Degree Requirements
Total Program: 36 semester hours
Foundation/Prerequisite Courses
The foundation courses a student must fulfill is determined by the chairperson’s review of the student’s undergraduate coursework, professional work experience with children experience with children and the writing assessment. If foundation courses are needed, they must be among the first courses taken (unless approved by the chairperson).
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| EDUC 350 | Child Psychology and Development | 4 |
| EDUC 354P | Early Childhood Observation and Assessment Practicum | 4 |
| EDUC 451 | Infant & Toddler Development & Pedagogy | 4 |
| EDUC 454P | Early Childhood Student Teaching | 4 |
| ASCD 550 | Human Development | 3 |
| ASCD 551 | Studies in Attachment | 3 |
| ASCD 558 | Cognition and Brain Development | 3 |
| ASCL 599 | Independent Study (Chairperson Approval Required) | 1-4 |
Core Courses
33 semester hours
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ASCL 504 | Research Methods | 3 |
| ASCL 530 | Child Life Administration and Program Development | 3 |
| ASCL 530A | Multi-Cultural Family Centered Care Class | 3 |
| ASCL 530C | Outreach and Technology for Child Life Educators | 3 |
| ASCL 530H | Effects of Disease and Injury on the Hospitalized Child-Part A | 3 |
| ASCL 530I | Child Life Assessment, Preparation and Medical Terminology | 3 |
| ASCL 530M | Helping Children Cope in the Health Care and Medical Setting | 3 |
| ASCL 530S | Developmental Issues of Grieving | 3 |
| ASCL 530T | Pediatric Educational and Therapeutic Interventions | 3 |
| ASCL 553F | Child Life Internship I | 3 |
| ASCL 553P | Child Life Internship II | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours | 33 | |
Culminating Activity
3 semester hours
- ASCL 596 Advanced Studies in Child Life - Graduate Seminar