儿童和青年研究计划是一项非认证计划，为学生提供了在幼儿期和初中阶段发展和教育儿童的坚实基础。该课程的学生选择一个专业领域，并在准备与社区环境中的幼儿，青年和/或家庭小组合作时学习制定和实施编程。计划通过MEd计划在幼儿教育或中期儿童教育中寻求教师执照的本科生应首先完成儿童和青年学习学位，然后申请教育硕士（MEd）计划。研究生级别的所有入学都是选择性的。学生应与他们的学术顾问以及教与学学院的研究生咨询办公室密切合作，以最好地为MEd的录取流程做准备。
The child and youth studies program is a non-licensure program that provides students a solid foundation in the development and education of children at the early and middle childhood age. Students in the program choose an area of specialization and learn to develop and implement programming as they prepare to work with groups of young children, youth and/or families in community settings. Undergraduate students who plan to seek teacher licensure in early childhood education or middle childhood education via the MEd program should first complete the child and youth studies degree then apply to the Master of Education (MEd) program. All admissions at the graduate level are selective. Students should work closely with their academic advisor, as well as the graduate advising office in the School of Teaching and Learning to best prepare for the admissions process for the MEd.