Free BCBA CEUs

Searches for free CEUs spike toward the end of renewal cycles, which is exactly when the cost of a mistake is highest. A paid event from an unauthorized provider is worth nothing; a free event from an authorized provider is worth exactly the same as a paid one. The directory check — not the price — is the step that protects the cycle.

Where free CEUs legitimately come from

• ACE providers running no-cost events — many authorized providers offer occasional free webinars alongside paid catalogs.
• Employer in-service training, when the employer is an authorized provider and the event is run under that authorization.
• University and professional-association events offered under an ACE authorization, including journal clubs.
• BACB-published events and announcements, which sometimes carry continuing education units.

This page deliberately names no specific providers. Catalogs change weekly and any static list would go stale; the authoritative check is the BACB's ACE provider directory, linked below, which takes under a minute per event.

The one-minute verification

1. Open the BACB's ACE provider directory and search the provider's exact name.
2. Confirm the authorization covers the activity you plan to attend, including its category (ethics or supervision) if you need it.
3. After the event, check the certificate shows the activity title, provider, completion date, unit value and category.
4. Record the unit immediately with the certificate attached.

Recording free CEUs properly

Free units are audited the same way as paid ones, so treat them identically: category recorded from the provider's description, certificate stored with the entry, completion date checked against the cycle window. A free ethics webinar verified and recorded well is worth more to a renewal than an expensive conference recorded badly.