Minor in Child Life Specialist (CLS)
College of Education
Effective Spring 2018
This minor provides students with a comprehensive foundation of course work and practicum experiences related to the growth and development of healthy and hospitalized children and adolescents. These varied experiences provide a solid foundation required to support hospitalized children and their families. Successful completion of the multidisciplinary curriculum qualifies students to apply for a 600-hour child life clinical internship. Upon successful completion of the internship, students qualify to sit for the Child Life Professional Certification Exam. Students must earn at least a C in each course of this minor and must receive advisement from the Department of Teaching and Learning in regard to course selection. Courses marked with an asterisk (*) have prerequisites.
PROFSTUD 340 Children and Families in Medical Settings
PROFSTUD 341 Death, Dying and Loss: Child and Family Perspectives
PROFSTUD 342 Applied Research Methods
PROFSTUD 343* Child Life Practicum
PROFSTUD 347* Play and Expressive Arts for the Developing Child
PROFSTUD 414 Child, Family and Community Engagement
Total Credits = 18
In order to qualify for enrollment in a child life specialist internship, students must complete five courses from the list below (PSYCH 211 and PSYCH 212) and any three of the following (BIO 173, BIO 174, COMSTUD 324, COUNSEL 400/500, COUNSEL 420/520, PHIL 290, PSYCH 210) by earning at least a C. Courses marked with an asterisk (*) have prerequisites.
PSYCH 211* Early Childhood Development
PSYCH 212* Adolescent Development
Choose Any (3)
BIO 173 Anatomy Physiology 1-4 credits
BIO 174* Anatomy Physiology 2-4 credits
COMMSTUD 324* Health Communication 3 credits
COUNSEL 400/500 Introduction to the Helping Professions – 3 credits
COUNSEL 420/520 Human Development – 3 credits
PHIL 290 Medical Ethics – 3 credits
PSYCH 210* Life Span Psychology – 3 credits