Academic Programs Offering Child Life Course

Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Courses Pre-Approved: 10 Required Courses; Undergraduate Program Endorsed
ACLP Endorsed: Yes

Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Phoenix, AZ
Website: https://thesanfordschool.asu.edu/child-life
Department: T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics or School of Community Resources & Development 
Contact: Academic advisors in either the T. Denny School of Social and Family Dynamics (SSFD) or School of Community Resources & Development (SCRD)
Phone: (480) 965-6978 (SSFD) or (602) 496-0550 (SCRD)
Degree: Undergraduate Degree with Certificate in Child Life
Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Phoenix, AZ
Website: https://arizonachristian.edu/academics/programs/family-studies/
Department: Family Studies
Contact: Carolyn Pela, PhD, LMFT, CFLE
Phone: 602-489-5300
Email: Carolyn.Pela@arizonachristian.edu
Degree: Undergraduate - BA in Family Studies, Emphasis in Child Life
Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Searcy, AR
Website: www.harding.edu
Department: Family and Consumer Sciences 
Contact: Brittany Blake, MS, CCLS
Email: bblake2@harding.edu
Phone: (501) 279-4680
Degree: Undergraduate - Child Life
Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes 
Courses Pre-Approved: None

ACLP Endorsed: Yes

Fayetteville, AR
Website: http://www.uark.edu
Department: Dale Bumpers College 
Contact: Rana Post, MBA, CCLS, CPST 
Email: rlpost@uark.edu
Phone: (417) 730-7133
Degree: Human Development and Family Sciences
Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes, course is online
Class available to non-matriculating students: No
Courses Pre-Approved: Yes

Los Angeles, CA
Website: www.calstatela.edu
Contact: Liudmila Flores
Email:lflores@cslanet.calstatela.edu
Phone: (323) 343-6188
Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Courses Pre-Approved:

Research: CHDV 2000 Techniques for the Study of Children

Family Systems: CHDV 4300 Parent Child Development over the Family Life Cycle

Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes 
Courses Pre-Approved: None
ACLP Endorsed: Yes

Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: No
Courses Pre-Approved: None

ACLP Endorsed: Yes

Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Contact: Sofia Muller
Email: help@extension.ucsb.edu
Phone: (805) 893-4200
Degree: Certificate in Child Life 
Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Courses Pre-Approved:
-Child Life Course: EDX370.2 Child Life: Introduction to Theory and Practice
-Child Development (both courses must be taken to meet the requirement): ED X370.10 Child Development Birth to 18 years, ED X370.19 Early Child Development Birth to Five
-Family Systems: ED X370.12 Family Systems: Child, Family and Community
-Play: ED X370.3 Therapeutic Role of Play in Pediatric Care
-Loss and Bereavement: ED X370.4 Death, Dying & Grief in Pediatric Care
-Research: EDX370.14 Introduction to Research
-Additional 3 Courses: ED X370.5 Assessment, Preparation and Medical Terminology, ED X370.15 Child Life & Trauma, ED X370.17 Child Development: Challenges in Global Maternal and Child, ED X370.18 Child Life in Non-Traditional Settings: Beyond the Hospital, ED X370.20 Health Care Ethics, ED X370.21 Adolescent Development 

La Verne, CA
Website: http://www.ulv.edu/
Department: Education
Contact: Leslie Ann Young, CCLS
Email: lyoung@laverne.edu
Phone: (909) 593-3511 x 4640
Degree: Graduate - Child Life
Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: No
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Fullerton, CA
Website: http://hhd.fullerton.edu/cas/ 
Contact: Katherine Bono, Ph.D., Department Chair
Email: casdepartment@fullerton.edu 
Phone: (657) 278-8458
Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Child Life Course: CAS328 Child Life Theory and Practice
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Courses Pre-Approved: Yes
Child Life Course: HSDD 5510 foundations of child life and family centered care
 

Child Development:  HSDD 5522 Theories of Child Growth and Development, HSDD 5523 Theories of Adolescent Growth and Development (both courses must be taken to meet the requirement)
Play: HSDD 5532 Therapeutic Benefits of Play
Additional 3: HSDD 5515 Ethics in Child Life, HSDD 5530 Interventions in Child Life, HSDD 5525 Medial Terminology for the Child Life Professional  
Research: HSDD 5100 Program Design & Evaluation

Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: No
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: No
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: No 
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Muncie, IN
Website: bsu.edu/childandfamily
Department: Early Childhood, Youth, and Family Studies
Contact: Robin Box, M.A., Family and Child Program Director, Assistant Lecturer
Email: rbox@bsu.edu
Phone: (765) 285-4066
Degree: Undergraduate – Family and Child: Child Life
Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes, the following courses in the child life program periodically have options for online learning: Child and Family Wellness, Family Relations, Families Cross-Cultural Perspectives, Parenting, Promoting Prosocial Behavior in Young Children, Guidance and Cultural Factors, Intro to Psychological Science, Family Policy, Anatomy, Adolescent Psychology, Terminology for Health Care Professionals and Consumers, and Health Behavior: Cultural Variations
Class Available to non-matriculating students: Yes, students may enroll at the university as a guest. Apply here
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Marion, IN
Website: https://www.indwes.edu
Department: Division of Behavioral Sciences
Contact: 
Betsye Robinette, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Lesley Barton, MA, ATR, CCLS, DT, Adjunct Instructor of Child Life and Art Therapy
Email: betsye.robinette@indwes.edu
lesley.barton@indwes.edu
Phone: (866) 468-6498
Degree: child life class offered yearly
Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes
Class Available to non-matriculating students: NA
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Iowa City, IA
Website: https://clas.uiowa.edu/hhp/graduate/ms/child-life
Department: Health and Human Physiology
Contact: Emily Mozena, M.A., CCLS, CTRS
Email: emily-mozena@uiowa.edu
Phone: (319) 335-3822 
Degree: MS in Health & Human Physiology Sub-Track Child Life
Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes, One Class Available
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Courses Pre-Approved: None

ACLP Endorsed: Yes

Online: FCS 320: Infant Development; FCS 322: Adolescent Development; FCS 441: Family Relations; FCS 324: Theory and Guidance of Play; FCS 412: Family Stress and Coping; FCS 326: Child Life Practicum; Child Life 404: Child Life Theory and Family-Centered Care; Child Life 602: Developmental Perspectives on Illness and Health; Child Life 608: Family Dynamics and Psychosocial Interventions; Child Life 622: Practicum; Child Life 624: Child Life Internship; Child Life 628: Child Life Administration and Program Development

In-Class: FCS 321: Child Development; FCS 325: Introduction to Child Life; FCS 328: Advanced Child Life

Email: kmmachen@latech.edu
Phone: (318)257-3034
Degree: Undergraduate 
Date of Origin: 1990
Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: No
Courses Pre-Approved: Yes
Child Life Course: SW4070 Special Topics in Social Work: Child Life Theory and Practice

Towson, MD
Website: http://www.towson.edu/
Contact: Lisa A. Martinelli Beasely, Clinical Associate Professor
Email:lmartinelli@towson.edu
Phone: (410) 704-3766
Degree: Family & Human Services B.S./Child Life, Administration & Family Collaboration M.S.
Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: No
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Endorsed: Yes

Boston, MA
Website: http://bu.edu/wheelock
Contact: Paul Thayer, Clinical Associate Professor and Claire White, Senior Lecturer, Program Director, Child Life and Family-Centered Care
Email: pthayer@bu.edu, cmwhite@bu.edu
Phone: 617-353-1420, 617-353-1448
Degree: MS, Child Life and Family Centered Care, Fall or Spring Entry
Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: No
Date of Origin: 1972
Courses Pre-Approved: None
ACLP Endorsed: Yes

Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: Available upon request
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Minneapolis, MN
Program/Department Website:http://z.umn.edu/ICDMA 
Contact: Sarah Wiebler, MS, CCLS
Email:grab0099@umn.edu
Phone: 612.626.2259
Degree Offered: Online graduate degree in Applied Child and Adolescent Development with concentration in Child Life
Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes - undergraduate child life course only (Undergraduate contact: cpsyadvis@umn.edu)
Courses Pre-Approved: None

ACLP Endorsed: Yes

Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Degree: Graduate – M.S. in Child Life Studies, and Undergraduate – B.S. in Child and Family Development with Child Life Option 
Date of Origin: Graduate – 2016, Undergraduate – 2006
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Degree: Undergraduate minor - Child Life Minor offered by the Department of Family Studies, must be matriculated at UNH to do minor.  
Courses Pre-Approved: Yes

Research: SW 601: Research Methods

Child Life Course: HDFS 565: Introduction to Child Life

Loss and Bereavement: NURS 535: Death and Dying

Play: HDFS697: Special Topics: Learning Through Play

Child Development: HDFS 623 DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVES ON INFANCY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD, HDFS 624:  Developmental Perspectives on Adolescence and Early Adulthood

Family Systems:  HDFS: 641 Parenting Across the Lifespan

Additional 3 Courses: HDFS 697: Intensive Child Life Design and Programming, HDFS 709 Advanced Child Development Practicum, HDFS 734 Curriculum for Young Children

Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes
Class available to non-matriculating students: No
Degree: Graduate - Child Life (Online Program Began Fall 2015
Date of Origin: 1988
ACLP Endorsed: Yes

Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: No
Degree: B.S. - Child and Family Studies with a specialization in Child Life
Courses Pre-Approved: None
ACLP Endorsed: Yes

