Child Life Specialist Preparation Certificate

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This certificate is administered by the area of Family and Consumer Science in the School of Health Sciences and Wellness .

This certificate is ideal for you if you are seeking a career as a Child Life Specialist and helps you meet the first academic, steps towards certification. It is also beneficial if you are seeking skills and understanding that can be employed in a variety of settings such as hospitals, child advocacy centers, schools, camp and bereavement programs, women’s shelters, hospice, trauma centers, and more. Students from any major may complete the certificate which is particularly well suited if you are pursuing a major in Family and Consumer Sciences: Child Life and Family Studies .

Consists of 31 credits.

Take all the following required courses:

BIOL 287 - Essentials of Human Anatomy Credits: 4 (Prerequisites for this course include: BIOL 101 or BIOL 110 or BIOL 160 )
FCS 295 - Ethics and Professional Development in Human Services Credits: 3
HD 350 - Child Life Principles and Perspectives Credits: 3
HD 361 - Development and Guidance of Children Credits: 3
HD 367 - Intentional Intimacy and Family Systems Credits: 3
HD 455 - Child Life and Therapeutic Play Credits: 3
HD 466 - Development and Guidance of Adolescents Credits: 3
HD 465 - Grief and Loss Credits: 3
HSW 104 - Medical Terminology Credits: 3
HSW 360 - Evidence-Based Research Methods Credits: 3 (prerequisites for this course include: HSW 301 or MATH 255 or concurrent registration)