the application fee and initial license fee under NDAC 112-05-01-03.
Board discretion: The Board may issue this pending provisional form. Pending qualification checks do not change the examination involved in the underlying application.
Character and capability: NDCC 43-64-04 requires good moral character, physical, mental and professional capability acceptable to the Board, and a disciplinary history free of disqualifying acts; the Board may modify the history restriction for cause.
Contingent professional responsibility exam: NDAC 112-05-01-02 makes passage of the North Dakota professional responsibility examination conditional on its development and Board approval: "The applicant has passed the North Dakota professional responsibility examination once developed and approved by the board." The retrieved official licensing materials do not establish that event or a currently offered examination with a registration and scoring boundary; this conditional provision is retained without asserting either present availability or nonexistence.
Education: Bachelor's degree in a program accredited or verified by ABAI or approved by BACB under NDAC 112-05-01-02(2).
Literal cross reference: NDAC 112-05-01-05 literally says the applicant has met chapter 112-04-01 requirements. That chapter is titled Admission to Practice Acupuncture and names diplomate of acupuncture or oriental medicine certification examinations; section 112-04-01-06 also states the four-year examination window and exceptions. The literal demand is preserved as an applicant condition. Under this survey contract an examination of another profession is a condition, never a behavior-analysis exam leaf. The profession-specific BACB requirements in 112-05-01-02 remain the leaves. Statutory grandfathering deems all examination requirements met for eligible applicants.
Minimum age and ethics: NDAC 112-05-01-05 requires age eighteen or older and past conduct aligned with the code of ethics adopted by the Board. Its literal cross-reference is chapter 112-04-01; that reference is preserved as written, rather than treated as adoption of another profession's examination.
Other certifying entities: NDCC 43-64-04(1)(a) authorizes Board-established qualifications, such as certification from BACB or a certifying entity accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Entities or the American National Standards Institute. NDAC 112-05-01 identifies the BACB examinations; the statute does not itself name a QABA or other examination alternative.
Pending application: NDCC 43-57-06(2) permits a provisional license to an expedited applicant while the application is pending; expedited eligibility requires certification by a rule-identified professional organization or a valid license or registration elsewhere.
Supervision: Provide Board-acceptable proof of supervision by a North Dakota licensed behavior analyst who is currently BACB-certified and in good standing; supervision must meet current BACB requirements.

Military provisional licensure

BCaBA Certification Examination

Application: Submit the signed and dated Board application, proof of current BACB certification in good standing sent directly from BACB, the application fee and initial license fee under NDAC 112-05-01-03.
Automatic issuance: Under subsection 5 the Board automatically issues a provisional license or temporary permit if it has not acted within thirty days of a completed application; that authorization lasts until the Board acts on the application.
Character and capability: NDCC 43-64-04 requires good moral character, physical, mental and professional capability acceptable to the Board, and a disciplinary history free of disqualifying acts; the Board may modify the history restriction for cause.
Contingent professional responsibility exam: NDAC 112-05-01-02 makes passage of the North Dakota professional responsibility examination conditional on its development and Board approval: "The applicant has passed the North Dakota professional responsibility examination once developed and approved by the board." The retrieved official licensing materials do not establish that event or a currently offered examination with a registration and scoring boundary; this conditional provision is retained without asserting either present availability or nonexistence.
Education: Bachelor's degree in a program accredited or verified by ABAI or approved by BACB under NDAC 112-05-01-02(2).
Literal cross reference: NDAC 112-05-01-05 literally says the applicant has met chapter 112-04-01 requirements. That chapter is titled Admission to Practice Acupuncture and names diplomate of acupuncture or oriental medicine certification examinations; section 112-04-01-06 also states the four-year examination window and exceptions. The literal demand is preserved as an applicant condition. Under this survey contract an examination of another profession is a condition, never a behavior-analysis exam leaf. The profession-specific BACB requirements in 112-05-01-02 remain the leaves. Statutory grandfathering deems all examination requirements met for eligible applicants.
Military status: Military member or military spouse under NDCC 43-51-01.
Minimum age and ethics: NDAC 112-05-01-05 requires age eighteen or older and past conduct aligned with the code of ethics adopted by the Board. Its literal cross-reference is chapter 112-04-01; that reference is preserved as written, rather than treated as adoption of another profession's examination.
Other certifying entities: NDCC 43-64-04(1)(a) authorizes Board-established qualifications, such as certification from BACB or a certifying entity accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Entities or the American National Standards Institute. NDAC 112-05-01 identifies the BACB examinations; the statute does not itself name a QABA or other examination alternative.
Personal exceptions: Military licensing exceptions and unmet requirements are Board-determined applicant conditions; the BACB examination is the current examination identified by the profession's implementing rule and Board application.
Substantially met requirements: NDCC 43-51-11.1(2): licensing standards must be substantially met; the permit or provisional license remains valid while progress is made toward unmet requirements, for at most two years. No issuance fee is charged.
Supervision: Provide Board-acceptable proof of supervision by a North Dakota licensed behavior analyst who is currently BACB-certified and in good standing; supervision must meet current BACB requirements.
Termination: Ends on grant or denial of licensure, expiration, noncompliance with its terms, or a public-safety revocation.

