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Applied Behavior Analyst

Full professional license under 26 V.S.A. chapter 95.

Licensing authority: Vermont Office of Professional Regulation, Director · Application information

Licensure by endorsement based on BACB certification
BCBA Certification Examination
Application
Submit online application, non-refundable fee and required documentation.
Certification
26 V.S.A. § 4923(1)(B) accepts certification as a board certified behavior analyst by the BACB; § 4923(2) retains any Director-established active-practice requirements.
Implementation license verification
The February 2026 endorsement instructions also request direct license verification from the initial and most recent licensing authorities; the statute’s BACB-certification alternative does not itself require holding another license.
Prior examination
The currently registered BCBA examination underlying this certification is referenced; certification is the accepted documentation and does not direct every applicant to retake the exam.
Licensure by endorsement based on equivalent out of state licensure
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Active practice
Meet any active-practice requirements established by the Director under § 4923(2).
Application
Online application and non-refundable fee.
Implementation certification demand
The February 2026 Applied Behavior Analyst Application Instructions state: “Applicants who are licensed or certified in another jurisdiction where the qualifications are substantially equivalent to Vermont's requirements.  Submit an online application and pay the non-refundable application fee. Applications are found within the online services system.  Submit a copy of your BCBA or BCBA-D certification from the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.  Request an official verification of license be sent to OPR for your initial state of licensure and most recent state of licensure. This must be sent directly from the licensing authority and can be sent by email or by post office mail. It is not required that the other state complete the Vermont verification form.” Section 4923(1)(A) provides an independent license-based alternative to the BACB certification alternative; certification is recorded as OPR’s additional demand.
Prior license
Valid applied behavior analysis registration or license from a U.S. jurisdiction based on requirements equal to or greater than Vermont’s requirements, under § 4923(1)(A).
Verification
OPR asks the initial and most recent licensing authorities to send official license verification directly.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensure by examination
BCBA Certification Examination
Applicant
First-time applicant; an applicant holding another jurisdiction’s license should consider endorsement.
Application
Online application, non-refundable fee, and the sworn statement of education, experience and other pertinent information required by 26 V.S.A. § 4927.
Certification or documents
The February 2026 application accepts a copy of current BCBA or BCBA-D certification instead of the listed transcripts, supervised-experience documentation and BACB examination verification.
Education
Doctoral or master’s degree from an ABAI-accredited program or a Director-approved substantially equivalent recognized program, including approved BACB coursework.
Examination
Verification of successful completion of the Director-approved BACB examination related to principles and practice of applied behavior analysis. A passing examination remains a requirement reference regardless of when it was taken.
Supervised experience
At least 1,500 hours over at least one calendar year, including 75 hours of direct one-to-one supervisor contact.
Fast Track Endorsement
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Online application and non-refundable application fee.
Conditional template instruction
The February 2026 Applied Behavior Analyst application says: “If applicable, complete and upload the specific VT State Jurisprudence exam answer sheet.” This instruction identifies no applied behavior analysis state examination; § 136a and chapter 95 do not establish one for this route.
Practice waiver
The Director may waive the practice requirement on a showing that this follows State policy and adequately protects the public, under § 136a(c).
Prior license
At least three years of active licensure or certification in good standing in another U.S. jurisdiction, verified directly by its licensing authority. Section 136a applies to all OPR professions, regardless of substantial equivalence.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensure by examination with foreign qualifications
BCBA Certification Examination
Applicant
First-time applicant; an applicant holding another jurisdiction’s license should consider endorsement.
Application
Online application, non-refundable fee, and the sworn statement of education, experience and other pertinent information required by 26 V.S.A. § 4927.
Certification or documents
The February 2026 application accepts a copy of current BCBA or BCBA-D certification instead of the listed transcripts, supervised-experience documentation and BACB examination verification.
Education
Doctoral or master’s degree from an ABAI-accredited program or a Director-approved substantially equivalent recognized program, including approved BACB coursework.
Examination
Verification of successful completion of the Director-approved BACB examination related to principles and practice of applied behavior analysis. A passing examination remains a requirement reference regardless of when it was taken.
Foreign qualifications
Obtain a NACES/AICE credential evaluation, course-by-course transcript translation/evaluation and applicable qualification equivalency determinations; the CES sends original reports directly to OPR. Applicant pays evaluation costs and completes any missing requirements. Rule 5-1(b) additionally requires passage of the examinations in the profession’s statutes and rules.
Supervised experience
At least 1,500 hours over at least one calendar year, including 75 hours of direct one-to-one supervisor contact.
Reinstatement after expiration of not more than one biennial period
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete at least one hour relating to systematic oppression and anti-oppressive practice or related areas and upload the completion certificate.
Current certification
The February 2026 Applied Behavior Analyst Renewal Instructions state: “Upload a copy of your current BCBA or BCBA-D certification from the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.” This is maintenance documentation, not a requirement to pass a new certification examination.
Existing license
Existing Vermont license; complete the biennial renewal application and pay the renewal fee.
Expiration
Expired for no more than one biennial period; pay the renewal fee and nondisciplinary reinstatement penalty, subject to exceptional-circumstances or military-service relief under § 127(d).

