Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, CA
Website: www.apu.edu/childlife
Department: Psychology
Contact: Charity Vasquez, MS., CCLS,  Program Director, Assistant Professor
Email: cvasquez@apu.edu
Phone: (626) 857-2237
Degree: MS in Child Life and BA in Psychology with Child Life Concentration

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

California State University - Fullerton

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

California State University-Los Angeles

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

California State University-Sacramento

Website: www.csus.edu

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA
Website: http://childlifespecialist.llu.edu
Department: Counseling and Family Sciences 
Contact: Michelle Minyard-Widmann, M.S., CCLS, Program Director and Assistant Professor 
Email: maminyard@llu.edu
Phone: (909) 558-4547 x 47072
Degree: Masters - Child Life

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

ACLP Endorsed: Yes

Mills College

Oakland, CA
Website: www.Mills.edu
Department: Education 
Contact: Linda Perez, Ph.D., Associate Professor/Clinical Licensed Psychologist 
Email: lmperez@mills.edu
Phone: (510) 430-2328; (510) 430-3190 
Degree: Undergraduate and Graduate - Child Life 
Date of Origin: 1978

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

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA
Website: http://go.sdsu.edu/education/cfd/Default.asp
Contact: Lisa Beltran, M.S., CCLS
Email: Lbeltran@mail.sdsu.edu 
Phone: (619) 594-5380
Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Courses Pre-Approved: None

UC Santa Barbara Extension (Jan 2024 - Dec 2025)

 

• Website: http://ucsb.pro/childlife
• Contact: Sunny Kim, PhD, BCBA
• 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 (two 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 Eight, EDX370.21 Adolescent Development (ages 9-18)
  • 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 Research Methodologies in Child Life
  • Additional 3 Courses: ED X370.5 Assessment, Preparation and Medical Terminology, ED X370.11 Pediatric Palliative Care and Hospice, ED X370.13 Children with Disabilities in the Healthcare System, ED X370.14 Child Life & Trauma, ED X370-18 Child Life in Non-Traditional Settings, ED X370.20 Health Care Ethics, ED X370.22 Administration, Leadership and Advocacy

University of La Verne

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

Colorado State University

Fort Collins, CO
Website: http://www.hdfs.chhs.colostate.edu/
Contact: HDFS Advising Office
Email: CHHS-HDFS_Advising@mail.colostate.edu
Phone: (970) 491-4947

Metropolitan State University of Denver (Jan 2024 - Dec 2025)

• Website: https://www.msudenver.edu/psychology/
• Contact: Dr. Lisa Hagen
• Email: lkindleb@msudenver.edu
• Phone: (303) 615-0496
• Distance Learning Opportunities: All courses are offered online
• Classes available to non-matriculating students: n/a
• Courses Pre-Approved: Yes
• Child Life Course: PSY 3490 Child Life Theory and Practice
• Child Development: PSY 3250 Child Psychology, PSY 3260 Psychology of Adolescence 
• Family Systems: PSY 3580 Development in the Family Context
• Play: PSY 3460 Psychology of Play
• Death and Dying: PSY 2270 Death and Dying
• Research: PSY 4700 Senior Experience in Human Development and Family Studies
• Additional 3: PSY 2210 Psychology of Human Development, PSY 3340 Cognitive Development and Learning, PSY 2400 Child Psychopathology

Nova Southeastern University (Jan 2024 - Dec 2025)

Department: Fischler College of Education
Contact: Tara Sheehan Ph.D., BCBA
Email: tarashee@nova.edu
Phone: 954-262-8467

Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Courses Pre-Approved: Yes

NOVA Southeastern University (Summer 2024 - Summer 2026)

Undergraduate

· Child Life Course: ECDP 3510 Foundations in Child Life and Family Centered Care

· Family Systems: ECDP 4518 Family Systems

· Death and Dying: HUMN 4100 Death Dying

· Child Development: ECDP 3321 Infant and Toddler Development; ECDP 3334 Preschool, Primary, and Middle Development; EECP 3351 Adolescent Development (three courses must be taken to meet the requirement)

