1. Apply

• Visit the Child Life Store and add the requirements that you would like pre-approved to your basket for purchase.

• After you've completed your purchase with payment, you will receive an email with your receipt for your records and a submittal link. Please follow the steps in the link to submit your courses for review. 

  *applications will not be reviewed until these steps have been followed and all necessary documentation has been submitted.

• Applicants can submit their applications at any time and will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.

• If pre-approved, programs will be recognized as ACLP Pre-Approved for two academic years. 

2. Review

• Once submitted, applications are reviewed for course pre-approval by the ACLP staff.
• Review of the application and materials can take up to 3 weeks from the date of submission. ACLP reserves the right to ask for additional documentation in order to establish course eligibility. 

3. Decision

• Applicants will receive their results via email. Results will include your pre-approval report as well as a verification letter.
• If pre-approved, courses will be recognized as ACLP Pre-Approved for two  academic years starting with the fall term.
• If denied, the academic program may appeal or re-apply. Appeals must be made in writing to the ACLP office within 1 month of the decision. 

Fees

• $300 for Family Systems course

• $300 for Research course

• $300 for Play course

• $300 for Loss/Bereavement course

• $400 for Child Development course*

• $400 for Child Life course*

• $400 for Additional three courses (as a package)

  *The fee for the Child Development and Child Life course requirements is higher because the two requirements incorporate more specific criteria that require greater review capacity.

Resources

•  Pre-Approved Course Directory
• courses@childlife.org