(32 credit hours; 34 credit hours if adding a Child Life Practicum): 1. The Child Life Track includes a minimum of 32 semester hours, half or more of which must be in courses at the 6000-level or ...

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

A medical diagnosis or hospital stay can be tough when you’re a child, and it can be hard on family members as well. Fortunately, many hospitals, especially children’s hospitals, have certified child ...

The 120-hour pre-internship practicum combines virtual coursework (June 15–August 7, 2026) with a two-week in-person clinical rotation in San Juan, Puerto Rico, offering students the opportunity to ...

Certified child life specialists help children and families cope with the hospital experience through play therapy, art therapy, and explaining medical procedures. The program at Akron Children's ...

Whether in emergency care, pediatrics, outpatient surgery or the neonatal intensive care unit, Mollie Henderson, an alumna of Purdue University’s College of Health and Human Sciences, is bringing ...