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Biennial renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete at least one hour relating to systematic oppression and anti-oppressive practice or related areas and upload the completion certificate.
Current certification
The February 2026 Applied Behavior Analyst Renewal Instructions state: “Upload a copy of your current BCBA or BCBA-D certification from the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.” This is maintenance documentation, not a requirement to pass a new certification examination.
Existing license
Existing Vermont license; complete the biennial renewal application and pay the renewal fee.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstatement upon reversal of a rescission
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Examination
This corrective restoration rests on reversal of the rescission, rather than a newly imposed examination.
Rescission
The license was rescinded less than 30 days after activation and the administrative law officer or board reverses the rescission after review under 3 V.S.A. § 129c(b)(1)(C); the license is immediately reinstated.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration upon reversal of rescission of a license active for at least 30 days
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Rescission
License was active for at least 30 days; licensee elects a hearing, and the hearing decision reverses the rescission under § 129c(b)(2)(C).
Review
Rescission is stayed pending the hearing decision. Restoration depends on that reversal rather than passing a newly required examination.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Return after at least five years with demonstrated retained competence
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Absence
Five or more years absent from practice.
Director determination
The Director determines under § 135(b)(1) that required professional competencies have been retained and an unencumbered license may be obtained.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Return after at least five years through reapplication as a new applicant
BCBA Certification Examination
Absence
Five or more years absent from practice; the Director directs reapplication in like manner to a new applicant under § 135(b)(2).
Applicant
First-time applicant; an applicant holding another jurisdiction’s license should consider endorsement.
Application
Online application, non-refundable fee, and the sworn statement of education, experience and other pertinent information required by 26 V.S.A. § 4927.
Certification or documents
The February 2026 application accepts a copy of current BCBA or BCBA-D certification instead of the listed transcripts, supervised-experience documentation and BACB examination verification.
Education
Doctoral or master’s degree from an ABAI-accredited program or a Director-approved substantially equivalent recognized program, including approved BACB coursework.
Examination
Verification of successful completion of the Director-approved BACB examination related to principles and practice of applied behavior analysis. A passing examination remains a requirement reference regardless of when it was taken.
Supervised experience
At least 1,500 hours over at least one calendar year, including 75 hours of direct one-to-one supervisor contact.
Renewal following fewer than five years of absence from practice
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Absence
Fewer than five years of absence from practice; complete the continuing education that continuous licensure would have required, or a less burdensome showing allowed by profession rules or the Director.
Continuing education
Complete at least one hour relating to systematic oppression and anti-oppressive practice or related areas and upload the completion certificate.
Current certification
The February 2026 Applied Behavior Analyst Renewal Instructions state: “Upload a copy of your current BCBA or BCBA-D certification from the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.” This is maintenance documentation, not a requirement to pass a new certification examination.
Existing license
Existing Vermont license; complete the biennial renewal application and pay the renewal fee.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Applied Behavior Analyst — 90-day Provisional License

Provisional full-licensure application under 3 V.S.A. § 130; Director may extend it if the issuing reason remains unresolved.

Licensing authority: Vermont Office of Professional Regulation, Director · Application information