Provisional Temporary Licensed Assistant Behavior Analyst

Provisional temporary form issued for the interval between Board meetings or by delegated authority on a complete routine application.

Licensing authority: North Dakota State Board of Integrative Health Care · Application information

Provisional temporary licensure for an out of state licensee

BCaBA Certification Examination

Application: Submit the signed and dated Board application, proof of current BACB certification in good standing sent directly from BACB, the application fee and initial license fee under NDAC 112-05-01-03.
Character and capability: NDCC 43-64-04 requires good moral character, physical, mental and professional capability acceptable to the Board, and a disciplinary history free of disqualifying acts; the Board may modify the history restriction for cause.
Contingent professional responsibility exam: NDAC 112-05-01-02 makes passage of the North Dakota professional responsibility examination conditional on its development and Board approval: "The applicant has passed the North Dakota professional responsibility examination once developed and approved by the board." The retrieved official licensing materials do not establish that event or a currently offered examination with a registration and scoring boundary; this conditional provision is retained without asserting either present availability or nonexistence.
Education: Bachelor's degree in a program accredited or verified by ABAI or approved by BACB under NDAC 112-05-01-02(2).
Endorsement documents: File the official endorsement application, approved-school diploma, copy of the current valid license and required fee.
Equivalence: The other jurisdiction's current board certification requirements must be substantially similar to North Dakota's; official verification must reach the Board.
Literal cross reference: NDAC 112-05-01-05 literally says the applicant has met chapter 112-04-01 requirements. That chapter is titled Admission to Practice Acupuncture and names diplomate of acupuncture or oriental medicine certification examinations; section 112-04-01-06 also states the four-year examination window and exceptions. The literal demand is preserved as an applicant condition. Under this survey contract an examination of another profession is a condition, never a behavior-analysis exam leaf. The profession-specific BACB requirements in 112-05-01-02 remain the leaves. Statutory grandfathering deems all examination requirements met for eligible applicants.
Minimum age and ethics: NDAC 112-05-01-05 requires age eighteen or older and past conduct aligned with the code of ethics adopted by the Board. Its literal cross-reference is chapter 112-04-01; that reference is preserved as written, rather than treated as adoption of another profession's examination.
Other certifying entities: NDCC 43-64-04(1)(a) authorizes Board-established qualifications, such as certification from BACB or a certifying entity accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Entities or the American National Standards Institute. NDAC 112-05-01 identifies the BACB examinations; the statute does not itself name a QABA or other examination alternative.
Other license: Hold a verified, current, valid license in good standing as a behavior analyst professional in another jurisdiction.
Program: Graduate from an accredited program in the profession sought.
Supervision: Provide Board-acceptable proof of supervision by a North Dakota licensed behavior analyst who is currently BACB-certified and in good standing; supervision must meet current BACB requirements.
Temporary duration: NDAC 112-01-06-01: valid from issue for the shorter of three months or until the next regularly scheduled Board meeting.
Temporary eligibility: Hold a valid license in another state and meet all North Dakota licensing requirements in the Board's judgment.

