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Curriculum in Human Sciences
Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science
Child Life Specialist Concentration

(Please refer to footnotes at the bottom of the page for additional details)


FIRST YEAR

First Semester

Course
Description
Credit Hours
Social
Sciences
ElectiveG
 
3
Music, 
Visual Arts,
Dance, or
TheatreG
 
3
*ENGL 101 or
ENGL 101HG
3
MATH 105 or
MATH 161G
3
SE 101
2
††HUSC 100
1
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
COMM 210 or
COMM 211G		 Communicating in the Classroom
Introduction to Public Speaking		 3
††PSYC 101G General Psychology I 3
*ENGL 102 or
ENGL 102HG		 Critical Reading and Writing
Critical Reading and Writing Honors		 3
MATH 241G Elementary Statistics 3
Biological
ScienceG		   3
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

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

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††HDFS 321   3
History
ElectiveG		   3
Second
Science
SequenceG		   3
*PSYC 220 or
SW 360 or
HDFS 497		 Principles of Research Deign
Social Work Research Methods and Design
Applied Research in Human Sciences             		 3
††NUTR 342 Nutrition 3
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††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
††CL 325 Introduction to Child Life 3
††HDFS 412 Family Stress and Coping 3
††HDFS 441 Family Relations 3
††CL 324 Theory and Guidance of Play 3
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††NUTR 345 Nutrition Through the Lifecycle 3
††CL 328 Child Life: Assessment, Preparation, and Therapeutic Play 3
††ENGL 322 Introduction to Professional and Technical Writing 3
††HUSC 346 Professional Development in Human Sciences 3
††HDFS 448 Communication, Aging and Social Interaction  3
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††NUTR 421 Weight Management Principles 3
††HDFS 475 Family Resource Management 3
††HDFS 371 Family Finance and Consumer Education 3
††HDFS 320 or
HDFS 322		 Infant and Toddler Development
Middle Childhood and Adolescent Development		 3
††HDFSS 487 or CL 326 Field Experience in Human Development and Family Studies
Child Life Practicum		 3
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††CL/HDFS/HUSC/NUTR 
Electives		   6
Electives                                                                                            9
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

 

Total Credit Hours Required For Curriculum: 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 (CL 326) and a 12-credit hour (600 clock hours) Child Life Internship (HDFS 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 HUSC 120-hour degree plan.