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Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) certification examination — Behavior Analyst Certification Board

The BCBA examination is the certification exam for behavior analysts. It covers the BACB test content outline (6th edition): behaviorism and philosophical foundations, concepts and principles, measurement, experimental design, ethical and professional issues, behavior assessment, behavior-change procedures, selecting and implementing interventions, and personnel supervision and management. SummitCert's portal gives you explained practice questions, flashcards, a timed 175-question mock and progress tracking by content area.

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8 core topics pulled straight from the real question bank.

  • Behaviorism and Philosophical Foundations
  • Concepts and Principles
  • Measurement, Data Display, and Interpretation
  • Experimental Design
  • Ethical and Professional Issues
  • Behavior Assessment
  • Behavior-Change Procedures
  • Selecting and Implementing Interventions

BCBA Exam exam requirements & cost

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Eligibility
The BACB requires a qualifying graduate degree, behavior-analytic coursework and supervised fieldwork before it authorizes you to test; confirm the current requirements in the BCBA Handbook
Real exam cost
Set by the BACB and Pearson VUE; confirm the current application and exam fees in the BCBA Handbook
Format
175 scored multiple-choice questions plus unscored questions · four hours · computer-based at Pearson VUE

The BACB BCBA Test Content Outline (6th edition, updated 09/2024) lists nine content areas with shares: Behaviorism and Philosophical Foundations 5 percent, Concepts and Principles 14, Measurement, Data Display and Interpretation 12, Experimental Design 7, Ethical and Professional Issues 13, Behavior Assessment 13, Behavior-Change Procedures 14, Selecting and Implementing Interventions 11, and Personnel Supervision and Management 11. The exam has 175 scored multiple-choice questions and also carries unscored questions, and candidates have four hours; the portal mock uses 175 questions and 240 minutes. The BACB reports a scaled score and does not publish a fixed percentage of correct answers needed to pass. The BACB reports a scaled score and does not publish a fixed percentage needed to pass, so the percent score in the portal mock is only a self-check target. The BACB and Pearson VUE set the application and exam fees, and published figures differ between sites, so no amount is quoted here; confirm the current fees in the BCBA Handbook on bacb.com. The content outline spreads questions across 9 areas; the largest are Concepts and Principles (14.0%); Behavior-Change Procedures (14.0%); Ethical and Professional Issues (13.0%). The full list of areas and weights is on the portal exam page. The BACB requires a qualifying graduate degree, behavior-analytic coursework and supervised fieldwork before it authorizes you to test; confirm the current requirements in the BCBA Handbook.

BCBA Exam exam blueprint

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  • Behaviorism and Philosophical Foundations5%
  • Concepts and Principles14%
  • Measurement, Data Display, and Interpretation12%
  • Experimental Design7%
  • Ethical and Professional Issues13%
  • Behavior Assessment13%
  • Behavior-Change Procedures14%
  • Selecting and Implementing Interventions11%
  • Personnel Supervision and Management11%
Last verified: October 2026·Exam blueprint: Compiled on October 30, 2026 from the BACB BCBA Test Content Outline (6th edition, updated 09/2024) and the BCBA Handbook. Fees are not quoted because published figures differ; confirm them with the BACB.·Primary source: BACB: BCBA test content outline (6th edition) ↗
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The BACB BCBA Test Content Outline (6th edition, updated 09/2024) lists nine content areas with shares: Behaviorism and Philosophical Foundations 5 percent, Concepts and Principles 14, Measurement, Data Display and Interpretation 12, Experimental Design 7, Ethical and Professional Issues 13, Behavior Assessment 13, Behavior-Change Procedures 14, Selecting and Implementing Interventions 11, and Personnel Supervision and Management 11. The exam has 175 scored multiple-choice questions and also carries unscored questions, and candidates have four hours; the portal mock uses 175 questions and 240 minutes. The BACB reports a scaled score and does not publish a fixed percentage of correct answers needed to pass. Format: 175 scored multiple-choice questions in four hours; the portal mock uses 175 questions in 240 minutes and does not include the unscored questions.

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