Provisional licensure — background pending Licensure by endorsement based on BACB certification
BCBA Certification Examination
Application
Submit online application, non-refundable fee and required documentation.
Certification
26 V.S.A. § 4923(1)(B) accepts certification as a board certified behavior analyst by the BACB; § 4923(2) retains any Director-established active-practice requirements.
Implementation license verification
The February 2026 endorsement instructions also request direct license verification from the initial and most recent licensing authorities; the statute’s BACB-certification alternative does not itself require holding another license.
Prior examination
The currently registered BCBA examination underlying this certification is referenced; certification is the accepted documentation and does not direct every applicant to retake the exam.
Provisional agreement
Complete an application for full licensure, attest to material facts consistent with full licensure, and voluntarily forgo ordinary procedural rights pending final determination. Agree to summary withdrawal for inconsistent or inaccurate application materials. Initial term is 90 days; Director may extend while the issuing reason remains unresolved.
Provisional trigger
Eligibility depends on completion of a background check.
Provisional licensure — military pending Licensure by endorsement based on BACB certification
BCBA Certification Examination
Application
Submit online application, non-refundable fee and required documentation.
Certification
26 V.S.A. § 4923(1)(B) accepts certification as a board certified behavior analyst by the BACB; § 4923(2) retains any Director-established active-practice requirements.
Implementation license verification
The February 2026 endorsement instructions also request direct license verification from the initial and most recent licensing authorities; the statute’s BACB-certification alternative does not itself require holding another license.
Prior examination
The currently registered BCBA examination underlying this certification is referenced; certification is the accepted documentation and does not direct every applicant to retake the exam.
Provisional agreement
Complete an application for full licensure, attest to material facts consistent with full licensure, and voluntarily forgo ordinary procedural rights pending final determination. Agree to summary withdrawal for inconsistent or inaccurate application materials. Initial term is 90 days; Director may extend while the issuing reason remains unresolved.
Provisional trigger
Applicant is an active-duty member of the U.S. Armed Forces assigned to Vermont or that member’s spouse.
Provisional licensure — background pending Licensure by endorsement based on equivalent out of state licensure
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Active practice
Meet any active-practice requirements established by the Director under § 4923(2).
Application
Online application and non-refundable fee.
Implementation certification demand
The February 2026 Applied Behavior Analyst Application Instructions state: “Applicants who are licensed or certified in another jurisdiction where the qualifications are substantially equivalent to Vermont's requirements.  Submit an online application and pay the non-refundable application fee. Applications are found within the online services system.  Submit a copy of your BCBA or BCBA-D certification from the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.  Request an official verification of license be sent to OPR for your initial state of licensure and most recent state of licensure. This must be sent directly from the licensing authority and can be sent by email or by post office mail. It is not required that the other state complete the Vermont verification form.” Section 4923(1)(A) provides an independent license-based alternative to the BACB certification alternative; certification is recorded as OPR’s additional demand.
Prior license
Valid applied behavior analysis registration or license from a U.S. jurisdiction based on requirements equal to or greater than Vermont’s requirements, under § 4923(1)(A).
Provisional agreement
Complete an application for full licensure, attest to material facts consistent with full licensure, and voluntarily forgo ordinary procedural rights pending final determination. Agree to summary withdrawal for inconsistent or inaccurate application materials. Initial term is 90 days; Director may extend while the issuing reason remains unresolved.
Provisional trigger
Eligibility depends on completion of a background check.
Verification
OPR asks the initial and most recent licensing authorities to send official license verification directly.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Provisional licensure — military pending Licensure by endorsement based on equivalent out of state licensure
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Active practice
Meet any active-practice requirements established by the Director under § 4923(2).
Application
Online application and non-refundable fee.
Implementation certification demand
The February 2026 Applied Behavior Analyst Application Instructions state: “Applicants who are licensed or certified in another jurisdiction where the qualifications are substantially equivalent to Vermont's requirements.  Submit an online application and pay the non-refundable application fee. Applications are found within the online services system.  Submit a copy of your BCBA or BCBA-D certification from the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.  Request an official verification of license be sent to OPR for your initial state of licensure and most recent state of licensure. This must be sent directly from the licensing authority and can be sent by email or by post office mail. It is not required that the other state complete the Vermont verification form.” Section 4923(1)(A) provides an independent license-based alternative to the BACB certification alternative; certification is recorded as OPR’s additional demand.
Prior license
Valid applied behavior analysis registration or license from a U.S. jurisdiction based on requirements equal to or greater than Vermont’s requirements, under § 4923(1)(A).
Provisional agreement
Complete an application for full licensure, attest to material facts consistent with full licensure, and voluntarily forgo ordinary procedural rights pending final determination. Agree to summary withdrawal for inconsistent or inaccurate application materials. Initial term is 90 days; Director may extend while the issuing reason remains unresolved.
Provisional trigger
Applicant is an active-duty member of the U.S. Armed Forces assigned to Vermont or that member’s spouse.
Verification
OPR asks the initial and most recent licensing authorities to send official license verification directly.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Provisional licensure — verification pending Licensure by endorsement based on equivalent out of state licensure
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Active practice
Meet any active-practice requirements established by the Director under § 4923(2).
Application
Online application and non-refundable fee.
Implementation certification demand
The February 2026 Applied Behavior Analyst Application Instructions state: “Applicants who are licensed or certified in another jurisdiction where the qualifications are substantially equivalent to Vermont's requirements.  Submit an online application and pay the non-refundable application fee. Applications are found within the online services system.  Submit a copy of your BCBA or BCBA-D certification from the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.  Request an official verification of license be sent to OPR for your initial state of licensure and most recent state of licensure. This must be sent directly from the licensing authority and can be sent by email or by post office mail. It is not required that the other state complete the Vermont verification form.” Section 4923(1)(A) provides an independent license-based alternative to the BACB certification alternative; certification is recorded as OPR’s additional demand.
Prior license
Valid applied behavior analysis registration or license from a U.S. jurisdiction based on requirements equal to or greater than Vermont’s requirements, under § 4923(1)(A).
Provisional agreement
Complete an application for full licensure, attest to material facts consistent with full licensure, and voluntarily forgo ordinary procedural rights pending final determination. Agree to summary withdrawal for inconsistent or inaccurate application materials. Initial term is 90 days; Director may extend while the issuing reason remains unresolved.
Provisional trigger
Eligibility depends on outstanding acceptable verification of licensure from another jurisdiction.
Verification
OPR asks the initial and most recent licensing authorities to send official license verification directly.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Provisional licensure — background pending Licensure by examination
BCBA Certification Examination
Applicant
First-time applicant; an applicant holding another jurisdiction’s license should consider endorsement.
Application
Online application, non-refundable fee, and the sworn statement of education, experience and other pertinent information required by 26 V.S.A. § 4927.
Certification or documents
The February 2026 application accepts a copy of current BCBA or BCBA-D certification instead of the listed transcripts, supervised-experience documentation and BACB examination verification.
Education
Doctoral or master’s degree from an ABAI-accredited program or a Director-approved substantially equivalent recognized program, including approved BACB coursework.
Examination
Verification of successful completion of the Director-approved BACB examination related to principles and practice of applied behavior analysis. A passing examination remains a requirement reference regardless of when it was taken.
Provisional agreement
Complete an application for full licensure, attest to material facts consistent with full licensure, and voluntarily forgo ordinary procedural rights pending final determination. Agree to summary withdrawal for inconsistent or inaccurate application materials. Initial term is 90 days; Director may extend while the issuing reason remains unresolved.