· Play: ECDP 4367 Play and Children Curricular Applications

· Additional 3: HS 3300 Ethical and Professional Issues in Human Services; EDEC 4320 Cultural Perspectives in Working with Children and Families; ECDP 3341 Child and Adolescent Mental Health; EDEC 2405 Supporting Children and Adolescents with Special Needs

· Research: ECDP 4510 Research Methods and Program Evaluation

NOVA Southeastern University

Graduate

· Child Life Course: HSDD 5510 Foundations in Child Life and Family-Centered Care

· Family Systems: HSDD 5518 – Family Systems and the Hospitalized Child

· Death and Dying: HSDD 5534 - Death and Dying

· Child Development: HSDD 522 - Theories of Child Grown and Development; HSDD 5523 – Theories of Adolescent Growth and Development

· Play: HSDD 5532 – Therapeutic Benefits of Play

· Additional 3: HSDD 5515 – Ethics in Child Life; HSDD 5525 – Medical Terminology for the Child Life Professional; HSDD 5530- Interventions in Child Life

· Research: HSDD 5100 – Program Design & Evaluation

Molloy University (Fall 2023-Fall 2025 / Fall 2024-Fall 2026)

Fall 2023-Fall 2025

· Child Life Course: PSY 3800 - Introduction to Child Life

· Play Course: PSY 3810 - Theories of Play and Creative Art Therapies

· Child Development Courses: PSY 2050-01 - Child Development I - Pre-natal through Middle Childhood; PSY 2060-01 - Child Development II - Middle Childhood Through Adolescence

Fall 2024 - Fall 2026

· Family Systems course: SOC 1520 - Sociology of the Family

· Loss/Bereavement course: PSY 2620 - Death, Dying and Bereavement

· Research course: PSY 3110 - Research Methods 2: Experimental Design; SOC/PSY 3000-01 - Basics of Social and Behavioral Research

· Additional 3 courses: PSY 3280 - Health Psychology; ETH 2880 - Introduction to Bioethics; BIO 1100 04 - Basic Human Biology

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA
Website: www.georgiasouthern.edu
Department: Family and Consumer Sciences
Contact: Jerri Kropp, Ph.D.
Email: jkropp@georgiasouthern.edu
Phone: (912) 681-5537 or (912) 681-5809
Degree: Undergraduate - Child & Family Development
Date of Origin: 1993

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

University of Georgia (2023-2025)

Athens, GA
Website: http://www.fcs.uga.edu/hdfs/graduate-programs-m.s.-child-life
Department: Human Development & Family Science
Contact: Diane Bales, Ph.D., Child Life Director
Email: dbales@uga.edu
Phone: (706) 542-7566 
Degree: 
1. Master's in Child Life
2. Joint Undergraduate Child Life Program with Augusta University
Date of Origin: 1980

Dakota County Technical College

Rosemount, MN
Website: www.dctc.edu
Contact: Dawn Braa, M.A., ECYD Instructor
Email: dawn.braa@dctc.edu
Phone: (877) 937-3282 ext. 8315
Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Minnesota State University - Mankato

Play Course – FCSD 402: The Role of Play in Child Development

 

Minnesota State University, Mankato (2022-2024)

Program/Department Website: https://ahn.mnsu.edu/fcs/

Contact: Heather Von Bank, Ph.D. 

Email:  heather.von-bank@mnsu.edu

Phone: (507) 389-2421

Degree Offered:  Child Development and Family Studies, BS

Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes 

Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes 
Courses Pre-Approved: Yes
Child Life Course: FCS 202: Introduction to Child Life Specialist
Play Course: FCSD 402: The Role of Play in Child Development

St. Mary's University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN

Department: Human Development
Contact: Paula Justich, Program Director of Human Development; Colleen Lacey, MA, CCLS, LMFT, Faculty Advisor and Instructor
Phone: (612)728-5165 (Paula Justich) 
Email: pjustich@smumn.edu or cmlace03@smumn.edu
Degree: Graduate - Human Development with a child life focus
Courses Pre-Approved: None

University of Minnesota

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

Missouri State University (Jan 2024 - Dec 2025)

