ACADEMIC PROGRAMS OFFERING CHILD LIFE COURSE Academic Programs Offering a Class Taught by a CCLS The following is a list of academic institutions that have self-reported that they are offering a child life course taught by a Certified Child Life Specialist® (CCLS). The Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP) is not responsible for, nor does it endorse, the content or quality of any of these courses. It is up to each student to determine if the CCLS who is teaching the class is a current CCLS (we encourage students to check the CCLS Directory), and confirm with the instructor that the class meets the requirements set forth by ACLP. The Association does not pre-approve any courses. Students should contact the institutions listed below to ask any specific questions, such as determining if any pre-requisites are required. To be added to this list, please email [email protected]. For a full listing of Academic Programs offering degrees/curriculum in child life, click here. Click on one of the links below to jump to the listing of academic programs for a specific state or province. United States and Canada Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Nebraska New Hampshire New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Ontario (Canada) Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Washington Wisconsin Online Only Alabama Auburn University Auburn, AL Website: http://www.humsci.auburn.edu/hdfs/index.php Contact name: Christine Marcoux, M.S., CCLS Email: [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: No University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL Website: www.ua.edu Contact: Sherwood Burns-Nader, Child Life Academic Advisor Email: [email protected] Phone: (205) 348-0472 Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Back to Top Arizona Arizona State University Phoenix, AZ Website: http://www.asu.edu/clas/ssfd/childlife/ Contact: Academic advisors in the School of Social and Family Dynamics (SSFD) or School of Community Resources & Development (SCRD) Email: ??? Phone: (480) 965-6978 (SSFD) or (602) 496-0550 (SCRD) Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Back to Top Arkansas Harding University Searcy, AR Website: http://www.harding.edu/fcs/undergrad.html Contact: Crystal Whittington, Ph.D., CCLS Email: [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Back to Top California Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA Website: www.apu.edu Contact: Kathryn Ecklund, Ph.D. (Department Chair) Email: [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes California State University, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Website: www.calstatela.edu Contact: Liudmila Flores Email: [email protected] Phone: (323) 343-6188 Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes California State University, Northridge Northridge, CA Website: www.csun.edu Contact: W. David Wakefield, Ph.D. (Department Chair) Email: [email protected] Phone: (818) 677-3385 Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes California State University, Sacramento Sacramento, CA Website: www.csus.edu Contact: Ann Moylan, Ph.D., CCLS, CFLE Email: [email protected] Phone: (916) 278-6393 Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes(Summer semester only) Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA Website: www.llu.edu Contact: Michelle Minyard-Widmann, Program Director and Assistant Professor Email: [email protected] Phone: (909) 558-4547 x. 47072 Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: No Mills College Oakland, CA Website: www.mills.edu/summersession Contact: Linda Perez, Ph.D. Email: [email protected] Phone: (510) 430-2328 Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes San Diego State University San Diego, CA Website: http://go.sdsu.edu/education/cfd/Default.asp Contact: Lisa Beltran, M.S., CCLS Email: [email protected] Phone: (619) 594-5380 Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes UCSB Extension Santa Barbara, CA Website: http://www.extension.ucsb.edu/childlife Contact: Belinda Hammond, M.A., CCLS, CIMI Email: [email protected] Phone: (805) 637-1039 Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes University of La Verne La Verne, CA Website: http://laverne.edu/ Contact: Leslie Young, Child Life Professor Email: [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: No Back to Top Colorado Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO Website: http://www.hdfs.cahs.colostate.edu/ Contact: David MacPhee, PhD, Professor Email: [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: Anticipated for Summer 2012 Class available to non-matriculating students: No Back to Top Connecticut Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT Website: http://southernct.edu/ Contact: Jim MacGregor, Ed.D., Department Chairperson, or Anita Trombley, M.S., ME.d., CCLS, Course Instructor Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Phone: (203) 392-6385 Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Back to Top Florida Nova Southeastern University Ft. Lauderdale, FL Website: http://www.nova.edu/humanservices/devdisabilities/curriculum.html Contact name: Donna Hillier, Psy.D,, Director of Academics Email: [email protected] Phone: (954) 262-7264 Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Back to Top Georgia Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA Website: www.georgiasouthern.edu Contact: Jerri J. Kropp, Ph.D. or Kelley Cowan, CCLS Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: No University of Georgia Athens, GA Website: www.fcs.uga.edu/cfd Contact: Laura G. McKee, Ph.D., Director of Child Life Email: [email protected] Phone: (706) 542-4899 Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: No Back to Top Illinois Erikson Institute Chicago, IL Website: www.erikson.edu Contact: Sharon Syc, Ph.D. Clinical Associate Professor Email: [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: TBD Illinois State University Normal, IL Website: http://fcs.illinoisstate.edu/fcs-masters/hdfr/child_life.shtml Contact: Keri Edwards, M.S., CCLS, Child Life Program Director Email: [email protected] Phone: (309) 438-2648 Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: No Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL 60015 Website: [email protected] Contact: Kathleen Wallensack, ME.d., CCLS Email: [email protected] Phone: (630) 254-5524 Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL Website: www.uiuc,edu Contact: Candace Hernandez, M.S., CCLS Email: [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Back to Top Indiana Ball State University Muncie, IN Website: www.cms.bsu.edu Contact: Kresha Warnock, Program Chair Email: [email protected] Phone: (765) 285-2154 Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Back to Top Iowa University of Iowa Iowa City, IA Website: www.uiowa.edu/~hhp Contact: Emily Mozena, M.A., CCLS, CTRS, Child Life Instructor and Advisor Email: [email protected] Phone: (319) 335-3822 Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Back to Top Kentucky Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY Website: http://nkuonline.nku.edu/smartcatalog/hsr-547-children-and-families-in-healthcare-3-credits.htm Contact: Lynn Sanner, M.A., CCLS, Instructor Email: [email protected] Phone: (859) 572-5220 Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes (hybrid course) Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Back to Top Louisiana Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA Website: www.latech.edu Contact: Anita Pumphrey, Child Life Program Coordinator Email: [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Back to Top Maryland Towson University Towson, MD Website: www.towson.edu Contact: Lisa A. Martinelli Beasely, Clinical Assistant Professor Email: [email protected] Phone: (410) 704-3766 Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Back to Top Massachusetts Springfield College Springfield, MA Website: www.spfldcol.edu Contact: Christie George, CCLS, CTRS, Assistant Professor, Sport Management and Recreation Email: [email protected] Phone: (413) 748-3272 Distance learning: No Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Tufts University Medford, MA Website: www.tufts.edu Contact: Kathruyn Cantrell, M.A., CCLS, Child Life Instructor Email: [email protected] Phone: (254) 913-9205 Distance learning: No Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Wheelock College Boston, MA Website: http://www.wheelock.edu/ Contact: Paul Thayer, Associate Professor and Claire White, Assistant Professor, CoChairs, Child Life and Family Studies Email: [email protected] and [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: No Back to Top Michigan Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, MI Website: www.cmich.edu Contact: Katie Caskey, CCLS, Adjunct Professor Email: [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: No Concordia University Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI Website: www.cuaa.edu Contact: Prof. Karna J Doyle, Family Life – Child Life Specialist Concentration Email: [email protected] Phone: (734) 995-4602 Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI Website: www.wmich.edu Contact: Bethany Folsom, M.S., CCLS Adjunct Professor Email: [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Back to Top Minnesota Dakota County Technical College Rosemount, MN Website: www.dctc.edu Contact: Dawn Braa, M.A., ECYD Instructor Email: [email protected] Phone: (877) 937-3282 ext. 8315 Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Website: www.twin-cities.umn.edu Contact: Sarah Wiebler, M.S., CCLS Email: [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Back to Top Mississippi Mississippi State University Starkville, MS Website: http://www.msstate.edu/school/humansciences/academic_majors/hdfs.html Contact: Julie C. Parker, Ph.D., CCLS Email: [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes? Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Back to Top Missouri Missouri State University Springfield, MO Website: http://www.missouristate.edu/ Contact: Cara Smith, M.A., CCLS or Melissa Schotthofer, M.A., CCLS Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Phone: (417) 836-8874 or (417) 836-6144 Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes Class available to non-matriculating students: No University of Missouri Columbia, MO Website: http://hdfs.missouri.edu/ Contact: Nora Hager, M.A., CCLS, Child Life Program Coordinator and Instructor Email: [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: No Back to Top Nebraska University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE Website: http://www.unmc.edu/alliedhealth/nondegreeseeking.htm Contact: Debbie Wagers, B.S., CCLS Email: [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes *Summer semester only Back to Top New Hampshire University of New Hampshire Durham, NH Website: www.chhs.unh.edu/fs/undergradfs_minors.html and www.chhs.unh.edu/rmp/undergrad_tr_option.html Contact: Trish Cox , CCLS or Michael Kalinowski or Patti Craig Email: [email protected] or [email protected] or [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Back to Top New York Bank Street College of Education New York, NY Website: www.bankstreet.edu Contact: Troy Pinkney-Ragsdale, M.A., CCLS, Child Life Professor and Program Director Email: [email protected] Phone: (212) 875-4473 Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes Class available to non-matriculating students: No Syracuse University Syracuse, NY Website: http://falk.syr.edu/ChildFamilyStudies/ Contact: Colleen Baish, CCLS, Faculty & Internship Coordinator Email: [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: No Utica College Utica, NY Website: http://utica.edu/ Contact: DeAnna Bay, M.Ed., CCLS, CTRS Email: [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Back to Top North Carolina Appalachian State University Boone, NC Website: www.appstate.edu Contact: Pamela Norcross, M.S., CCLS, Child Life Professor Email: [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes East Carolina University Greenville, NC Website: www.ecu.edu Contact: Dr. Sandra Triebenbacher, Child Life Program Coordinator Email: [email protected] Phone: (252) 328-1336 Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: No University of North Carolina - Charlotte Charlotte, NC Website: www.uncc.edu Contact: Suzanne Lamorey, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Program Coordinator, Child & Family Development Email: [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes University of North Carolina - Wilmington Wilmington, NC Website: www.uncw.edu Contact: Sara Miller, M.S., CCLS, LRT/CTRS - Lecturer Email: [email protected] Phone: (910) 962-7901 Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Back to Top North Dakota North Dakota State University Fargo, ND Website: https://www.ndsu.edu/hdfs/academic_programs_admission/undergraduate/ Contact: Michelle Batten, CCLS, Online Instructor Email: [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes Class available to non-matriculating students: No Back to Top Ohio 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: [email protected] Phone: (740) 593-2871 Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: No University of Akron Akron, OH Website: www.uakron.edu Contact: Rose Resler, CCLS, Director of Child Life Email: [email protected] Phone: (330) 972-8040 Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: No Back to Top Oklahoma Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK Website: www.okstate.edu Contact: Erin Bailey, M.A., CCLS Email: [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: No University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK Website: www.uco.edu Contact: Kaye Sears, Chair, or Erin Bailey, M.A., CCLS Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Phone: (405) 974-5786 Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Back to Top Oregon Portland State University Portland, OR Website: http://www.pdx.edu/ssw/child-and-family-studies Contact: Jana Meinhold Email: [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: Hybrid course - half in classroom, half online Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Back to Top Pennsylvania Temple University Philadelphia, PA Website: http://chpsw.temple.edu/rs/therapeutic-recreation Contact: Jennifer Sciolla, M.S., CTRS, CCLS Email: [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Messiah College Mechanicsburg, PA Website: http://www.messiah.edu/departments/family/academic_programs/programs/hdf s.html Contact: Joan McGeary, M.S., CCLS, Adjunct Instructor, Human Development and Family Science Email: [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes (Summer Sessions Only) Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA Website: www.pitt.edu Contact: Amanda Hirsch, Ph.D., Coordinator - MS program in Applied Developmental Psychology Email: [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Back to Top South Carolina College of Charleston Charleston, SC Website: childlife.cofc.edu Contact: Susan J. Simonian, Ph.D., ABPP Phone: (843) 953-8271 Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: No Columbia College Columbia, SC Website: www.columbiasc.edu Contact: Bethany L. Fisackerly, M.S., CCLS Email: [email protected] Phone: (808) 786-3024 Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Back to Top Tennessee Lipscomb University Nashville, TN Website: www.lipscomb.edu