Provisional trigger
Eligibility depends on completion of a background check.
Supervised experience
At least 1,500 hours over at least one calendar year, including 75 hours of direct one-to-one supervisor contact.
Provisional licensure — military pending Licensure by examination
BCBA Certification Examination
Applicant
First-time applicant; an applicant holding another jurisdiction’s license should consider endorsement.
Application
Online application, non-refundable fee, and the sworn statement of education, experience and other pertinent information required by 26 V.S.A. § 4927.
Certification or documents
The February 2026 application accepts a copy of current BCBA or BCBA-D certification instead of the listed transcripts, supervised-experience documentation and BACB examination verification.
Education
Doctoral or master’s degree from an ABAI-accredited program or a Director-approved substantially equivalent recognized program, including approved BACB coursework.
Examination
Verification of successful completion of the Director-approved BACB examination related to principles and practice of applied behavior analysis. A passing examination remains a requirement reference regardless of when it was taken.
Provisional agreement
Complete an application for full licensure, attest to material facts consistent with full licensure, and voluntarily forgo ordinary procedural rights pending final determination. Agree to summary withdrawal for inconsistent or inaccurate application materials. Initial term is 90 days; Director may extend while the issuing reason remains unresolved.
Provisional trigger
Applicant is an active-duty member of the U.S. Armed Forces assigned to Vermont or that member’s spouse.
Supervised experience
At least 1,500 hours over at least one calendar year, including 75 hours of direct one-to-one supervisor contact.
Provisional licensure — background pending Fast Track Endorsement
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Online application and non-refundable application fee.
Conditional template instruction
The February 2026 Applied Behavior Analyst application says: “If applicable, complete and upload the specific VT State Jurisprudence exam answer sheet.” This instruction identifies no applied behavior analysis state examination; § 136a and chapter 95 do not establish one for this route.
Practice waiver
The Director may waive the practice requirement on a showing that this follows State policy and adequately protects the public, under § 136a(c).
Prior license
At least three years of active licensure or certification in good standing in another U.S. jurisdiction, verified directly by its licensing authority. Section 136a applies to all OPR professions, regardless of substantial equivalence.
Provisional agreement
Complete an application for full licensure, attest to material facts consistent with full licensure, and voluntarily forgo ordinary procedural rights pending final determination. Agree to summary withdrawal for inconsistent or inaccurate application materials. Initial term is 90 days; Director may extend while the issuing reason remains unresolved.
Provisional trigger
Eligibility depends on completion of a background check.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Provisional licensure — military pending Fast Track Endorsement
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Online application and non-refundable application fee.
Conditional template instruction
The February 2026 Applied Behavior Analyst application says: “If applicable, complete and upload the specific VT State Jurisprudence exam answer sheet.” This instruction identifies no applied behavior analysis state examination; § 136a and chapter 95 do not establish one for this route.
Practice waiver
The Director may waive the practice requirement on a showing that this follows State policy and adequately protects the public, under § 136a(c).
Prior license
At least three years of active licensure or certification in good standing in another U.S. jurisdiction, verified directly by its licensing authority. Section 136a applies to all OPR professions, regardless of substantial equivalence.
Provisional agreement
Complete an application for full licensure, attest to material facts consistent with full licensure, and voluntarily forgo ordinary procedural rights pending final determination. Agree to summary withdrawal for inconsistent or inaccurate application materials. Initial term is 90 days; Director may extend while the issuing reason remains unresolved.
Provisional trigger
Applicant is an active-duty member of the U.S. Armed Forces assigned to Vermont or that member’s spouse.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Provisional licensure — verification pending Fast Track Endorsement
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Online application and non-refundable application fee.
Conditional template instruction
The February 2026 Applied Behavior Analyst application says: “If applicable, complete and upload the specific VT State Jurisprudence exam answer sheet.” This instruction identifies no applied behavior analysis state examination; § 136a and chapter 95 do not establish one for this route.
Practice waiver
The Director may waive the practice requirement on a showing that this follows State policy and adequately protects the public, under § 136a(c).
Prior license
At least three years of active licensure or certification in good standing in another U.S. jurisdiction, verified directly by its licensing authority. Section 136a applies to all OPR professions, regardless of substantial equivalence.
Provisional agreement
Complete an application for full licensure, attest to material facts consistent with full licensure, and voluntarily forgo ordinary procedural rights pending final determination. Agree to summary withdrawal for inconsistent or inaccurate application materials. Initial term is 90 days; Director may extend while the issuing reason remains unresolved.
Provisional trigger
Eligibility depends on outstanding acceptable verification of licensure from another jurisdiction.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Provisional licensure — background pending Licensure by examination with foreign qualifications
BCBA Certification Examination
Applicant
First-time applicant; an applicant holding another jurisdiction’s license should consider endorsement.
Application
Online application, non-refundable fee, and the sworn statement of education, experience and other pertinent information required by 26 V.S.A. § 4927.
Certification or documents
The February 2026 application accepts a copy of current BCBA or BCBA-D certification instead of the listed transcripts, supervised-experience documentation and BACB examination verification.
Education
Doctoral or master’s degree from an ABAI-accredited program or a Director-approved substantially equivalent recognized program, including approved BACB coursework.
Examination
Verification of successful completion of the Director-approved BACB examination related to principles and practice of applied behavior analysis. A passing examination remains a requirement reference regardless of when it was taken.
Foreign qualifications
Obtain a NACES/AICE credential evaluation, course-by-course transcript translation/evaluation and applicable qualification equivalency determinations; the CES sends original reports directly to OPR. Applicant pays evaluation costs and completes any missing requirements. Rule 5-1(b) additionally requires passage of the examinations in the profession’s statutes and rules.
Provisional agreement
Complete an application for full licensure, attest to material facts consistent with full licensure, and voluntarily forgo ordinary procedural rights pending final determination. Agree to summary withdrawal for inconsistent or inaccurate application materials. Initial term is 90 days; Director may extend while the issuing reason remains unresolved.
Provisional trigger
Eligibility depends on completion of a background check.
Supervised experience
At least 1,500 hours over at least one calendar year, including 75 hours of direct one-to-one supervisor contact.
Provisional licensure — military pending Licensure by examination with foreign qualifications
BCBA Certification Examination
Applicant
First-time applicant; an applicant holding another jurisdiction’s license should consider endorsement.
Application
Online application, non-refundable fee, and the sworn statement of education, experience and other pertinent information required by 26 V.S.A. § 4927.
Certification or documents
The February 2026 application accepts a copy of current BCBA or BCBA-D certification instead of the listed transcripts, supervised-experience documentation and BACB examination verification.
Education
Doctoral or master’s degree from an ABAI-accredited program or a Director-approved substantially equivalent recognized program, including approved BACB coursework.
Examination
Verification of successful completion of the Director-approved BACB examination related to principles and practice of applied behavior analysis. A passing examination remains a requirement reference regardless of when it was taken.
Foreign qualifications
Obtain a NACES/AICE credential evaluation, course-by-course transcript translation/evaluation and applicable qualification equivalency determinations; the CES sends original reports directly to OPR. Applicant pays evaluation costs and completes any missing requirements. Rule 5-1(b) additionally requires passage of the examinations in the profession’s statutes and rules.
Provisional agreement
Complete an application for full licensure, attest to material facts consistent with full licensure, and voluntarily forgo ordinary procedural rights pending final determination. Agree to summary withdrawal for inconsistent or inaccurate application materials. Initial term is 90 days; Director may extend while the issuing reason remains unresolved.
Provisional trigger
Applicant is an active-duty member of the U.S. Armed Forces assigned to Vermont or that member’s spouse.
Supervised experience
At least 1,500 hours over at least one calendar year, including 75 hours of direct one-to-one supervisor contact.

