All 32 of your BCBA recertification CEUs can be free. This page catalogs 475+ no-cost courses from 18+ BACB-Authorized Continuing Education (ACE) providers. Every course below counts toward your certification maintenance — ethics, supervision, and general credits included.
The Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) requires all BCBAs to complete 32 continuing education units every two years to maintain certification. Here's the exact breakdown:
Key fact: The BACB has no minimum cost requirement for CEUs. Free courses from ACE-approved providers count exactly the same as $200 workshops. What matters is provider authorization status, not price.
Not all free CEU courses are created equal. Follow this checklist to ensure you're investing your time wisely and staying compliant:
Before enrolling, confirm the provider is listed in the BACB's official ACE Provider Directory. All courses on this page come from verified ACE providers, but always double-check when sourcing CEUs elsewhere.
Free doesn't mean worth your time. Choose courses that align with your practice area and professional development goals. Ethics and supervision CEUs should directly address sections of the BACB Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts.
ACE providers must issue completion certificates showing your name, credit hours, course title, date, and provider name. Verify how you'll receive your certificate before starting a course.
Save all certificates in a dedicated folder (cloud storage recommended). The BACB audits a percentage of certificants each cycle — you'll need to produce certificates on demand if selected.
These ACE-approved providers consistently offer high-quality, no-cost continuing education for behavior analysts:
Live book discussions every Wednesday at noon EST. 60+ on-demand recordings covering ethics, supervision, FBA, BIP, autism intervention, and more. Free Skool community. No credit card required.
Several universities (UMass, UNL, FIT) offer free webinar recordings on ethics, cultural responsiveness, and evidence-based practice. Archives are publicly accessible. Certificates issued upon completion.
The BACB occasionally offers free webinars on ethics code updates, supervision best practices, and certification requirements. Recordings available in the BACB Gateway for certificants.
Pro tip: Set calendar reminders to check these sources quarterly. New free CEUs are added regularly, and some time-limited offerings expire after a few months.
Ethics CEUs are among the most expensive to purchase (often $50–$150 per credit) and are mandatory for every BCBA. You need at least 4 ethics CEUs per certification cycle. Here are the top free ethics courses available now:
If you supervise RBTs or BCBA trainees, the BACB requires at least 3 supervision CEUs per certification cycle. These free courses cover performance feedback, training systems, documentation, and ethical supervision practices:
The remaining 25 CEUs in your certification cycle can cover any BACB-approved content area. These top-rated free courses span functional behavior assessment, behavior intervention planning, autism treatment, verbal behavior, and clinical skill-building:
Every free, ACE-approved BCBA course in our database is listed below. Use the filters to narrow by CEU type, or sort by credit hours. Click any course to see full details, provider information, and enrollment links.
The featured courses above are just the start. Browse the full catalog below, or filter by ethics, supervision, autism, and general CEU category pages.
Want the evidence behind the courses? Dig into the ABA research library — plain-English summaries of peer-reviewed studies on functional behavior assessment, verbal behavior, discrete trial training, and behavior intervention plans.
Yes — free CEUs from ACE-approved providers count exactly the same as paid CEUs. The BACB has no minimum cost requirement. What matters is ACE provider status, not price.
All 32 of your required CEUs per 2-year cycle can be free. Your ethics (4 CEUs), supervision (3 if you supervise), and all 25 general CEUs can each be satisfied with free, ACE-approved courses.
The ABA Clubhouse on Skool offers free ethics CEU recordings on-demand plus live ethics sessions. Many universities also offer free ethics webinars. Filter this page by "Ethics" to see all free ethics options.
Yes. Behaviorist Book Club is a BACB-Authorized Continuing Education (ACE) provider. All CEUs delivered through The ABA Clubhouse count toward BACB recertification.
Individual CEU certificates do not expire, but your BCBA certification cycle has a fixed end date. Keep certificates for 3 years in case of a BACB audit.
"BACB-approved" and "ACE-approved" mean the same thing: a course from a provider the BACB has authorized to deliver continuing education. Always verify ACE status before enrolling.
Look the provider up in the BACB's official ACE Provider registry, linked from bacb.com. All courses on this page come from verified ACE providers.
Yes. If you supervise RBTs or BCBA trainees, you need 3 supervision CEUs per cycle. This page lists free supervision courses that count toward this requirement.
Yes — the BACB accepts both live and recorded webinars as Type 2 CEUs, as long as they come from an ACE provider. Most free CEU courses are on-demand recordings.
32 total CEUs every 2 years. At least 4 must be ethics. At least 3 must be supervision if you supervise. The remaining 25 can be any BACB-approved general content.
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