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

An Application for our Child Life Professional Certificate is no longer required to enroll in any individual Child Life courses. 

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

UCSB Extension/PaCE offers courses to meet the 10 college-level requirements. All our courses 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

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

All classes are taught by Child Life Specialists.

Completion of the UCSB PaCE Chid Life certificate program does not result in Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) certification. Individuals seeking certification must take and pass an examination with the Association of Child Life Professionals. While courses in this certificate program may count toward the educational requirements for becoming eligible to take the examination, completion of this certificate program will not, in itself, result in CCLS certification. For more information about certification, visit the Association of Child Life Professionals.

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Online Courses Offerings

2020-21  PROGRAM QUARTERLY SCHEDULE
Required PaCE Courses	Units	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
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: One business day after enrollment but no sooner than 2 weeks before the beginning of the course, you will receive an email with detailed instructions on how to access your online course. You don’t need to take any action until you receive that email. Please note that you will not be able to access your online course until all the steps highlighted in that email are complete.   Your UCSBnetID will be used as the login for GauchoSpace (GS) and the off-campus login for the UCSB Library (to access online journals for your assignments).

3 Easy Steps to Request Certificate

1Log into your PaCE Student Account to verify that you have completed all Certificate requirements

2 Click here to request your certificate release

3 Check your email for a Certificate notification from Parchment.com, our official credential provider.