Course Approvals and Certification Options


Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT)
Pre-Approved Courses
Providing Continuing Education Unit Credits
Domestic Dog Behavior 103 (6.5 credits)
Principels of Learning and Behavior 104 (6.5 credits)
Dog Training Technology 105 (6.5 credits)
Ethics 106 (6.5 credits)
Dog Behavior Problems 107 (6.5 credits)
Functional Assessment 108 (6.5 credits)
Applied Operant Conditioning 206 (6.5 credits)
Canine Aggression 208 (6.5 credits)
Consulting Skills 113 (6.5 credits)
Working with Challenging Clients 224 (6.5 credits)

IAABC Course Approvals and Continuing Education Credits for the Companion Animal Sciences Institute
Course Approvals for the IAABC are organized around Five Core Areas of Competency
The following courses offered by CAS Institute have IAABC Approval. Additional courses are being reviewed for approval. If you are seeking certification through the IAABC, you can meet educational / competency requirements with CAS Institute courses and programs of study.
IAABC Approved CAS Institute Courses – Core Areas of Competency #1: Assessment and Intervention Strategies
IAABC Approved CAS Institute Courses – Core Area of Competency #2: Counseling Skills & Social Systems Assessment
IAABC Approved CAS Institute Courses Core Area of Competency #3: Behavioral Science
IAABC Approved CAS Institute Courses Core Areas of Competency #4: General Knowledge of Animal Behavior, Genetics, Ethology
IAABC Approved CAS Institute Courses Core Areas of Competency #5: Species-Specific Knowledge
Other Approved Courses:
CAS Institute Courses: Electives – independent studies, business, marketing, etc (NOTE: Please submit this course to IAABC Standards for inclusion in your study plan and/or designation in an area of competency)
Working with Challenging Clients 224 (10 CEUs)
Cat Behavior 287 (16 CEUs)
Organizing and Instructing Group Classes 222 (15 CEUs)
Training and Behavior Modification in the Shelter and Rescue Environment 232 (18 CEUs)
Behavior Change Procedures 114 (18 CEUs)
Temperament Evaluation 231 (16 CEUs)
Working with Fearful Dogs 225 (18 CEUs)
The CAS Institute is pleased to offer graduates Continuing Education Units for recertification requirements through the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT) for the Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT) credential.
The CAS Institute is pleased to offer graduates education that meets educational requirements for certification as a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant (CDBC) through the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC).
The CAS Institute is associated with the various associations and certifying bodies above in various ways. James O'Heare, the owner of CAS Institute was also co-founder and Board of Directors member of the IAABC and was the founder of the AABP. CAS Institute and AABP share some Board members. Some CAS Institute faculty, Advisory Board members, students and graduates are, or have been, Board Members, Directors or otherwise affiliated with each of the organizations listed above. The professional community is small and the interrelated affiliations are an indication of CAS Institute's extensive interaction / participation in the professional community. CAS Institute and AABP are operated independently of one another. CAS Institute is obliged to meet the same standards and criteria that any other school is. Where any possible conflicts of interests may arise, CAS Institute will work to avoid or address them carefully and ethically. See FAQ page for elaboration.
Course approvals, endorsements, recognitions and accreditations are at the sole discretion of the approving body. They may remove or modify their approvals at any time and this is not within the control of CAS Institute and CAS Institute cannot be responsible or liable for such changes.
The CAS Institute is not a degree issuing university or a college of applied arts and technology.
The CAS Institute is a nonregistered, nonvocational, private school.
The CAS Institute is licensed in Ottawa, Canada by the Ontario Government.
Under the "Business Name Act" of Ontario, The Companion Animal Sciences Institute has permission from the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities to use the word "Institute" in its name, the word "Institute" being regulated.