Interim licensure on a complete routine application

BCaBA Certification Examination

Application: Submit the signed and dated Board application, proof of current BACB certification in good standing sent directly from BACB, the application fee and initial license fee under NDAC 112-05-01-03.
Character and capability: NDCC 43-64-04 requires good moral character, physical, mental and professional capability acceptable to the Board, and a disciplinary history free of disqualifying acts; the Board may modify the history restriction for cause.
Contingent professional responsibility exam: NDAC 112-05-01-02 makes passage of the North Dakota professional responsibility examination conditional on its development and Board approval: "The applicant has passed the North Dakota professional responsibility examination once developed and approved by the board." The retrieved official licensing materials do not establish that event or a currently offered examination with a registration and scoring boundary; this conditional provision is retained without asserting either present availability or nonexistence.
Education: Bachelor's degree in a program accredited or verified by ABAI or approved by BACB under NDAC 112-05-01-02(2).
Literal cross reference: NDAC 112-05-01-05 literally says the applicant has met chapter 112-04-01 requirements. That chapter is titled Admission to Practice Acupuncture and names diplomate of acupuncture or oriental medicine certification examinations; section 112-04-01-06 also states the four-year examination window and exceptions. The literal demand is preserved as an applicant condition. Under this survey contract an examination of another profession is a condition, never a behavior-analysis exam leaf. The profession-specific BACB requirements in 112-05-01-02 remain the leaves. Statutory grandfathering deems all examination requirements met for eligible applicants.
Minimum age and ethics: NDAC 112-05-01-05 requires age eighteen or older and past conduct aligned with the code of ethics adopted by the Board. Its literal cross-reference is chapter 112-04-01; that reference is preserved as written, rather than treated as adoption of another profession's examination.
Other certifying entities: NDCC 43-64-04(1)(a) authorizes Board-established qualifications, such as certification from BACB or a certifying entity accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Entities or the American National Standards Institute. NDAC 112-05-01 identifies the BACB examinations; the statute does not itself name a QABA or other examination alternative.
Routine application: NDCC 43-51.1-03(2) permits delegated provisional or temporary issuance between meetings when the permanent-license application is routine, complete and meets every licensing requirement.
Supervision: Provide Board-acceptable proof of supervision by a North Dakota licensed behavior analyst who is currently BACB-certified and in good standing; supervision must meet current BACB requirements.

Interim licensure on a complete grandfather application

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Application: Submit the signed and dated Board application, proof of current BACB certification in good standing sent directly from BACB, the application fee and initial license fee under NDAC 112-05-01-03.
Character and capability: NDCC 43-64-04 requires good moral character, physical, mental and professional capability acceptable to the Board, and a disciplinary history free of disqualifying acts; the Board may modify the history restriction for cause.
Examination waiver: The controlling grandfather provision replaces examination qualifications for this applicant. The generic Board page nevertheless says: All applicants must apply and pass the Behavior Analyst Certification Boards exam before submitting a license application. North Dakota does administer the exam; applicants should take it whenever possible. Information about the board certification exam is available from the BACB.
Grandfather eligibility: Held a valid license or registration issued by the State Board of Psychologist Examiners under NDCC chapter 43-32 on December 31, 2019. NDCC 43-64-05 deems education, experience and examination requirements met; the date is an applicant eligibility condition, not a current application cutoff.
Literal cross reference: NDAC 112-05-01-05 literally says the applicant has met chapter 112-04-01 requirements. That chapter is titled Admission to Practice Acupuncture and names diplomate of acupuncture or oriental medicine certification examinations; section 112-04-01-06 also states the four-year examination window and exceptions. The literal demand is preserved as an applicant condition. Under this survey contract an examination of another profession is a condition, never a behavior-analysis exam leaf. The profession-specific BACB requirements in 112-05-01-02 remain the leaves. Statutory grandfathering deems all examination requirements met for eligible applicants.
Minimum age and ethics: NDAC 112-05-01-05 requires age eighteen or older and past conduct aligned with the code of ethics adopted by the Board. Its literal cross-reference is chapter 112-04-01; that reference is preserved as written, rather than treated as adoption of another profession's examination.
Other certifying entities: NDCC 43-64-04(1)(a) authorizes Board-established qualifications, such as certification from BACB or a certifying entity accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Entities or the American National Standards Institute. NDAC 112-05-01 identifies the BACB examinations; the statute does not itself name a QABA or other examination alternative.
Routine application: The application must be routine, complete and satisfy licensure requirements; statutory grandfathering deems the education, experience and examinations met. Delegated interim issuance is discretionary.
Supervision: Provide Board-acceptable proof of supervision by a North Dakota licensed behavior analyst who is currently BACB-certified and in good standing; supervision must meet current BACB requirements.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

ndcc-43-51.1.pdf
NDCC 43-51.1-03(2), interim routine licenses
North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-64, Behavior Analysts
NDCC 43-64-05, first-page clause
North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-64, Behavior Analysts
NDCC 43-64-05, second-page continuation
North Dakota Administrative Code chapter 112-05-01, Behavior Analysts
NDAC 112-05-01-02(3), grandfather provision
Board Application for Licensure, Behavior Analyst tab
Behavior Analyst tab, Examination Information

