University Catalog

Curriculum in Family and Consumer Sciences

Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science

Child Life Specialist Concentration

(see footnotes at bottom)

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

Social Sciences ElectiveG		3	hours
Music,  Visual Arts, Dance, or TheatreG		3	hours
*ENGL 101G	Freshman Composition	3	hours
MATH 105 or MATH 151 or MATH 161G	Finite Mathematics College Algebra with Fundamentals College Algebra	3	hours
SE 101	Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern	2	hours
††FCS 100	Foundations of Family and Consumer Sciences	1	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

COMM 210 or COMM 211G	Communicating in the Classroom Introduction to Public Speaking	3	hours
PSYC 101G	General Psychology I	3	hours
*ENGL 102G	Critical Reading and Writing	3	hours
MATH 241G	Elementary Statistics	3	hours
Biological ScienceG		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

ENGL 230 or ENGL 231 or ENGL 232G	World Literature English Literature American Literature	3	hours
Physical Science ElectiveG		3	hours
*HSM 275 or NURS 214	Anatomy, Physiology, and Medical Terms for Healthcare Managers Medical terminology	3	hours
††FCS 302	Family and Individual Development over the Lifespan	3	hours
††FCS 304	Parenting: Issues and Education	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††FCS 321		3	hours
History ElectiveG		3	hours
Second Science SequenceG		3	hours
*PSYC 220 or SW 360	Principles of Research Deign Social Work Research Methods and Design	3	hours
††FCS 342	Nutrition	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

††CL 414 or NURS 215 or NURS 341	Child and Family Perspectives on Death, Dying, and Loss Death, Dying and the Grieving Process Integrated Spirituality, Health, and Nursing	3	hours
††FCS 325	Introduction to Child Life	3	hours
††FCS 412	Family Stress and Coping	3	hours
††FCS 441	Family Relations	3	hours
††FCS 324	Theory and Guidance of Play	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††FCS 345	Nutrition Through the Lifecycle	3	hours
††FCS 328	Child Life: Assessment, Preparation, and Therapeutic Play	3	hours
*ENGL 322	Introduction to Professional and Technical Writing	3	hours
††FCS 346	Child Life Practicum	3	hours
††FCS 448	Communication, Aging and Social Interaction	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

 

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

††FCS 421	Weight Management Principles	3	hours
††FCS 475	Family Resource Management	3	hours
††FCS 371	Family Finance and Consumer Education	3	hours
††FCS 320 or FCS 322	Infant and Toddler Development Middle Childhood and Adolescent Development	3	hours
††FCS 487 or FCS 326	Field Experience in Human Development and Family Studies Child Life Practicum	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††FCS  Electives		6	hours
Electives		9	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Total semester hours required 120

Southeastern 101 is not required of transfer or readmitted Southeastern students with 30 hours or more. Those students will replace Southeastern 101 with 2 hours of electives.

^GGeneral Education Courses
^*Grade of "C" or better.
^††Major Course Grade of "C" or better.

To be eligible for the National Child Life certification exam, students must complete a 3-credit hour (120 clock hours) Child Life Practicum (FCS 326) and a 12-credit hour (600 clock hours) Child Life Internship (FCS 487). Placements are dependent on formal acceptance into a hospital-based Child Life practicum/internship program. By utilizing both FCS and free electives for the practicum and internship courses, students will have the opportunity to complete the requirements necessary for exam eligibility within the FCS 120-hour degree plan.