- Parent educator
- Work as a parent educator
- Administer children’s programs
- Work in public and private agencies focused on children and families
- Become a Child Life Specialist
- Work in the early childhood intervention field
- Teach at the college and university level
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Other roles requiring similar knowledge and skills
What our current and former students say about this program:
Undergraduate Degree Plans
Admissions Process & Undergraduate Prerequisites
- B.S. Child Development [PDF]
- B.S. Child Development Sequence Sheet [PDF]
- B.S. Child Development: Child Life Emphasis [PDF]
- B.S. Child Development: Child Life Emphasis Sequence Sheet [PDF]
- B.S. to Occupational Therapy Master's [PDF]
- B.S. to Occupational Therapy Master’s Sequence Sheet [PDF]
- B.S. to Doctor of Physical Therapy [PDF]
- B.S. to Doctor of Physical Therapy Sequence Sheet [PDF]
- B.S. Interdisciplinary Studies EC-6 Generalist (visit the Teacher Education department site for more info.)
Graduate Degree Plans
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Deadline to apply for Fall admission is March 1st. |
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Deadline to apply for Spring admission is October 1st. |
Graduate Admissions Requirements
- M.S., Child Development [PDF]
(minimum GPA 3.00 for most current 60 hours of work) - M.Ed., Early Childhood Education [PDF]
(minimum GPA 3.00 for most current 60 hours of work) - Ph.D. in Early Child Development and Education [PDF]
(minimum GPA 3.50 for completed master’s and/or post-master’s work)
CFLE Application
The Child Development / Early Childhood Education curriculum has been approved by the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) as meeting the Standards and Criteria required for the Professional Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) designation. Relevant course work for each of the 10 family life substance areas needed for Provisional CFLE designation must be taken and graduates qualify to complete the abbreviated CFLE application process.
Deadline to apply via the abbreviated process is two years after your date of graduation. When applying include the application, course checklist and a transcript.
CFLE Application
CFLE Graduate Course Checklist
CFLE Undergraduate Course Checklist
Note: The B.S. in Child Development: Child Life, B.S. in Child Development: Occupational Therapy and B.S. in Child Development: Physical Therapy do not offer courses leading to a Provisional Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) designation.
Graduate Program Information
Tools for the Portfolio:
Portfolio Guidelines [PDF]
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Standards
Portfolio Sample Works
Sample 1: Poverty Paper [Word]
Sample 2: Evaluation of Parent Program [Word]
Sample 3: Theory and Infants [Word]
Sample 4: Cochlear Implant Survey and Data Report [Word]
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