BCBA Certification Examination

Provider: Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB); delivered by Pearson VUE in person at authorized Pearson VUE testing sites
Format: Computer-based multiple-choice examination, continuously available and offered only in English; each question has 4 possible answers and only 1 correct answer; all questions are equally weighted and the result is based on overall performance
Exam questions: 185 multiple-choice questions: 175 scored and 10 unscored
Time limit: 4 hours
Passing score: Pass/fail; criterion-referenced passing score established by the modified Angoff method
Exam fee: $245 certification application (BACB) plus $125 examination appointment (Pearson VUE); $140 examination retake application

Examination outline

A. Behaviorism and Philosophical Foundations (8 of 175 scored questions) (5%)
- A.1. Identify the goals of behavior analysis as a science (i.e., description, prediction, control).
- A.2. Explain the philosophical assumptions underlying the science of behavior analysis (e.g., selectionism, determinism, empiricism, parsimony, pragmatism).
- A.3. Explain behavior from the perspective of radical behaviorism.
- A.4. Distinguish among behaviorism, the experimental analysis of behavior, applied behavior analysis, and professional practice guided by the science of behavior analysis.
- A.5. Identify and describe dimensions of applied behavior analysis.
B. Concepts and Principles (24 of 175 scored questions) (14%)
- B.1. Identify and distinguish among behavior, response, and response class.
- B.2. Identify and distinguish between stimulus and stimulus class.
- B.3. Identify and distinguish between respondent and operant conditioning.
- B.4. Identify and distinguish between positive and negative reinforcement contingencies.
- B.5. Identify and distinguish between positive and negative punishment contingencies.
- B.6. Identify and distinguish between automatic and socially mediated contingencies.
- B.7. Identify and distinguish among unconditioned, conditioned, and generalized reinforcers.
- B.8. Identify and distinguish among unconditioned, conditioned, and generalized punishers.
- B.9. Identify and distinguish among simple schedules of reinforcement.
- B.10. Identify and distinguish among concurrent, multiple, mixed, and chained schedules of reinforcement.
- B.11. Identify and distinguish between operant and respondent extinction as operations and processes.
- B.12. Identify examples of stimulus control.
- B.13. Identify examples of stimulus discrimination.
- B.14. Identify and distinguish between stimulus and response generalization.
- B.15. Identify examples of response maintenance.
- B.16. Identify examples of motivating operations.
- B.17. Distinguish between motivating operations and stimulus control.
- B.18. Identify and distinguish between rule-governed and contingency-shaped behavior.
- B.19. Identify and distinguish among verbal operants.
- B.20. Identify the role of multiple control in verbal behavior.
- B.21. Identify examples of processes that promote emergent relations and generative performance.
- B.22. Identify ways behavioral momentum can be used to understand response persistence.
- B.23. Identify ways the matching law can be used to interpret response allocation.
- B.24. Identify and distinguish between imitation and observational learning.
C. Measurement, Data Display, and Interpretation (21 of 175 scored questions) (12%)
- C.1. Create operational definitions of behavior.
- C.2. Distinguish among direct, indirect, and product measures of behavior.
- C.3. Measure occurrence.
- C.4. Measure temporal dimensions of behavior (e.g., duration, latency, interresponse time).
- C.5. Distinguish between continuous and discontinuous measurement procedures.
- C.6. Design and apply discontinuous measurement procedures (e.g., interval recording, time sampling).
- C.7. Measure efficiency (e.g., trials to criterion, cost-benefit analysis, training duration).
- C.8. Evaluate the validity and reliability of measurement procedures.
- C.9. Select a measurement procedure to obtain representative data that accounts for the critical dimension of the behavior and environmental constraints.
- C.10. Graph data to communicate relevant quantitative relations (e.g., equal-interval graphs, bar graphs, cumulative records).
- C.11. Interpret graphed data.
- C.12. Select a measurement procedure to obtain representative procedural integrity data that accounts for relevant dimensions (e.g., accuracy, dosage) and environmental constraints.
D. Experimental Design (13 of 175 scored questions) (7%)
- D.1. Distinguish between dependent and independent variables.
- D.2. Distinguish between internal and external validity.
- D.3. Identify threats to internal validity (e.g., history, maturation).
- D.4. Identify the defining features of single-case experimental designs (e.g., individuals serve as their own controls, repeated measures, prediction, verification, replication).
- D.5. Identify the relative strengths of single-case experimental designs and group designs.
- D.6. Critique and interpret data from single-case experimental designs.
- D.7. Distinguish among reversal, multiple-baseline, multielement, and changing-criterion designs.
- D.8. Identify rationales for conducting comparative, component, and parametric analyses.
- D.9. Apply single-case experimental designs.
E. Ethical and Professional Issues (22 of 175 scored questions) (13%)
- E.1. Identify and apply core principles underlying the ethics codes for BACB certificants (e.g., benefit others; treat others with compassion, dignity, and respect; behave with integrity).
- E.2. Identify the risks to oneself, others, and the profession as a result of engaging in unethical behavior.
- E.3. Develop and maintain competence by engaging in professional development activities (e.g., read literature, seek consultation, establish mentors).
