Human Development
Family Life: Human Development
Program Requirements
The School of Family Life requires a minimum of 18 hours of upper-division major coursework to be taken in residency at BYU for this degree program. (This requirement includes taking at least 12 hours minimum of the human development core in residency at BYU.) These hours may also go toward BYU's 30-hour residency requirement for graduation.
There are two tracks in the Human Development program: Human Development and Biological Foundations. The Biological Foundations track is designed to assist students who are heading to careers involving health and medicine.
For information on specific courses view the course catalog at https://catalog.byu.edu/courses
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.