Child Life Specialist
BS: Human Development: Biological Foundations Track
Program Requirements
Please visit childlife.org to find more information (Certification tab)
To be certified, you need:
· A bachelor's degree with the 10 required classes
· During your Undergrad time – Internships/Volunteering with Children
· 600 hour internship (Applied through the Child Life Organization)
· Complete Eligibility Assessment
· Pass the Child Life Professional Certification Exam
ACLP Requirements - Classes offered at BYU
Child Life
· SFL 359- Child Life
Child Development (2 courses)
· *SFL 331 – Infant Development
· *SFL 333 – Adolescent Development
· SFL 351- Social Development
· SFL 352- Cognitive Development
· SFL 354- Cross-Cultural /Family & Human Development
Family Systems
· SFL 160- Intro to Family Processes
Play
· SFL 357- Therapeutic Play
Loss/Bereavement or Death/Dying
· SFL 306- Death and Dying
Research
· SFL 290- Critical Inquiry & Research Methods
3 Additional courses in Human Development
Some recommended courses:
· SFL 210 - Human development
· Cell 220- Human Anatomy
· Cell 305- Human Physiology
· NURS 102- Medical Terminology (only taught through Independent Study)
· Psych courses that are related to human development
· Additional Human Development courses can be approved by the Child Life organization.
***You can join a Facebook page Child Life Connection to learn about opportunities and talk with past and current students who are working in Child Life Settings.