- E.4. Identify and comply with requirements for collecting, using, protecting, and disclosing confidential information.
- E.5. Identify and comply with requirements for making public statements about professional activities (e.g., social media activity; misrepresentation of professional credentials, behavior analysis, and service outcomes).
- E.6. Identify the conditions under which services or supervision should be discontinued and apply steps that should be taken when transitioning clients and supervisees to another professional.
- E.7. Identify types of and risks associated with multiple relationships, and how to mitigate those risks when they are unavoidable.
- E.8. Identify and apply interpersonal and other skills (e.g., accepting feedback, listening actively, seeking input, collaborating) to establish and maintain professional relationships.
- E.9. Engage in cultural humility in service delivery and professional relationships.
- E.10. Apply culturally responsive and inclusive service and supervision activities.
- E.11. Identify personal biases and how they might interfere with professional activity.
- E.12. Identify and apply the legal, regulatory, and practice requirements (e.g., licensure, jurisprudence, funding, certification) relevant to the delivery of behavior-analytic services.
F. Behavior Assessment (23 of 175 scored questions) (13%)
- F.1. Identify relevant sources of information in records (e.g., educational, medical, historical) at the outset of the case.
- F.2. Identify and integrate relevant cultural variables in the assessment process.
- F.3. Design and evaluate assessments of relevant skill strengths and areas of need.
- F.4. Design and evaluate preference assessments.
- F.5. Design and evaluate descriptive assessments.
- F.6. Design and evaluate functional analyses.
- F.7. Interpret assessment data to determine the need for behavior-analytic services and/or referral to others.
- F.8. Interpret assessment data to identify and prioritize socially significant, client-informed, and culturally responsive behavior-change procedures and goals.
G. Behavior-Change Procedures (25 of 175 scored questions) (14%)
- G.1. Design and evaluate positive and negative reinforcement procedures.
- G.2. Design and evaluate differential reinforcement (e.g., DRA, DRO, DRL, DRH) procedures with and without extinction.
- G.3. Design and evaluate time-based reinforcement (e.g., fixed-time) schedules.
- G.4. Identify procedures to establish and use conditioned reinforcers (e.g., token economies).
- G.5. Incorporate motivating operations and discriminative stimuli into behavior-change procedures.
- G.6. Design and evaluate procedures to produce simple and conditional discriminations.
- G.7. Select and evaluate stimulus and response prompting procedures (e.g., errorless, most-to-least, least-to-most).
- G.8. Design and implement procedures to fade stimulus and response prompts (e.g., prompt delay, stimulus fading).
- G.9. Design and evaluate modeling procedures.
- G.10. Design and evaluate instructions and rules.
- G.11. Shape dimensions of behavior.
- G.12. Select and implement chaining procedures.
- G.13. Design and evaluate trial-based and free-operant procedures.
- G.14. Design and evaluate group contingencies.
- G.15. Design and evaluate procedures to promote stimulus and response generalization.
- G.16. Design and evaluate procedures to maintain desired behavior change following intervention (e.g., schedule thinning, transferring to naturally occurring reinforcers).
- G.17. Design and evaluate positive and negative punishment (e.g., time-out, response cost, overcorrection).
- G.18. Evaluate emotional and elicited effects of behavior-change procedures.
- G.19. Design and evaluate procedures to promote emergent relations and generative performance.
H. Selecting and Implementing Interventions (20 of 175 scored questions) (11%)
- H.1. Develop intervention goals in observable and measurable terms.
- H.2. Identify and recommend interventions based on assessment results, scientific evidence, client preferences, and contextual fit (e.g., expertise required for implementation, cultural variables, environmental resources).
- H.3. Select socially valid alternative behavior to be established or increased when a target behavior is to be decreased.
- H.4. Plan for and attempt to mitigate possible unwanted effects when using reinforcement, extinction, and punishment procedures.
- H.5. Plan for and attempt to mitigate possible relapse of the target behavior.
- H.6. Make data-based decisions about procedural integrity.
- H.7. Make data-based decisions about the effectiveness of the intervention and the need for modification.
- H.8. Collaborate with others to support and enhance client services.
I. Personnel Supervision and Management (19 of 175 scored questions) (11%)
- I.1. Identify the benefits of using behavior-analytic supervision (e.g., improved client outcomes, improved staff performance and retention).
- I.2. Identify and apply strategies for establishing effective supervisory relationships (e.g., executing supervisor-supervisee contracts, establishing clear expectations, giving and accepting feedback).
- I.3. Identify and implement methods that promote equity in supervision practices.
- I.4. Select supervision goals based on an assessment of the supervisee’s skills, cultural variables, and the environment.
- I.5. Identify and apply empirically validated and culturally responsive performance management procedures (e.g., modeling, practice, feedback, reinforcement, task clarification, manipulation of response effort).
- I.6. Apply a function-based approach (e.g., performance diagnostics) to assess and improve supervisee behavior.
- I.7. Make data-based decisions about the efficacy of supervisory practices.

