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Behavior analysis students need supervised fieldwork toward certification: usually 2,000 hours, or 1,500 in concentrated fieldwork, under a qualified supervisor.

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BCBABehavior analysis
  • ABA clinics
  • Home and community programs
  • Schools
  • Telehealth ABA services

In person

Your supervisee works with clients and meets with you for supervision on the schedule the BACB requires.

Virtually

Part of the supervision can take place remotely, as the BACB allows.

The students

Students and graduates in behavior analysis programs completing BACB fieldwork.

What schools usually ask of you

  • BCBA or BCBA-D certification
  • The BACB’s supervision training
  • Current supervision eligibility with the BACB

Each school sets its own rules. Our team tells you exactly what your student’s school needs.

BACB fieldwork rules

What we handle

  • Matching you with the right student
  • The affiliation agreement and the school’s forms
  • Evaluations, and the mentorship sessions for virtual precepting
  • Your payments, per block of hours

How do you become a BCBA fieldwork supervisor?

The short answer

BCBA fieldwork is supervised by qualified BCBAs who have completed the BACB’s 8-hour supervision training. Candidates complete 2,000 hours of supervised fieldwork, or 1,500 of concentrated fieldwork, within five years, with 20 to 130 hours a month and 5% (or 10%) of hours supervised. From January 1, 2027, the monthly maximum rises to 160 hours and concentrated supervision is set at 7.5%.

  • 2,000supervised fieldwork hours, or 1,500 concentrated
  • 5% / 10%of each month’s hours supervised
  • 8 hoursBACB supervision training every supervisor completes
  • Jan 1, 2027new rules: up to 160 hours a month, 7.5% concentrated

What trainees practice with you

Fieldwork builds the skills of a behavior analyst, with at least 60% of hours in unrestricted activities:

  • Conducting assessments and designing interventions.
  • Writing and revising behavior plans.
  • Training caregivers and staff.
  • Collecting, graphing and analyzing data.
  • Implementing interventions with clients, as part of the restricted hours.

The monthly supervision rules

RuleSupervised fieldworkConcentrated
Total hours2,0001,500
Hours a month20 to 13020 to 130
Supervision5% of hours10% of hours
Supervisor contacts4 a month6 a month
Client observations1 a month1 a month

What changes on January 1, 2027

The BACB’s 2027 requirements keep the 2,000 and 1,500 hour totals, raise the monthly maximum to 160 hours, set concentrated supervision at 7.5% of hours, and count observations as 60 minutes a month (90 for concentrated fieldwork), cumulatively. Fieldwork follows the requirements in force when the candidate applies.

Supervising fieldwork with Preceptorate

Supervise in ABA clinics, home and community programs or schools, with part of supervision remote as the BACB allows. You see the hours and the pay before you accept, and you are paid per block of hours at the rate you set.

Sources

  1. BACB: BCBA Handbook (updated June 2026)
  2. BACB: 2027 BCBA Requirements
  3. BACB: Board Certified Behavior Analyst

Checked October 30, 2026. Schools build on these standards with their own guidelines, and our team tells you exactly what your student’s school asks.

BCBA precepting questions

What preceptors ask us most. Anything else, our team answers.

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How many fieldwork hours does a BCBA candidate need?
2,000 hours of supervised fieldwork, or 1,500 of concentrated fieldwork, within five years.
Can BCBA supervision be remote?
Part of it can, as the BACB allows; the handbook sets the details.
What training does a supervisor need?
The BACB’s 8-hour supervision training, plus active BCBA certification.
What changes in 2027?
The monthly maximum rises to 160 hours, concentrated supervision is set at 7.5%, and observations are counted in minutes.

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