Contact: Katherine Bennett, ME.d., CCLS, Adjunct Instructor Email: [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN Website: www.TNtech.edu Contact: Cara Sisk, M.A., CCLS, Child Life Program Director & Instructor Email: [email protected] Phone: (931) 372-6017 Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN Website: www.utc.edu Contact: Maggie Akridge, M.S., CCLS, Adjunct Professor Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Back to Top Texas San Jacinto Community College Houston, TX (North Campus) Website: www.sanjac.edu Contact: Lindsay Hoogner- O’Sullivan Email: [email protected] 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 Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX Website: www.tarleton.edu/humansciences/ Contact: Kimberlee Spencer, Ph.D. Email: [email protected] Phone: (512) 245-9196 Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Texas State University San Marcos, TX Website: www.txstate.edu Contact: Elizabeth Morgan Russell, Ph.D. Email: [email protected] Phone: (512) 245-9196 Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: No Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX Website: www.depts.ttu.edu/hs/ Contact: Gwendolyn Gerber, M.S., CCLS Email: [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Texas Woman's University Denton, TX Website: www.twu.edu Contact: Elizabeth McCarroll, Child Life Advisor Email: [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: Online section coming soon Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes University of Houston Houston, TX Website: www.coe.uh.edu Contact: Zoe McCoy, ME.d., CCLS, CIMI Email: [email protected] Phone: (713) 743-9830 Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes, with consent from the instructor University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX Website: www.utexas.edu Contact: Farya Phillips, Ph.D., CCLS Email: [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: No Back to Top Utah Brigham Young University Provo, Utah Website: https://familylife.byu.edu/Pages/Home.aspx Contact: Debbie Hema, M.S., CCLS, instructor Email: [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Website: www.fcs.utah.edu/undergrad/clp.html Contact: Jenny Stout, Undergraduate Advisor or Laura Gaynard, CCLS, Associate Professor Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Back to Top Virginia George Mason University Fairfax, VA Website: www.gmu.edu Contact: Bethany Letiecq, HDFS program coordinator Email: [email protected] Phone: (703) 993-5076 Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Liberty University Lynchburg, VA Website: www.liberty.edu Contact: Kevin Conner Email: [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Back to Top Washington Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA Website: https://www/cwu/edu/family-consumer/child-life Contact: Amy Claridge, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Child Life Director Email: [email protected] Phone: (509) 963-2758 Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Eastern Washington University Cheyney, WA Website: www.ewu.edu/csbssw/programs/childrens-studies.xml Contact: Deanna Trella, Ph.D. Email: [email protected] Phone: (509) 350-4828 Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Back to Top Wisconsin Concordia University Mequom, WI Website: http://cuw.edu Contact: Emily Kittell, M.S., CCLS, Adjunct Professor Email: [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Edgewood College Madison, WI Website: www.edgewood.edu Contact: Katie Glass, ME.d., CCLS, Child Life Professor Email: [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes Class available to non-matriculating students: No University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI Website: www.uwec.edu Contact: Jessica Wasko, M.S.-Ed., CCLS, Child Life Instructor Email: [email protected] Phone: (515) 890-7194 Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes University of Wisconsin, La Crosse La Crosse, WI Website: http://www.uwlax.edu/sah/rmtr/ug_tr/html/specialty.htm Contact: Rachael Kaiser, M.S., CCLS, Adjunct Instructor Email: [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes University of Wisconsin, Superior Superior, WI Website: www.uwsuper.edu Contact: Jim Geidner, Ph.D. Email: [email protected] Phone: (715) 395-4690 Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Back to Top Canada Ontario McMaster University Hamilton, ON Website: http://www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/childlife/ Contact: Sarah Patterson, Curriculum Coordinator Email: [email protected] Phone: ??? Distance Learning Opportunities: No Class available to non-matriculating students: No Back to Top Online Only American Public University Website: http://catalog.apus.edu/2013/undergraduate/academicprograms/descriptions/descriptions.htm?CID=51 Contact: Kathleen Mangeri Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Phone: (877) 777-9081 (to register for this class, please call this number and press option #3) Distance Learning Opportunities: Yes Class available to non-matriculating students: Yes Back to Top
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