Examination sources

BCBA Test Content Outline (6th ed.)
p. 1, introduction
BCBA Test Content Outline (6th ed.)
p. 1, domain allocation table rows A-B
BCBA Test Content Outline (6th ed.)
p. 1, domain allocation table rows C-I
BACB 2027 BCBA Requirements
Pathway 1, Examination
BACB Board Certified Behavior Analyst Handbook
Examination Development, p. 32
BACB Board Certified Behavior Analyst Handbook
What to Expect When Taking Your Examination, p. 36
BACB Board Certified Behavior Analyst Handbook
Examination Results, p. 39
BACB Board Certified Behavior Analyst Handbook
Scoring Methodology, p. 39
BACB Board Certified Behavior Analyst Handbook
Examination Outline, p. 32
BACB Board Certified Behavior Analyst Handbook
Schedule Your Examination Appointment, p. 31
BACB Board Certified Behavior Analyst Handbook
Fees table, p. 31
BACB Board Certified Behavior Analyst Handbook
Scheduling, p. 34

BCaBA Certification Examination

Provider: Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB); delivered by Pearson VUE in person at authorized Pearson VUE testing sites
Format: Computer-based multiple-choice examination, continuously available and offered only in English; each question has 4 possible answers and only 1 correct answer; all questions are equally weighted and the result is based on overall performance
Exam questions: 175 multiple-choice questions: 150 scored and 25 unscored
Time limit: 4 hours
Passing score: Pass/fail; criterion-referenced passing score established by the modified Angoff method
Exam fee: $175 certification application (BACB) plus $125 examination appointment (Pearson VUE)

