Child Life Major (CHLF), BS

Requirements

Liberal Arts: 38 Hours

All majors at Harding are required to complete 53 hours of Liberal Arts studies. The following Liberal Arts requirements are met within the content of the major:

• BIOL 1200 , MATH 1200 , FCS 2050 , PSY 2010 , and SOC 2030  are required and counted in the hours required for the major.

Major: 73 Hours

FCS Program Core: 6 Hours

• FCS 1000 - Family and Consumer Sciences as a Profession Credit Hours: 2
• FCS 2050 - Families in Global Society Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 4000 - Professional Image Development Credit Hours: 1

Child Life (67 Hours):

• BIOL 1200 - Human Structure and Function Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 2070 - Child Growth and Development Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 2510 - Family Relationships Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 2671-2673 - Field Experience Credit Hours: 1-3

• (Must be taken for 3 credit hours to meet program requirements.)

• FCS 3150 - Adolescent Health Care Transitions Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 3220 / 3220L - Guidance in Early Childhood Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 3300 - Medical Terminology Credit Hours: 1
• FCS 3490 - Pediatric Nutrition, Health, and Safety Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 3520 - Infant/Toddler Educare Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 3730 - Child Life Theory and Practice Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 3740 - Child Life Clinical Experience Credit Hours: 2
• FCS 3780 - Therapeutic Perspectives of Play Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 3910 - Consumer Education Credit Hours: 3

• or FCS 3400 Family Financial Management Credit Hours: 3  

• FCS 4020 - Ethics in Child and Family Services Credit Hours: 2
• FCS 4250 - Administration, Leadership, and Management in Child and Family Services Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 4260 - Human Sexuality Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 4300 - Parenting Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 4650 - Research in Family and Consumer Sciences Credit Hours: 2
• MATH 1200 - Elementary Statistics Credit Hours: 3
• PSY 2010 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3
• SOC 2030 - General Sociology Credit Hours: 3
• SWK 3950 - Child Abuse and Neglect Credit Hours: 3
• SWK 4020 - Death, Loss, and Grief Credit Hours: 3
• SWK 4100 - Human Diversity Credit Hours: 3

Remaining Bible/Electives: 17 Hours

See Bible Class Enrollment policy here.  

Total Hours: 128