Online Form 1 - Application for Licensed Behavior Analyst
All applicants for licensure must initially submit Form 1 along with the appropriate fee ($300 for licensed behavior analyst) for licensure and first registration. You must answer all questions and provide all information requested unless otherwise indicated. Failure to accurately complete all required parts of the application will delay its review. Additional forms below are required based on the licensure requirements of the profession. Do not use Form 1 to renew your existing license.
Continuing Your Application
If you have started an application within the past 30 days, and have not yet completed it, you can use this link to continue your application. You will need your Application ID, Social Security Number, and Date of Birth.
Upload Additional Documentation
If you have already completed an application, but you have additional documents or files to include in your previous submission, use this link to upload additional documentation. You will need your Application ID and Date of Birth.
Online Form 1A - Application for Licensure
All applicants for licensure must initially submit Form 1. You must answer all questions and provide all information requested unless otherwise indicated. Failure to accurately complete all required parts of the application will delay its review. Additional forms below are required based on the licensure requirements of the profession. Do not use Form 1 to renew your existing license. No fee is required with this form.
Continuing Your Application
If you have started an application within the past 30 days, and have not yet completed it, you can use this link to continue your application. You will need your Application ID, Social Security Number, and Date of Birth.
Upload Additional Documentation
If you have already completed an application, but you have additional documents or files to include in your previous submission, use this link to upload additional documentation. You will need your Application ID and Date of Birth.
Form 2 - Certification of Professional Education
Complete this form if you would like your education to be reviewed under the standard licensing provisions (Pathway Two). The Office of the Professions will not accept this form if submitted by the applicant.
- Section I: Complete this section of the form before sending it to the institution(s) where you completed your professional education. If you completed a program that was not registered by the New York State Education Department as licensure-qualifying at the time the degree requirements were met, be sure to request that institution to provide an official transcript or official marksheets, as well as course descriptions and/or syllabi for all courses, if available.
- Section II: The Registrar must complete this section and return the form along with any other required documentation directly to the Office of the Professions at the mailing address at the end of the form.
Form 3 - Verification of Other Professional Licensure/Certification
Complete this form if you hold, or ever held, a license or certificate to practice any profession* in any jurisdiction. Note: DO NOT use this form to verify certification in Applied Behavior Analysis by a national certifying body.
This form must be submitted directly by the licensing/certifying authority. The Office of the Professions will not accept this form if submitted by the applicant.
- Section I: Complete this section before sending the entire form to the appropriate licensing/certifying authority. Be sure to sign and date item 7. A separate Form 3 must be submitted for all licenses/certificates you have ever held except those issued by the New York State Education Department.
- Section II: The licensing/certifying authority must complete this section, sign, date and return both pages of the form directly to the Office of the Professions at the address at the end of the form.
NOTE: A Form 3 is not required for licenses/certificates issued by the New York State Education Department. Also, If the certification/verification documentation provided by a U.S. jurisdictions contains the same information requested in the Form 3, completion of a Form 3 for that jurisdiction is not necessary. For certification/verification documentation that does not contain the same information, a Form 3 will need to be completed for that jurisdiction.
*Profession is defined as professional titles licensed under New York State Education Law.
Form 3C - Verification of Certification by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board
ONLY use this form to verify certification by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.
This form must be submitted directly by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board. The Office of the Professions will not accept this form if submitted by the applicant.
- Section I: Complete this section before sending the entire form to the Behavior Analyst Certification Board. Be sure to sign and date item 8.
- Section II: The Behavior Analyst Certification Board must complete this section, sign, date and return both pages of the form directly to the Office of the Professions at the address at the end of the form.
Form 4 - Report of Professional Experience
This form must be submitted directly by the qualified professional who provided supervision of the professional experience claimed by the applicant. Please see General Information for Completing Report of Professional Experience (HTML | PDF) for further information. This form will not be accepted if submitted by the applicant.
- Section I: Complete Section I in ink. In item 3, enter your name exactly as it appears on Your Application for Certification (Form 1). Be sure to sign and date item 7.
- Section II: Make a copy for your records and forward this original form along with a copy of the Form 4Inf to your supervisor to complete Section II. The supervisor must send the form directly to the Office of the Professions at the address at the end of the form.
Online Form - Program Graduate Permit Application
Program graduates seeking to complete supervised experience and/or examination requirements for certification or registration by a national certifying body having certification or registration standards acceptable to the commissioner must submit this form with the $10 non refundable fee. You must also submit a Licensed Behavior Analysis Supervisor Attestation for Program Graduates Form to complete the application.
Continuing Your Application
If you have started an application within the past 30 days, and have not yet completed it, you can use this link to continue your application. You will need your Application ID and Date of Birth.
Upload Additional Documentation
If you have already completed an application, but you have additional documents or files to include in your previous submission, use this link to upload additional documentation. You will need your Application ID and Date of Birth.
Change Address or Name You are required to notify us within 30 days of any address or name changes. Please read the instructions to request this change.
Licensed Behavior Analysis Supervisor Attestation for Program Graduates Form
Use this form ONLY if you are applying/have applied for a New York State Graduate Permit as a Licensed Behavior Analyst or Certified Behavior Analyst Assistant
- Section I - Complete Section I.
- Section II - Have your supervisor complete Section II and return all pages of this form to the Office of the Professions at the appropriate address at the end of the form.