Examination outline

A. Behaviorism and Philosophical Foundations (10 of 150 scored questions) (7%)
- A.1. Explain the goals of behavior analysis as a natural science (i.e., description, prediction, control).
- A.2. Explain the philosophical assumptions underlying the science of behavior analysis (e.g., selectionism, determinism, empiricism, parsimony, pragmatism).
- A.3. Describe and explain behavior from the perspective of radical behaviorism.
- A.4. Distinguish among behaviorism, the experimental analysis of behavior, applied behavior analysis, and professional practice guided by the science of behavior analysis.
- A.5. Identify and describe dimensions of applied behavior analysis (Baer, Wolf, & Risley, 1968).
B. Concepts and Principles (18 of 150 scored questions) (12%)
- B.1. Identify and distinguish among behavior, response, and response class.
- B.2. Identify and distinguish between stimulus and stimulus class.
- B.3. Identify and distinguish between respondent and operant conditioning.
- B.4. Identify and distinguish between positive and negative reinforcement contingencies.
- B.5. Identify and distinguish between positive and negative punishment contingencies.
- B.6. Identify and distinguish between automatic and socially mediated contingencies.
- B.7. Identify and distinguish among unconditioned, conditioned, and generalized reinforcers and punishers.
- B.8. Identify and distinguish among simple schedules of reinforcement.
- B.9. Identify examples of operant extinction.
- B.10. Identify and distinguish between types of stimulus control.
- B.11. Identify and distinguish between discrimination and generalization.
- B.12. Define and identify examples of unconditioned motivating operations.
- B.13. Identify and distinguish between rule-governed and contingency-shaped behavior.
- B.14. Identify and distinguish among elementary verbal operants.
- B.15. Define and identify examples of processes that promote emergent relations and generative performance.
C. Measurement, Data Display, and Interpretation (20 of 150 scored questions) (13%)
- C.1. Define and identify dimensions of behavior (e.g., count, duration, magnitude).
- C.2. Describe the form (i.e., topography) and develop operational definitions of behavior.
- C.3. Distinguish among direct, indirect, and product measures of behavior.
- C.4. Develop and implement continuous measurement procedures (e.g., duration recording, event recording).
- C.5. Develop and implement discontinuous measurement procedures (e.g., interval recording, time sampling).
- C.6. Evaluate the validity and reliability of measurement procedures.
- C.7. Select a measurement system to obtain representative data given the dimensions of behavior and the logistics of observing and recording.
- C.8. Graph data to communicate relevant quantitative relations (e.g., equal-interval graphs, bar graphs, cumulative records).
- C.9. Interpret graphed data.
- C.10. Develop and evaluate mastery criteria.
D. Experimental Design (10 of 150 scored questions) (7%)
- D.1. Distinguish between dependent and independent variables.
- D.2. Distinguish between internal and external validity.
- D.3. Identify the defining features of single-case experimental designs (e.g., individuals serve as their own controls, repeated measures, prediction, verification, replication).
- D.4. Identify strengths of single-case experimental design.
- D.5. Distinguish among and implement single-case experimental designs (e.g., reversal, multiple baseline, multielement, changing criterion).
- D.6. Distinguish among and implement comparative, component, and parametric analyses.
E. Ethical and Professional Issues (18 of 150 scored questions) (12%)
- E.1. Identify and apply core principles underlying the ethics codes for BACB certificants (e.g., benefit others; treat others with compassion, dignity, and respect; behave with integrity).
- E.2. Identify the risks to oneself, others, and the profession associated with engaging in unethical behavior (e.g., misuse of social media, misrepresentation of one’s credential, making confidential information public).
- E.3. Identify one’s area(s) of competence and when to seek a supervisor’s guidance.
- E.4. Identify professional development activities that strengthen and expand areas of competence (e.g., attend conferences, read literature, seek consultation, establish mentors).
- E.5. Identify and comply with requirements for collecting, using, protecting, and disclosing confidential information.
- E.6. Identify steps that should be taken when transitioning clients or supervisees to another professional or when a BCaBA transitions to a different supervisor.
- E.7. Identify types of and risks associated with multiple relationships, and how to mitigate those risks when they are unavoidable.
- E.8. Identify and apply interpersonal and other skills (e.g., accepting feedback, listening actively, seeking input, collaborating) to establish and maintain professional relationships.
- E.9. Engage in cultural humility in service delivery and professional relationships.
- E.10. Apply culturally responsive and inclusive service and supervision activities.
- E.11. Identify and apply the legal, regulatory, and practice requirements (e.g., licensure, jurisprudence, funding, certification) relevant to the delivery of behavior-analytic services.
F. Behavior Assessment (17 of 150 scored questions) (11%)
- F.1. Review relevant information in available records and data (e.g., educational, medical, historical) at the outset of a case.