• Website: http://education.missouristate.edu/childlifestudies/ 
• Department: Childhood Education and Family Studies
• Contact: Dr. Lindsey Murphy, PhD, CCLS
• Email: LindsayMurphy@MissouriState.edu
• Phone: (417) 836-4492
• Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes (100% Online)
• Class available to non-matriculating students: No
• 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
• Undergraduate: 

  Child Life Course	CFD 354 Working with the Hospitalized Child
  Child Development	CFD 160A Principles of Development in Early Childhood
  Child Development	CFD 557 Growth & Development Middle Childhood to Adolescence
  Family Systems	CFD 163-001 Relationships in Today’s Families
  Play	CFD 454 Therapeutic Play for the Hospitalized Child
  Loss/Bereavement or Death/Dying	CLS 306-897-SP23 Death, Separation, and Loss
  Research	CFD 580 Introduction to Research in Chil & Family Development
  Additional Courses (ACEE)	CFD 301 Play as Development
  Additional Courses (ACEE)	CFD 510 Child Life Theory and Practice
  Additional Courses (ACEE)	LLT 102 Scientific and Medical Terminology
  Additional Courses (ACEE)	CFD 353 Childhood Illnesses, Diseases, & Disorders
  Additional Courses (ACEE)	CFD 305 Multicultural Studies in Child and Family Development

• Graduate:

• Child Life Course	CFD 610 Child Life Theory and Practice
  Child Development	CFD 705 Growth & Development: Infancy through Early Childhood
  Child Development	CFD 657 Growth & Development Middle Childhood to Adolescence
  Family Systems	CFD 761 Advanced Family Studies
  Play	CLS 715 Play and Therapeutic Intervention
  Loss/Bereavement or Death/Dying	CFD 710 Childhood Death & Bereavement
  Research	CFD 680 Introduction to Research in Child & Family Development
  Research	SFR 780 Educational Research Methodology
  Additional Courses (ACEE)	CLS 705 Aspects of Childhood Illness and Disease
  Additional Courses (ACEE)	CLS 730 Cultivating a Trauma-Informed Lens
  Additional Courses (ACEE)	ECE 675 Working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children and Families
  Additional Courses (ACEE)	CLS 720 Trends & Issues in Child Life

University of Missouri

Columbia, MO
Website: http://hdfs.missouri.edu/
Department: Human Development and Family Science
Contact: Nora Hager, M.A., CCLS, Child Life Program Director and Instructor
Email: hagern@missouri.edu
Phone: 573-884-5997
Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: No
Courses Pre-Approved: None

University of Missouri-Columbia

Columbia, MO
Website: http://hdfs.missouri.edu/
Department: Human Development and Family Science
Contact: Nora Hager, M.A., CCLS, Child Life Program Director and Instructor
Email: hagern@missouri.edu
Phone: (573) 884-5997 
Degree: B.S. - Human Development & Family Science - Child Life Emphasis
Date of Origin: 1983
Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Courses Pre-Approved: None

University of New Hampshire (2023-2025)

Durham, NH
Website: https://chhs.unh.edu/human-development-family-studies/program/minor/child-life
Department: Human Development and Family Studies 
Contact: Trish Cox, M.S.Ed, MSW, CCLS, Assistant Clinical Faculty and Kerry Kazura, Ph.D., Department Chair & Associate Professor

Phone: (603) 862-1853, (603) 862-2135

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, HDFS 555: Research Method

Child Life Course: HDFS 565: Introduction to Child Life

Loss and Bereavement: NURS 535: Death and Dying

Play: HDFS 697: 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: Child Life Design and Programming, HDFS 709 Child Development Internship, HDFS 734 Curriculum for Young Children

Molloy University

Website: https://www.molloy.edu/academics/schools/arts-sciences/undergraduate/psychology/#accordion1

Contact: Kimberly Johnson
Email:  kjohnson4@molloy.edu
Phone: (516) 323-3845
Degree: Undergraduate BS Psychology, Child Life Minor
Date of Origin: 2023-2025

