Continuing Education Unit
Also called: CEU, continuing education
Definition
The unit in which behavior analysts' continuing education is counted for recertification: a set number per two-year cycle, with minimums in ethics and — for those who supervise — in supervision. Units come from learning events by authorized providers, university teaching or coursework, and scholarship such as publishing. Units cannot be carried into the next cycle and repeated events do not count.
In plain language
The credit analysts earn from continuing education. It is needed to recertify every two years. Some must be in ethics. Some must be in supervision if you supervise.
Example
An analyst attends a 50-minute ethics webinar from an authorized provider and enters one ethics unit.
Not continuing education unit
Attending the same annual conference talk a second time. Repeated events do not count.
Commonly confused with
See also
Written from
- bacb-bcba-handbook-2026 — Continuing Education
Requirements from the 06/2026 BCBA Handbook, restated in our own words. See the BCBA credential page for the current numbers.
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