Assistant Behavior Analyst

Full professional license under 26 V.S.A. chapter 95.

Licensing authority: Vermont Office of Professional Regulation, Director · Application information

Licensure by endorsement based on BACB certification
BCBA Certification Examination
Application
Submit online application, non-refundable fee and required documentation.
Certification
26 V.S.A. § 4923(1)(B) accepts certification as a board certified behavior analyst by the BACB; § 4923(2) retains any Director-established active-practice requirements.
Implementation certification difference
Section 4923(1)(B), which applies to licensure under chapter 95, expressly names board certified behavior analyst certification. The Assistant Application Instructions instead say: “Submit a copy of your BCaBA certification from the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.” The statutory BCBA alternative is retained; the form’s BCaBA demand is a condition.
Implementation license verification
The February 2026 endorsement instructions also request direct license verification from the initial and most recent licensing authorities; the statute’s BACB-certification alternative does not itself require holding another license.
Prior examination
The currently registered BCBA examination underlying this certification is referenced; certification is the accepted documentation and does not direct every applicant to retake the exam.
Licensure by endorsement based on equivalent out of state licensure
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Active practice
Meet any active-practice requirements established by the Director under § 4923(2).
Application
Online application and non-refundable fee.
Implementation certification demand
The February 2026 Assistant Behavior Analyst Application Instructions state: “Submit a copy of your BCaBA certification from the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.” Section 4923(1)(A) provides an independent license-based alternative to the BACB certification alternative; certification is recorded as OPR’s additional demand.
Prior license
Valid applied behavior analysis registration or license from a U.S. jurisdiction based on requirements equal to or greater than Vermont’s requirements, under § 4923(1)(A).
Verification
OPR asks the initial and most recent licensing authorities to send official license verification directly.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensure by examination
BCaBA Certification Examination
Applicant
First-time applicant; an applicant holding another jurisdiction’s license should consider endorsement.
Application
Online application, non-refundable fee, and the sworn statement of education, experience and other pertinent information required by 26 V.S.A. § 4927.
Certification or documents
The February 2026 application accepts a copy of current BCaBA certification instead of the listed transcripts, supervised-experience documentation and BACB examination verification.
Education
Bachelor’s degree from a Director-approved recognized program substantially meeting ABAI or BACB educational standards, including approved BACB coursework.
Examination
Verification of successful completion of the Director-approved BACB examination related to principles and practice of applied behavior analysis. A passing examination remains a requirement reference regardless of when it was taken.
Implementation supervision difference
The February 2026 Assistant Application Instructions demand “at least 75 hours involved direct one-to-one contact with a supervisor.” The controlling statute, 26 V.S.A. § 4922(2), specifies 50 hours; the form’s additional demand is retained for the applicant.
Practice supervision
Practice requires at least five hours per month of off-site case supervision by an applied behavior analyst; the supervisor may require more or on-site supervision under § 4929.
Supervised experience
At least 1,000 hours over at least one calendar year, including 50 hours of direct one-to-one supervisor contact under 26 V.S.A. § 4922(2).
Fast Track Endorsement
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Online application and non-refundable application fee.
Conditional template instruction
The February 2026 Applied Behavior Analyst application says: “If applicable, complete and upload the specific VT State Jurisprudence exam answer sheet.” This instruction identifies no applied behavior analysis state examination; § 136a and chapter 95 do not establish one for this route.
Practice waiver
The Director may waive the practice requirement on a showing that this follows State policy and adequately protects the public, under § 136a(c).
Prior license
At least three years of active licensure or certification in good standing in another U.S. jurisdiction, verified directly by its licensing authority. Section 136a applies to all OPR professions, regardless of substantial equivalence.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensure by examination with foreign qualifications
BCaBA Certification Examination
Applicant
First-time applicant; an applicant holding another jurisdiction’s license should consider endorsement.
Application
Online application, non-refundable fee, and the sworn statement of education, experience and other pertinent information required by 26 V.S.A. § 4927.
Certification or documents
The February 2026 application accepts a copy of current BCaBA certification instead of the listed transcripts, supervised-experience documentation and BACB examination verification.
Education
Bachelor’s degree from a Director-approved recognized program substantially meeting ABAI or BACB educational standards, including approved BACB coursework.
Examination
Verification of successful completion of the Director-approved BACB examination related to principles and practice of applied behavior analysis. A passing examination remains a requirement reference regardless of when it was taken.
Foreign qualifications
Obtain a NACES/AICE credential evaluation, course-by-course transcript translation/evaluation and applicable qualification equivalency determinations; the CES sends original reports directly to OPR. Applicant pays evaluation costs and completes any missing requirements. Rule 5-1(b) additionally requires passage of the examinations in the profession’s statutes and rules.
Implementation supervision difference
The February 2026 Assistant Application Instructions demand “at least 75 hours involved direct one-to-one contact with a supervisor.” The controlling statute, 26 V.S.A. § 4922(2), specifies 50 hours; the form’s additional demand is retained for the applicant.
Practice supervision
Practice requires at least five hours per month of off-site case supervision by an applied behavior analyst; the supervisor may require more or on-site supervision under § 4929.
Supervised experience
At least 1,000 hours over at least one calendar year, including 50 hours of direct one-to-one supervisor contact under 26 V.S.A. § 4922(2).
Reinstatement after expiration of not more than one biennial period
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Certification text discrepancy
The official assistant renewal instructions literally name BCBA/BCBA-D rather than BCaBA. The printed requirement is retained as an applicant condition; it is not silently corrected.
Continuing education
Complete at least one hour relating to systematic oppression and anti-oppressive practice or related areas and upload the completion certificate.
Current certification
The February 2026 Assistant Behavior Analyst Renewal Instructions state: “Upload a copy of your current BCBA or BCBA-D certification from the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.” This is maintenance documentation, not a requirement to pass a new certification examination.
Existing license
Existing Vermont license; complete the biennial renewal application and pay the renewal fee.
Expiration
Expired for no more than one biennial period; pay the renewal fee and nondisciplinary reinstatement penalty, subject to exceptional-circumstances or military-service relief under § 127(d).