Courses Pre-Approved: Yes

• SOC 1520: Sociology of the Family
• PSY 3810: Theories of Play and Creative Art Therapies
• PSY 2620: Death, Dying and Bereavement
• PSY 3110: Research Methods2: Experimental Design
• SOC/PSY 3000-01: Basics of Social and Behavioral Research
• PSY 3280: Health Psychology
• ETH 2880: Introduction to Bioethics
• BIO 1100 04: Basic Human Biology
• Child Life Course: PSY 3800 Introduction to Child Life

• Play Course: PSY 3810: Theories of Play and Creative Art Therapies
• Child Development Courses:
  • PSY 2050-01 Child Development I: Pre-natal through Middle Childhood;
  • PSY 2060-01 Child Development II: Middle Childhood Through Adolescence

Bowling Green State University (2023-2025)

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, M.Ed., CCLS Adjunct Instructor 
Email: bmikulu@bgsu.edu 
Phone: 419-372-7401
Degree: Undergraduate
Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes. HDFS 3150 & HDFS 4150 are offered by Remote Synchronous Online.
Courses Offered to Non-Matriculating Students: Yes
Courses Pre-Approved: Yes
Child Life Course: HDFS 3150: Introduction to Child Life
Play: HDFS 4150: Therapeutic Play

Miami University (Spring 2022 - Summer 2024)

• 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: FSW 245: Children & Families Ages Conception-12, FSW: 481 Adolescent Development in Diverse Families
  • Research: FSW 295: Research and Evaluation Methods
  • Family Systems: FSW 475/575: Family Theories
  • Death and Dying: SOC/FSW: 435/535 Death Studies    
  • Child Life Course: FSW 318 Child Life Theory & Practice

Ohio University

Athens, OH
Website: http://www.ohio.edu/chsp/sph/academics/cfs.cfm
Contact: Dr. Jenny Chabot, CCLS, Associate Professor, Child & Family Studies/Child Life
Email: chabot@ohio.edu
Phone: (740) 593-2871
Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: No

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

University of Akron

Akron, OH
Website: http://www.uakron.edu/childlife/index.dot
Contact: Rose Resler, CCLS, Director of Child Life
Email: rresler@uakron.edu
Phone: (330) 972-8040
Distance Learning Opportunities: For non-local students, WebEx (real time participation only), no OOS tuition cost
Class available to non-matriculating students: No

Degree: MA in Child Life
Date of Origin: 1979
Courses Pre-Approved: None

University of Dayton (2022-2024)

Dayton, OH
Website: https://catalog.udayton.edu/undergraduate/schoolofeducationandhealthsciences/programsofstudy/
Contact: Sabrina Neeley
Email: sneeley1@udayton.edu
Phone: (937) 229-3572
Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Programs: Education & Allied Studies
Courses Pre-Approved: Yes
Child Development (2 courses must be taken to meet the requirement): EDT 211 Child Development Birth to Age 8, EDT 222 Middle Childhood to Young Adult Development, PSY 351 Child Psychology
Research: HSS 428 Research in Sport & Health Sciences
Family Systems: SOC 331 Marriage and Family
Death and Dying: SWK 331 Death and Dying
Additional 3: HSS 201 Medical Terminology, HSS 206 Anatomy & Physiology, PHL 315 Medical Ethics Section 1

Bloomsburg University (Fall 2023 - Fall 2025)

Website: https://www.bloomu.edu/academics/programs/child-life-specialist

Contact: Michael Patte, Ph.D.

Email: mpatte@bloomu.edu

Phone: 570-389-4026

Courses Pre-Approved: Yes

• Child Life Course: CHLS 340 Children and Families in Medical Settings
• Child Development Courses: ECED 110 Child Development: Birth to Early Adolescence; PSYC 210 Child Development; PSYC 211 Adolescent Development
• Family Systems Course: CLS 345 Child, Family, and Community Engagement
• Play Course: CLS 344 Play, Creativity, and Expressive Arts
• Loss/Bereavement or Death/Dying: CHLS 341 Death, Dying and Loss – Child and Family Perspectives
• Research: CHLS 342 Applied Research Methods
• Additional Courses: BIOL 180 Anatomy and Physiology 1; BIOL 181 Anatomy and Physiology 2; BIOL 108 Medical Terminology; COMM 315 Health Communication; COMM 411 Family Communication; COMM 495 Advanced Health Communication Seminar; PHI 205 Medical Ethics and PSYC 212 Lifespan Development

