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MSU Child Life Studies coursework is pre-approved by the Association of Child Life Professionals to meet the 10 course requirements required to sit for the Child Life Professional Certification Exam administered by the Child Life Certification Commission.
Course Categories for Certification |
Grad Course(s) |
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Family Systems |
CFD 761 |
Advanced Family Studies |
Research |
CFD 680 |
Research Methods in CFD |
SFR 780 |
Educational Research Methodology |
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Play |
CLS 715 |
Play and Therapeutic Intervention |
Loss/Bereavement |
CLS 710 |
Childhood Death and Bereavement |
Child Development (includes 2 courses) |
CFD 705 |
Growth and Development: Infancy through Early Childhood |
CFD 657 |
Growth and Development: Middle Childhood to Adolescence |
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Child Life course |
CFD 610 |
Child Life Theory and Practice |
Additional course options (must choose 3) |
ECE 675 |
Working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children and Families in Early Childhood |
CLS 705 |
Aspects of Childhood Illness and Disease |
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CLS 720 |
Trends and Issues in Child Life |
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CLS 730 |
Cultivating a Trauma-Informed Lens |
Select a track option for your customized path to success. Standard and Advanced tracks are offered entirely online.
For students seeking to become Certified Child Life Specialists with no previous child life background or training.
For students who are either A) a Certified Child Life Specialist seeking to advance their career and training through a graduate degree, or B) students with significant child life coursework in previous studies (e.g., undergraduate child life emphasis or concentration).
For Missouri State undergraduate students who would like to start their master’s degree coursework as they finish their bachelor’s degree.
An accident led Tamar Adler to pursue a degree at MSU - supporting her nonprofit and her future in child life.
Semester | Deadline |
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Fall | February 15 |
Summer | February 15 |
Spring | October 1 |
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