B.S. in Psychology – Child Life Specialist

Counsel Children and Families through Crises with a Child Life Specialist Degree

Do you have a heart to help children and families through traumatic life experiences? Our Bachelor of Science in Psychology – Child Life Specialist degree can provide the training you need to pursue this calling on your life. Children, their families, and the healthcare industry are desperate for people like you who are compassionate, well trained, and willing to help. Our child life specialist degree can help you make a difference in the lives of children and their families through whatever crisis they may be facing.

Our faculty of experienced behavioral sciences professionals have experience working in counseling, psychology, and human services as well as related master’s and doctoral level degrees in related fields. Through this program, you will also complete an internship as part of the child life specialist program. By completing an internship, you’ll receive real-life, hands-on experience in your field, making you career-ready upon graduation. With this training and experience, you will be well prepared for a career in the behavioral sciences field.

Pursue Your Degree with Confidence

• Completion of our child life specialist degree provides the knowledge and experience you need to sit for your national certification exam to become a Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS).
• Christ-centered courses can give you an edge in research and counseling techniques.
• Receive faculty-student mentoring in research projects with the potential to publish your research as an undergraduate student.
• Recently purchased operant boxes allow you to engage in animal research with faculty.
• Multiple psychology events and internship opportunities are available to give you practical, hands-on training experience.
• Academic trips are available to places like Ecuador, New York, and Poland.
• Our psychology club—Club Psych—provides a way for you to interact with professors and peers in the field.

What Will You Learn?

• How the presence of other people affects an individual’s behavior and how those individuals form opinions and attitudes about others
• Study interpersonal attraction, the accuracy of eyewitness testimony, the impact of television on aggression, non-verbal communication, group decision making, and the impact of advertising on beliefs and behavior
• Learn about the major historical and contemporary theories of the origin and development of personality, emphasizing the role of the dynamics of personality
• Study human learning, including examination of conditioning, modeling, cognitive development, and high level thought processes
• Learn about the relationship between Christian theology and the science of psychology