Holy Family University

Directory Link: https://online.childlife.org/clcssa/rflcustomdisplay.detail_page?p_search_serno=1047514&p_vendor_serno=102680&p_cust_id=

Child Life Course: PSYC 348 Child Life Theory and Practice

Child Development Courses: PSYC 204: Infant and Child Development; PSYC 213 Adolescence

Family Systems Course: SOCO 206: Marriage and Family

Play Course: PSYC 319: Psychology of Play 

Loss/Bereavement or Death/Dying Course: PSYC 342: Loss and Grief

Research Course: PSYC 322: Research Methods in Social and Behavioral Sciences

Additional 3 Courses (Any 3): SOCO 212: Race, Class, and Gender; PHIL 205: Bioethics; BIOL 307: Medical Terminology; BIOL 334: Applied Neurodevelopment; PSYC 357-A Developmental Psychopathology; PSYC 354-A Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorder; PSYC 355 Behavioral Applications in Autism Spectrum Disorder; PSYC 341: Family Violence

Abilene Christian University (2023-2025)

Abilene, TX
Website: www.acu.edu 
Contact:  Heidi Morris
Email: hwm97t@acu.edu       
Phone: 325-674-2000
Courses Pre-Approved: Yes
Child Life Course: FAM 325: Child Life
Child Development Courses: FAM 275: Child Development Ages 0-11, FAM 280: Child Development 12-18
Family Systems: Fam 362: Families in Society
Play: Fam 335: Therapeutic Play
Loss/Bereavement: FAM 443 Death and Bereavement
Research: FAM 365: Research Methods
Additional 3 Courses: BIOL 291: Anatomy and Physiology 1, BIBP Biomedical Ethics, KINE 302 Medical Terminology

Baylor University

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

 

San Jacinto Community College

Houston, TX (North Campus) 
Website: www.sanjac.edu
Contact:  Lindsay Hoogner- O’Sullivan
Email: ljhoogner@gmail.com           
Phone: (913) 645.4411
Distance Learning Opportunities: This is a hybrid course. Some class access is online and additional in-class requirements occur once or twice monthly.
Class available to non-matriculating students:  Yes 
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Tarleton State University (2024-2026)

Stephenville, TX

Contact: Dr. Deborah Anne Banker
Email: banker@tarleton.edu
Phone: 254.968.9941
Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes, program is entirely online
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Courses Pre-Approved: Yes
Research: CHFS 4356: Online Research Methods in Human Sciences
Child Life: CHFS 4345: Child Life Theory and Practice
Child Development: CHFS 3300: Child Development Theory, Research and Practice, CHFS 1304: Infant and Toddler Development-both courses must be taken in order to meet the requirement.
Family Systems: CHFS 4309 Parenting
Play: CHFS 4340: Play Theory and Research
Loss/Bereavement or Death/Dying: CHFS 4355 Grief, Loss, and Bereavement
Additional 3 Courses: TECA 1318 Wellness of the Young Child, CHFS 4320 Early Intervention Services, CHFS 4350 Policies and Ethical Standards

Texas Christian University (2022-2024)

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 (taught by a CCLS)
Child Development: PSYC 30323: Child Psychology & EDUC 30143: Child & Adolescent Development (both courses must be taken to meet the requirement)
Play: CHDV 30223: Fundamentals of Play (taught by a CCLS)
Research: PSYC 30533:Developmental Research & Evaluation
Family Systems: CHDV 40493: Family Systems 
Loss and Bereavement: SOWO 40563: Grief and Loss
Additional 3: CHDV 20123: Trauma-Informed Interventions, CHDV 25053: Global Advocacy, CHDV 50533: Case Studies in Child Development

