Child Welfare Certificate

The Child Welfare Certificate consists of 15 credit hours and is designed to prepare students to be an effective child advocate and enhance the lives of children. The Child Welfare Certificate is available to all undergraduate students and as a post-baccalaureate certificate. This certificate complements majors including those interested in education, healthcare, social work, human development and family science, integrative human sciences, psychology, criminology, and many more.

Program Requirements

Required Courses (6 credit hours)

HDFS 110 - Introduction to Human Development (3)
SOCWK 370 - Child Welfare (3)

Elective Options (9 credit hours)

ADC 350 - Addiction, Family, and Community (3)
CNRES 529 - Understanding Trauma and Traumatic Stress (3)
CNRES 533 - Prevention & Intervention of Violence (3)
CRIM 460 - Youth and Crime (3)
CRIM 470 - Family Violence and the Criminal Justice System (3)
ECED 310 - Early Childhood (3)
HDFS 250 - Interpersonal and Family Relationships (3)
HDFS 301 - Interpersonal Skills for Helping Professionals (3)
HDFS 305 - Family Violence Across the Life Course (3)
HDFS 506 - Adolescent and Emerging Adult Development (3)
PSYCH 280 - Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence (3)
SOCWK 315 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment (3)
SOCWK 350 - Social Work with Victims and Offenders (3)