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Biennial renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Certification text discrepancy
The official assistant renewal instructions literally name BCBA/BCBA-D rather than BCaBA. The printed requirement is retained as an applicant condition; it is not silently corrected.
Continuing education
Complete at least one hour relating to systematic oppression and anti-oppressive practice or related areas and upload the completion certificate.
Current certification
The February 2026 Assistant Behavior Analyst Renewal Instructions state: “Upload a copy of your current BCBA or BCBA-D certification from the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.” This is maintenance documentation, not a requirement to pass a new certification examination.
Existing license
Existing Vermont license; complete the biennial renewal application and pay the renewal fee.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstatement upon reversal of a rescission
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Examination
This corrective restoration rests on reversal of the rescission, rather than a newly imposed examination.
Rescission
The license was rescinded less than 30 days after activation and the administrative law officer or board reverses the rescission after review under 3 V.S.A. § 129c(b)(1)(C); the license is immediately reinstated.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration upon reversal of rescission of a license active for at least 30 days
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Rescission
License was active for at least 30 days; licensee elects a hearing, and the hearing decision reverses the rescission under § 129c(b)(2)(C).
Review
Rescission is stayed pending the hearing decision. Restoration depends on that reversal rather than passing a newly required examination.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Return after at least five years with demonstrated retained competence
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Absence
Five or more years absent from practice.
Director determination
The Director determines under § 135(b)(1) that required professional competencies have been retained and an unencumbered license may be obtained.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Return after at least five years through reapplication as a new applicant
BCaBA Certification Examination
Absence
Five or more years absent from practice; the Director directs reapplication in like manner to a new applicant under § 135(b)(2).
Applicant
First-time applicant; an applicant holding another jurisdiction’s license should consider endorsement.
Application
Online application, non-refundable fee, and the sworn statement of education, experience and other pertinent information required by 26 V.S.A. § 4927.
Certification or documents
The February 2026 application accepts a copy of current BCaBA certification instead of the listed transcripts, supervised-experience documentation and BACB examination verification.
Education
Bachelor’s degree from a Director-approved recognized program substantially meeting ABAI or BACB educational standards, including approved BACB coursework.
Examination
Verification of successful completion of the Director-approved BACB examination related to principles and practice of applied behavior analysis. A passing examination remains a requirement reference regardless of when it was taken.
Implementation supervision difference
The February 2026 Assistant Application Instructions demand “at least 75 hours involved direct one-to-one contact with a supervisor.” The controlling statute, 26 V.S.A. § 4922(2), specifies 50 hours; the form’s additional demand is retained for the applicant.
Practice supervision
Practice requires at least five hours per month of off-site case supervision by an applied behavior analyst; the supervisor may require more or on-site supervision under § 4929.
Supervised experience
At least 1,000 hours over at least one calendar year, including 50 hours of direct one-to-one supervisor contact under 26 V.S.A. § 4922(2).
Renewal following fewer than five years of absence from practice
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Absence
Fewer than five years of absence from practice; complete the continuing education that continuous licensure would have required, or a less burdensome showing allowed by profession rules or the Director.
Certification text discrepancy
The official assistant renewal instructions literally name BCBA/BCBA-D rather than BCaBA. The printed requirement is retained as an applicant condition; it is not silently corrected.
Continuing education
Complete at least one hour relating to systematic oppression and anti-oppressive practice or related areas and upload the completion certificate.
Current certification
The February 2026 Assistant Behavior Analyst Renewal Instructions state: “Upload a copy of your current BCBA or BCBA-D certification from the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.” This is maintenance documentation, not a requirement to pass a new certification examination.
Existing license
Existing Vermont license; complete the biennial renewal application and pay the renewal fee.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Assistant Behavior Analyst — 90-day Provisional License

Provisional full-licensure application under 3 V.S.A. § 130; Director may extend it if the issuing reason remains unresolved.

Licensing authority: Vermont Office of Professional Regulation, Director · Application information