Texas State University- San Marcos

San Marcos, TX
Website: http://www.txstate.edu/
Department: School of Family and Consumer Sciences 
Contact: Farya Phillips, Ph.D., CCLS
Email: F_p30@txstate.edu
Phone: (512) 245-2401

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

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX
Website: www.depts.ttu.edu/hs/
Contact: Gwendolyn Gerber, M.S., CCLS
Email: Gwendolyn.Gerber@ttu.edu
Phone: ???
Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Texas Woman's University

Denton, TX
Website: www.twu.edu
Department: College of Professional Education, Department of Family Sciences
Contact: Elizabeth McCarroll, Ph.D., CCLS Child Life Advisor and Coordinator
Email: emccarroll@twu.edu
Phone: 940-898-2686

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

University of Houston

Houston, TX
Website: www.coe.uh.edu
Contact: Zoe McCoy, ME.d., CCLS, CIMI

Phone: (713) 743-9830
Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes, with consent from the instructor
Courses Pre-Approved: None

University of North Texas

Denton, TX
Website: https://www.unt.edu
Department: Department of Educational Psychology
Contact:  Cynthia A. Frosch, Ph.D., IMH-E® (Infant Mental Health Mentor), Research

Email: Cynthia.Frosch@unt.edu        
Phone: (940) 369-8369
Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Degree: Bachelor's Degree in Human Development and Family Science and a Master's Degree in Educational Psychology with a concentration in Learning and Development
Class available to non-matriculating students: No
Courses Pre-Approved: None

University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX
Website: www.utexas.edu
Contact: Farya Phillips, Ph.D., CCLS

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

University of Texas-Dallas

Dallas, TX
Website: http://www.utdallas.edu/bbs/degrees/hdcd
Department: School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Contact:  Jill B Cook, MS, CCLS
Email: Jill.Cook@utdallas.edu; jbc14043@utdallas.edu         
Phone: (972) 883-2588
Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: No
Degree: Master of Science in Human Development and Early Childhood Disorders (HDCD)
Courses Pre-Approved: None

George Mason University (Fall 2023 - Fall 2025)

Fairfax, VA
Website: www.gmu.edu
Contact: HDFS Program Coordinator
Email: HDFS@gmu.edu
Phone: (703) 993-5856
Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Courses Pre-Approved: Yes

• Child Life Course: HDFS 301/Psyc 461.DLA and INTS 375.DL1 - The Hospitalized Child and Family
• Play: HDFS 302, INTS 375, PSYC 461 - Therapeutic Benefits of Play
• Family Systems: HDFS 400 - Advanced Family Processes

Concordia University

Mequon, WI
Website: http://cuw.edu
Contact: Emily Kittell, M.S., CCLS, Adjunct Professor
Email: Emily.Kittell@cuw.edu
Phone: ???
Distance Learning Opportunities: No
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Courses Pre-Approved: None

Edgewood College

Madison, WI
Website: www.edgewood.edu
Department: Education/Child Life
Contact: Dr. Katie Glass, CCLS, Child Life Director/Professor
Email: KGlass@edgewood.edu
Phone: (608) 663-4433

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

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point (Winter 2024 - Fall 2025)

• 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
• Child Development: HD 361/561 Development & Guidance of Children, HD 466/666 Development & Guidance of Adolescents
• Family Systems: HD 367/567 Intentional Intimacy and Family Systems 
• Play: HD 455/655: Child Life and Therapeutic Play
• Research: HS 360 Evidence-Based Research Methods
• Additional 3 Courses: HS 295 Ethics & Professional Development in Human Services, HSW 104: Medical Terminology, BIOL 287 Essentials of Human Anatomy

   

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Eau Claire, WI

Contact: Jessica Wasko, M.S.-Ed., CCLS, Child Life Instructor
Email: waskoj@uwec.edu
Phone: (515) 890-7194
Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Courses Pre-Approved: None 

University of Wisconsin-Superior

Superior, WI
Website: www.uwsuper.edu
Contact: Jim Geidner, Ph.D.
Email: jgeidner@uwsuper.edu
Phone: (715) 395-4690
Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes
Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes
Courses Pre-Approved: None