- F.2. Identify conditions that warrant behavior-analytic services.
- F.3. Identify and prioritize socially significant, client-informed, and culturally responsive behavior-change goals.
- F.4. Implement assessments of relevant skill strengths and deficits, and contextual fit (e.g., client values, cultural variables, social validity, environmental resources).
- F.5. Implement preference and reinforcer assessments.
- F.6. Implement functional assessments of behavior, including indirect, descriptive, and experimental analyses.
G. Behavior-Change Procedures (22 of 150 scored questions) (15%)
- G.1. Develop and implement positive and negative reinforcement procedures, including contingent and noncontingent applications.
- G.2. Develop and implement procedures to establish and use conditioned reinforcers.
- G.3. Develop and implement procedures that incorporate motivating operations and discriminative stimuli.
- G.4. Develop and implement procedures to teach simple and conditional discriminations.
- G.5. Develop and implement procedures using stimulus and response prompts that include appropriate fading procedures (e.g., errorless, least-to-most, stimulus fading).
- G.6. Develop and implement modeling procedures.
- G.7. Develop and implement procedures that use instructions and rules.
- G.8. Develop and implement shaping procedures.
- G.9. Develop and implement chaining procedures.
- G.10. Develop and implement procedures to teach elementary verbal operants.
- G.11. Develop and implement procedures to promote emergent relations and generative performance.
- G.12. Develop and implement procedures that promote behavioral persistence.
- G.13. Develop and implement acquisition procedures that are appropriate to the client’s skills and intervention goals (e.g., discrete-trial, free-operant, and naturalistic teaching arrangements).
- G.14. Develop and implement group contingency procedures.
- G.15. Develop and implement contingency contracting procedures.
- G.16. Develop and implement self-management procedures.
- G.17. Develop and implement procedures to promote stimulus and response generalization.
- G.18. Develop and implement differential reinforcement procedures with and without extinction.
- G.19. Define and implement positive and negative punishment procedures (e.g., time-out, response cost, overcorrection).
- G.20. Develop and implement procedures to promote maintenance of behavior change.
H. Intervention Development and Monitoring (20 of 150 scored questions) (13%)
- H.1. State intervention goals in observable and measurable terms.
- H.2. Identify potential interventions based on assessment results and scientific evidence.
- H.3. Develop intervention goals and procedures based on risks and contextual fit (e.g., client preferences and values, cultural variables, social validity, environmental resources).
- H.4. Identify alternative behaviors to be established or increased when a target behavior is to be decreased.
- H.5. Identify possible unwanted effects when using reinforcement, extinction, and punishment procedures.
- H.6. Evaluate client progress and procedural integrity.
- H.7. Make data-based decisions about the effectiveness of procedures and the need for modification.
- H.8. Collaborate with and include others who support and/or provide services to clients.
I. Supervisory Relationships (15 of 150 scored questions) (10%)
- I.1. Use behavior-analytic supervision practices and state the potential risks of ineffective supervision (e.g., poor client outcomes, impaired job satisfaction, employee turnover).
- I.2. Identify and apply strategies for establishing and maintaining effective supervisory relationships (e.g., active listening, providing reinforcement, reciprocal feedback).
- I.3. Identify and implement methods that promote equity in supervision practices.
- I.4. Establish clear performance expectations for the supervisor and supervisee.
- I.5. Select supervision goals based on an assessment of the supervisee’s skills.
- I.6. Apply empirically validated and competency-based approaches to train supervisees to perform assessment and intervention procedures.
- I.7. Identify and apply empirically validated and culturally responsive performance management procedures (e.g., modeling, practice, feedback, reinforcement, task clarification, manipulation of response effort).
- I.8. Apply a function-based approach (e.g., performance diagnostics) to assess and improve supervisee behavior.
- I.9. Evaluate the effects of supervision (e.g., on client outcomes, on supervisee repertoires).

Examination sources

BCaBA Test Content Outline (6th ed.)
p. 1, introduction
BCaBA Test Content Outline (6th ed.)
p. 1, domain allocation table
BACB 2027 BCaBA Requirements
Pathway 1, Examination
BACB Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst Handbook
Examination Development
BACB Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst Handbook
What to Expect When Taking Your Examination
BACB Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst Handbook
Examination Results
BACB Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst Handbook
Scoring Methodology
BACB Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst Handbook
Examination Outline
BACB Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst Handbook
Schedule Your Examination Appointment, p. 28
BACB Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst Handbook
Fees table, p. 28
BACB Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst Handbook
Scheduling, Pearson VUE appointment fee