Provisional licensure — background pending Licensure by endorsement based on BACB certification
BCBA Certification Examination
Application
Submit online application, non-refundable fee and required documentation.
Certification
26 V.S.A. § 4923(1)(B) accepts certification as a board certified behavior analyst by the BACB; § 4923(2) retains any Director-established active-practice requirements.
Implementation certification difference
Section 4923(1)(B), which applies to licensure under chapter 95, expressly names board certified behavior analyst certification. The Assistant Application Instructions instead say: “Submit a copy of your BCaBA certification from the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.” The statutory BCBA alternative is retained; the form’s BCaBA demand is a condition.
Implementation license verification
The February 2026 endorsement instructions also request direct license verification from the initial and most recent licensing authorities; the statute’s BACB-certification alternative does not itself require holding another license.
Prior examination
The currently registered BCBA examination underlying this certification is referenced; certification is the accepted documentation and does not direct every applicant to retake the exam.
Provisional agreement
Complete an application for full licensure, attest to material facts consistent with full licensure, and voluntarily forgo ordinary procedural rights pending final determination. Agree to summary withdrawal for inconsistent or inaccurate application materials. Initial term is 90 days; Director may extend while the issuing reason remains unresolved.
Provisional trigger
Eligibility depends on completion of a background check.
Provisional licensure — military pending Licensure by endorsement based on BACB certification
BCBA Certification Examination
Application
Submit online application, non-refundable fee and required documentation.
Certification
26 V.S.A. § 4923(1)(B) accepts certification as a board certified behavior analyst by the BACB; § 4923(2) retains any Director-established active-practice requirements.
Implementation certification difference
Section 4923(1)(B), which applies to licensure under chapter 95, expressly names board certified behavior analyst certification. The Assistant Application Instructions instead say: “Submit a copy of your BCaBA certification from the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.” The statutory BCBA alternative is retained; the form’s BCaBA demand is a condition.
Implementation license verification
The February 2026 endorsement instructions also request direct license verification from the initial and most recent licensing authorities; the statute’s BACB-certification alternative does not itself require holding another license.
Prior examination
The currently registered BCBA examination underlying this certification is referenced; certification is the accepted documentation and does not direct every applicant to retake the exam.
Provisional agreement
Complete an application for full licensure, attest to material facts consistent with full licensure, and voluntarily forgo ordinary procedural rights pending final determination. Agree to summary withdrawal for inconsistent or inaccurate application materials. Initial term is 90 days; Director may extend while the issuing reason remains unresolved.
Provisional trigger
Applicant is an active-duty member of the U.S. Armed Forces assigned to Vermont or that member’s spouse.
Provisional licensure — background pending Licensure by endorsement based on equivalent out of state licensure
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Active practice
Meet any active-practice requirements established by the Director under § 4923(2).
Application
Online application and non-refundable fee.
Implementation certification demand
The February 2026 Assistant Behavior Analyst Application Instructions state: “Submit a copy of your BCaBA certification from the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.” Section 4923(1)(A) provides an independent license-based alternative to the BACB certification alternative; certification is recorded as OPR’s additional demand.
Prior license
Valid applied behavior analysis registration or license from a U.S. jurisdiction based on requirements equal to or greater than Vermont’s requirements, under § 4923(1)(A).
Provisional agreement
Complete an application for full licensure, attest to material facts consistent with full licensure, and voluntarily forgo ordinary procedural rights pending final determination. Agree to summary withdrawal for inconsistent or inaccurate application materials. Initial term is 90 days; Director may extend while the issuing reason remains unresolved.
Provisional trigger
Eligibility depends on completion of a background check.
Verification
OPR asks the initial and most recent licensing authorities to send official license verification directly.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Provisional licensure — military pending Licensure by endorsement based on equivalent out of state licensure
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Active practice
Meet any active-practice requirements established by the Director under § 4923(2).
Application
Online application and non-refundable fee.
Implementation certification demand
The February 2026 Assistant Behavior Analyst Application Instructions state: “Submit a copy of your BCaBA certification from the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.” Section 4923(1)(A) provides an independent license-based alternative to the BACB certification alternative; certification is recorded as OPR’s additional demand.
Prior license
Valid applied behavior analysis registration or license from a U.S. jurisdiction based on requirements equal to or greater than Vermont’s requirements, under § 4923(1)(A).
Provisional agreement
Complete an application for full licensure, attest to material facts consistent with full licensure, and voluntarily forgo ordinary procedural rights pending final determination. Agree to summary withdrawal for inconsistent or inaccurate application materials. Initial term is 90 days; Director may extend while the issuing reason remains unresolved.
Provisional trigger
Applicant is an active-duty member of the U.S. Armed Forces assigned to Vermont or that member’s spouse.
Verification
OPR asks the initial and most recent licensing authorities to send official license verification directly.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Provisional licensure — verification pending Licensure by endorsement based on equivalent out of state licensure
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Active practice
Meet any active-practice requirements established by the Director under § 4923(2).
Application
Online application and non-refundable fee.
Implementation certification demand
The February 2026 Assistant Behavior Analyst Application Instructions state: “Submit a copy of your BCaBA certification from the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.” Section 4923(1)(A) provides an independent license-based alternative to the BACB certification alternative; certification is recorded as OPR’s additional demand.
Prior license
Valid applied behavior analysis registration or license from a U.S. jurisdiction based on requirements equal to or greater than Vermont’s requirements, under § 4923(1)(A).
Provisional agreement
Complete an application for full licensure, attest to material facts consistent with full licensure, and voluntarily forgo ordinary procedural rights pending final determination. Agree to summary withdrawal for inconsistent or inaccurate application materials. Initial term is 90 days; Director may extend while the issuing reason remains unresolved.
Provisional trigger
Eligibility depends on outstanding acceptable verification of licensure from another jurisdiction.
Verification
OPR asks the initial and most recent licensing authorities to send official license verification directly.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Provisional licensure — background pending Licensure by examination
BCaBA Certification Examination
Applicant
First-time applicant; an applicant holding another jurisdiction’s license should consider endorsement.
Application
Online application, non-refundable fee, and the sworn statement of education, experience and other pertinent information required by 26 V.S.A. § 4927.
Certification or documents
The February 2026 application accepts a copy of current BCaBA certification instead of the listed transcripts, supervised-experience documentation and BACB examination verification.
Education
Bachelor’s degree from a Director-approved recognized program substantially meeting ABAI or BACB educational standards, including approved BACB coursework.
Examination
Verification of successful completion of the Director-approved BACB examination related to principles and practice of applied behavior analysis. A passing examination remains a requirement reference regardless of when it was taken.
Implementation supervision difference
The February 2026 Assistant Application Instructions demand “at least 75 hours involved direct one-to-one contact with a supervisor.” The controlling statute, 26 V.S.A. § 4922(2), specifies 50 hours; the form’s additional demand is retained for the applicant.
Practice supervision
Practice requires at least five hours per month of off-site case supervision by an applied behavior analyst; the supervisor may require more or on-site supervision under § 4929.
Provisional agreement
Complete an application for full licensure, attest to material facts consistent with full licensure, and voluntarily forgo ordinary procedural rights pending final determination. Agree to summary withdrawal for inconsistent or inaccurate application materials. Initial term is 90 days; Director may extend while the issuing reason remains unresolved.
Provisional trigger
Eligibility depends on completion of a background check.
Supervised experience
At least 1,000 hours over at least one calendar year, including 50 hours of direct one-to-one supervisor contact under 26 V.S.A. § 4922(2).
Provisional licensure — military pending Licensure by examination
BCaBA Certification Examination
Applicant
First-time applicant; an applicant holding another jurisdiction’s license should consider endorsement.
Application
Online application, non-refundable fee, and the sworn statement of education, experience and other pertinent information required by 26 V.S.A. § 4927.
Certification or documents
The February 2026 application accepts a copy of current BCaBA certification instead of the listed transcripts, supervised-experience documentation and BACB examination verification.
Education
Bachelor’s degree from a Director-approved recognized program substantially meeting ABAI or BACB educational standards, including approved BACB coursework.
