Bachelor of Arts in Children's Studies

Children's Studies Major, Bachelor of Arts (BA)

The Children’s Studies Bachelor of Arts provides a comprehensive foundation for the study of children and childhood. Program options allow students to focus their studies in areas of child life and health, or social services and community programs for children.

Note:

• enrollment in CDST 302 requires proof of a successfully completed background check;

• two years of a single high school world language or one year of a single college-level world language is required.

Plan of Study – Child Life Option

The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.

Courses may be offered in different terms and not all courses are offered every term, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. There may be some courses that have required prerequisites not listed in the plan, review the course descriptions for information. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.

This major requires the completion of the World Language requirement. Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree must complete two years of a single language in high school or one year of a single language in college.

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University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate.  Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

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Option A: Child Life and Health Elective–choose one course from the approved list.