Degree: Undergraduate
Date of Origin: 1978 
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Degree: Undergraduate and Graduate - Child Development & Family Relations with a Specialization in Child Life
Date of Origin: 1990
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Oxford, OH
Website:  https://miamioh.edu/ehs/academics/departments/fsw/academics/majors/family-science/child-life/index.html
Contact: Elise Radina
Email: childlife@miamioh.edu
Phone: 513-529-2323
Distance Learning Opportunities: Some core courses are available online.
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes 
Programs: Child Life Specialist Certificate (Undergraduate), Graduate Child Life Specialist Certificate
Courses Pre-Approved: Yes
Child Development (Both courses must be taken to meet the requirement.): FSW 245: Children & Families Ages Conception-12, FSW: 481/581 Adolescent Development in Diverse Families
Research: FSW 295: Research and Evaluation Methods, FSW 616: Research Methods I, PSY 294 Writing and Research Methods, KNH 295 Research and Evaluation Methods
Family Systems: FSW 261: Diverse Family Systems Across the Life Cycle
Play: FSW: 445/545 Therapeutic Play
Child Life Course: FSW: 318 Child Life Theory and Practice
Death and Dying: SOC/FSW: 435/535 Death Studies    

Bowling Green, Ohio
Website: https://www.bgsu.edu/catalog/colleges-and-programs/college-of-education-and-human-development/child-life-minor.html 
Department: College of Education and Human Development 
Contact: Brittany Mikuluk, CCLS Adjunct Instructor 
Email: bmikulu@bgsu.edu 
Phone: 419-372-7401
Degree: Undergraduate
Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes. Introduction to Child Life is offered by Remote Synchronous Online.
Courses Pre-Approved: HDFS 2210 (Child Development) or consent of instructor.

Degree: Undergraduate and Graduate - Child and Family Studies with Concentration in Child Life
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: No
Degree: Undergraduate - Leisure Studies-Therapeutic Recreation with concentration in Child Life Therapy
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes, blended program with online and in-person residency courses.
Class available to non-matriculating students: No
Degree: Masters of Science, Child Life & Pediatric Psychosocial Care; Stream 1 (Entry to Child Life Practice); Stream 2 (Advanced Skills in Pediatric Psychosocial Care)
Date of Origin: 1989
Courses Pre-Approved: None
ACLP Endorsed: Yes

Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes, some courses available online or in hybrid formats
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Degree: B.S. in Applied Developmental Psychology with Child Life Option
              M.S. in Applied Developmental Psychology with Child Life Concentration
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: No
Degree:  M.S. - Child Life 
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes 
Degree:  B.A. - Child & Family Studies with Child Life Emphasis
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Degree:  B.S. - Human Ecology with Child Life Concentration
Courses Pre-Approved: None

ACLP Endorsed: Yes

Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: No
Degree: Graduate - Family and Child Studies with Graduate Child Life Track
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Distance Learning Opportunities: Online section coming soon
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Degree: Bachelor and Master degrees in child development with a child life track (face-to-face) and Master of Science in Child Life (100% online)
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Fort Worth, TX
Website: https://child.tcu.edu
Department: Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development, Psychology Department
Contact:  Casey Call, Ph.D., Assistant Director
Email: c.d.call@tcu.edu        
Phone: (817) 257-7415
Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Degree: Undergraduate – Child Development, BA or BS
Class available to non-matriculating students: No
Courses Pre-Approved: Yes

Child Life Course: CHDV 40223:Fundamentals of Child Life Practice

Research Course: PSYC 30503: Behavioral Research

Family Systems: SOCI 30303: Marriage and Family 

Loss and Bereavement: SOWO 40563.080: Death & Dying

Waco, TX
Website: www.baylor.edu/chhs/
Department: Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
Contact: Nicole McAninch, PhD, Division Leader for Child and Family Studies
Email: nicole_mcaninch@baylor.edu
Phone: 254-710-4273
Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes 
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Degree: B.S. -  Human Development
Date of Origin: 2014
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Degree: Undergraduate, Graduate
Date of Origin: 1989
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Degree: Undergraduate, Graduate
Date of Origin: 2012
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes 
Degree: B.S. -  Family and Child Life,  Child Life Specialization; M.S. -  Family and Child Life
Courses Pre-Approved: None

ACLP Endorsed: Yes

Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes 
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Degree: B.A. - Children's Studies, Child Life Track, M.A. - Child Life
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes
Class available to non-matriculating students: No
Degree: Bachelors of Science: Child Life and/or Masters of Science: Child Life
Date of Origin: 1972
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Endorsed Program: Yes

Stevens Point, WI
Website:http://www.uwsp.edu/fcs
Contact: Becky Konietzki, Academic and Career Advisor
Email:Becky.Konietzki@uwsp.edu
Phone: (715) 346-3233
Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Degree: Undergraduate - Child Life and Family Studies
Date of Origin: 2018
Courses Pre-Approved: Yes
Child Life Course: HD 350/550 Child Life Principles and Perspectives

Family Systems: HD 367/567 Intentional Intimacy and Family Systems 
Play: HD 455/655: Child Life and Therapeutic Play
Research: HS 360 Research Design and Methods for the Health Sciences, COL/FN 720: Outcome Based Program Evaluation
Loss and  Bereavement: HD 465 / 665 Grief and Loss
Additional 3 Courses: HS 295 Medical Terminology, BIOL 287 Essentials of Human Anatomy, FCS 295 Ethics and Professional Development in Human Services