The Child Life prepares students to work with or for the benefit of children with specific medical needs and their families. Completion of this concentration meets the minimum course requirements for national certification as a Child Life Specialist through the Child Life Council (CLC). In order to achieve certification, students will have to complete preinternship practicum hours, an approved internship under a Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) in a hospital'setting and successfully pass the Child Life Professional Certification Examination after graduation. Practicum and internship placements are highly competitive and students must take initiative to be successful. More information on the Child Life profession and certification can be found on the Child Life Council's website at www.childlife.org. Students who are interested in working with medical fragile or special needs children in nonhospital settings and who do not want to earn certification as a Child Life Specialist also can complete the Child Life concentration to pursue careers with organizations such as MakeaWish Foundation, United Cerebral Palsy, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, programs for children with Autism, camps for chronically ill youth and their families, or foundations that support medical care for children.