Examination
Verification of successful completion of the Director-approved BACB examination related to principles and practice of applied behavior analysis. A passing examination remains a requirement reference regardless of when it was taken.
Implementation supervision difference
The February 2026 Assistant Application Instructions demand “at least 75 hours involved direct one-to-one contact with a supervisor.” The controlling statute, 26 V.S.A. § 4922(2), specifies 50 hours; the form’s additional demand is retained for the applicant.
Practice supervision
Practice requires at least five hours per month of off-site case supervision by an applied behavior analyst; the supervisor may require more or on-site supervision under § 4929.
Provisional agreement
Complete an application for full licensure, attest to material facts consistent with full licensure, and voluntarily forgo ordinary procedural rights pending final determination. Agree to summary withdrawal for inconsistent or inaccurate application materials. Initial term is 90 days; Director may extend while the issuing reason remains unresolved.
Provisional trigger
Applicant is an active-duty member of the U.S. Armed Forces assigned to Vermont or that member’s spouse.
Supervised experience
At least 1,000 hours over at least one calendar year, including 50 hours of direct one-to-one supervisor contact under 26 V.S.A. § 4922(2).
Provisional licensure — background pending Fast Track Endorsement
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Online application and non-refundable application fee.
Conditional template instruction
The February 2026 Applied Behavior Analyst application says: “If applicable, complete and upload the specific VT State Jurisprudence exam answer sheet.” This instruction identifies no applied behavior analysis state examination; § 136a and chapter 95 do not establish one for this route.
Practice waiver
The Director may waive the practice requirement on a showing that this follows State policy and adequately protects the public, under § 136a(c).
Prior license
At least three years of active licensure or certification in good standing in another U.S. jurisdiction, verified directly by its licensing authority. Section 136a applies to all OPR professions, regardless of substantial equivalence.
Provisional agreement
Complete an application for full licensure, attest to material facts consistent with full licensure, and voluntarily forgo ordinary procedural rights pending final determination. Agree to summary withdrawal for inconsistent or inaccurate application materials. Initial term is 90 days; Director may extend while the issuing reason remains unresolved.
Provisional trigger
Eligibility depends on completion of a background check.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Provisional licensure — military pending Fast Track Endorsement
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Online application and non-refundable application fee.
Conditional template instruction
The February 2026 Applied Behavior Analyst application says: “If applicable, complete and upload the specific VT State Jurisprudence exam answer sheet.” This instruction identifies no applied behavior analysis state examination; § 136a and chapter 95 do not establish one for this route.
Practice waiver
The Director may waive the practice requirement on a showing that this follows State policy and adequately protects the public, under § 136a(c).
Prior license
At least three years of active licensure or certification in good standing in another U.S. jurisdiction, verified directly by its licensing authority. Section 136a applies to all OPR professions, regardless of substantial equivalence.
Provisional agreement
Complete an application for full licensure, attest to material facts consistent with full licensure, and voluntarily forgo ordinary procedural rights pending final determination. Agree to summary withdrawal for inconsistent or inaccurate application materials. Initial term is 90 days; Director may extend while the issuing reason remains unresolved.
Provisional trigger
Applicant is an active-duty member of the U.S. Armed Forces assigned to Vermont or that member’s spouse.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Provisional licensure — verification pending Fast Track Endorsement
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Online application and non-refundable application fee.
Conditional template instruction
The February 2026 Applied Behavior Analyst application says: “If applicable, complete and upload the specific VT State Jurisprudence exam answer sheet.” This instruction identifies no applied behavior analysis state examination; § 136a and chapter 95 do not establish one for this route.
Practice waiver
The Director may waive the practice requirement on a showing that this follows State policy and adequately protects the public, under § 136a(c).
Prior license
At least three years of active licensure or certification in good standing in another U.S. jurisdiction, verified directly by its licensing authority. Section 136a applies to all OPR professions, regardless of substantial equivalence.
Provisional agreement
Complete an application for full licensure, attest to material facts consistent with full licensure, and voluntarily forgo ordinary procedural rights pending final determination. Agree to summary withdrawal for inconsistent or inaccurate application materials. Initial term is 90 days; Director may extend while the issuing reason remains unresolved.
Provisional trigger
Eligibility depends on outstanding acceptable verification of licensure from another jurisdiction.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Provisional licensure — background pending Licensure by examination with foreign qualifications
BCaBA Certification Examination
Applicant
First-time applicant; an applicant holding another jurisdiction’s license should consider endorsement.
Application
Online application, non-refundable fee, and the sworn statement of education, experience and other pertinent information required by 26 V.S.A. § 4927.
Certification or documents
The February 2026 application accepts a copy of current BCaBA certification instead of the listed transcripts, supervised-experience documentation and BACB examination verification.
Education
Bachelor’s degree from a Director-approved recognized program substantially meeting ABAI or BACB educational standards, including approved BACB coursework.
Examination
Verification of successful completion of the Director-approved BACB examination related to principles and practice of applied behavior analysis. A passing examination remains a requirement reference regardless of when it was taken.
Foreign qualifications
Obtain a NACES/AICE credential evaluation, course-by-course transcript translation/evaluation and applicable qualification equivalency determinations; the CES sends original reports directly to OPR. Applicant pays evaluation costs and completes any missing requirements. Rule 5-1(b) additionally requires passage of the examinations in the profession’s statutes and rules.
Implementation supervision difference
The February 2026 Assistant Application Instructions demand “at least 75 hours involved direct one-to-one contact with a supervisor.” The controlling statute, 26 V.S.A. § 4922(2), specifies 50 hours; the form’s additional demand is retained for the applicant.
Practice supervision
Practice requires at least five hours per month of off-site case supervision by an applied behavior analyst; the supervisor may require more or on-site supervision under § 4929.
Provisional agreement
Complete an application for full licensure, attest to material facts consistent with full licensure, and voluntarily forgo ordinary procedural rights pending final determination. Agree to summary withdrawal for inconsistent or inaccurate application materials. Initial term is 90 days; Director may extend while the issuing reason remains unresolved.
Provisional trigger
Eligibility depends on completion of a background check.
Supervised experience
At least 1,000 hours over at least one calendar year, including 50 hours of direct one-to-one supervisor contact under 26 V.S.A. § 4922(2).
Provisional licensure — military pending Licensure by examination with foreign qualifications
BCaBA Certification Examination
Applicant
First-time applicant; an applicant holding another jurisdiction’s license should consider endorsement.
Application
Online application, non-refundable fee, and the sworn statement of education, experience and other pertinent information required by 26 V.S.A. § 4927.
Certification or documents
The February 2026 application accepts a copy of current BCaBA certification instead of the listed transcripts, supervised-experience documentation and BACB examination verification.
Education
Bachelor’s degree from a Director-approved recognized program substantially meeting ABAI or BACB educational standards, including approved BACB coursework.
Examination
Verification of successful completion of the Director-approved BACB examination related to principles and practice of applied behavior analysis. A passing examination remains a requirement reference regardless of when it was taken.
Foreign qualifications
Obtain a NACES/AICE credential evaluation, course-by-course transcript translation/evaluation and applicable qualification equivalency determinations; the CES sends original reports directly to OPR. Applicant pays evaluation costs and completes any missing requirements. Rule 5-1(b) additionally requires passage of the examinations in the profession’s statutes and rules.
Implementation supervision difference
The February 2026 Assistant Application Instructions demand “at least 75 hours involved direct one-to-one contact with a supervisor.” The controlling statute, 26 V.S.A. § 4922(2), specifies 50 hours; the form’s additional demand is retained for the applicant.
Practice supervision
Practice requires at least five hours per month of off-site case supervision by an applied behavior analyst; the supervisor may require more or on-site supervision under § 4929.
Provisional agreement
Complete an application for full licensure, attest to material facts consistent with full licensure, and voluntarily forgo ordinary procedural rights pending final determination. Agree to summary withdrawal for inconsistent or inaccurate application materials. Initial term is 90 days; Director may extend while the issuing reason remains unresolved.
Provisional trigger
Applicant is an active-duty member of the U.S. Armed Forces assigned to Vermont or that member’s spouse.
Supervised experience
At least 1,000 hours over at least one calendar year, including 50 hours of direct one-to-one supervisor contact under 26 V.S.A. § 4922(2).

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

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