{"id":468,"date":"2023-01-27T17:15:24","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T17:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/aba\/?page_id=468"},"modified":"2023-01-27T17:15:24","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T17:15:24","slug":"admission-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/aba\/admission-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Admission Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis program is a top-tier graduate training program in behavior analysis and therefore maintains rigorous admission requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"striped-list\">\n<li class=\"inline-title\">\n<div class=\"html-content\">\n<h4>Letters of Recommendation<\/h4>\n<p>Applicants must submit two letters of recommendation. Letters cannot be from family members and must be primarily scholarly and professional in nature (not personal references from friends). Letters of recommendation should describe the applicant\u2019s previous academic and professional performance, as well as the recommender\u2019s opinion about the applicant\u2019s aptitude for excellent performance in graduate level instruction.<\/p>\n<h4>Statement of Purpose<\/h4>\n<p>Applicants must submit a statement of purpose. The statement of purpose should be approximately 500-1000 words in length and should describe how the applicant is passionate about the discipline of applied behavior analysis. The applicant should discuss how she \/ he believes graduate study in applied behavior analysis will advance the applicant\u2019s career and how the applicant will make a contribution to the discipline.<\/p>\n<h4>Curriculum Vitae<\/h4>\n<p>Applicants must submit their curriculum vitae as part of the admissions process. 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