This program's courses work is designed to prepare you for CCLS certification.

An Application for our Child LIfe Professional Certificate is no longer required to enroll in any Child Life courses. Once you complete at least 5 courses - 20 total units, if you would like to receive a Child Life Professional Certificate of completion, send a request to help@professional.ucsb.edu and we will send it to you.

NOTE* The Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) credential is the exclusive certification offered by the Association of Child Life Professionals.

UCSB Extension/Division of Professional and Continuing Education offers courses that have been reviewed, earned pre-approval and are listed on the Association of Child Life Professionals Programs Offering Pre-Approved Courses or Academic Programs Offering Child Life Course
Our courses are a stepping stone to help you reach the next step towards becoming a Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS)

To determine which courses you need to complete to complement those from your Bachelor's degree to satisfied the requirements for the Exam, please complete the eligibility assessment offered through the Association of Child Life Professionals.

Important Updates and Resources:  ACLP shares the general public's concern about the COVID-19 pandemic

Online Courses Offerings

2020-21 CERTIFICATE PROGRAM COURSE SCHEDULE
Required PaCE Courses	Units	F	W	S	Su
ED X370.2- Child Life: Introduction to Theory and Practice	4
ED X370.3- Therapeutic Role of Play in Pediatric Care	4
ED X370.4- Death, Dying, & Grief in Pediatric Care	4
ED X370.5- Assessment, Preparation and Medical Terminology	4
ED X370.10- Child Development: Birth to 18	4
ED X370.11- Pediatric Palliative Care & Hospice	4
ED X370.12- Family Systems	4
ED X370.13- Children with Special Needs	4
ED X370.14- Research Methodologies in Child Life	4
ED X370.15- Child Life & Trauma	4
ED X370.18- Child Life in Non-Traditional Settings: Beyond the Hospital	4
ED X370.19- Early Child Development: Birth to 8	4
ED X370.20- Health Care Ethics	4
ED X370.21-Adolescent Development (ages 10 - 19)	4
Online        UCSB          /  Blended         Downtown Santa Barbara
All courses are 4 units and offered in an interactive online asynchronous format. Students are required to complete weekly assignments through GauchoSpace, UCSB's Moodle course management system. Students are not required to be in front of the computer or online at any particular time in classes from this course schedule.  NOTE: After enrollment but no sooner than 2 weeks before the beginning of the quarter, you will receive an email with instructions on how to access your online course. You don’t need to take any action until you receive that email.

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