Child Psychology
Fee: $1198 (includes $350 down payment)
Non-Refundable $50 Application Fee
Learning Management System (LMS w/E-book is $149)
($699 Scholarship Approved Programs)
If you’re currently working with children in education or the social or health services industries, or you’d like to refine your knowledge of childhood development for personal use, our online Child Psychology Certificate Program can help enhance your skills. Through flexible online courses, you’ll cover the principles of psychology and gain a more specific understanding of the psychological makeup of children and adolescents.
- Our Child Psychology Certificate is geared toward those who currently work in a related field and want to enhance their skills, students who want to supplement their current psychology coursework, or those looking to build the skills to better understand the children they may live or work with.
- Child psychology courses cover foundational knowledge in the stages of growth and development for children 12 years old and younger, including patterns of growth and the impact of biology and behavior.
- Graduates can choose to further their education and may transfer program assignments to an Early Childhood Education associate degree.
- Our online programs are flexible enough for you to finish them at a pace that works for you, based on how much time you can dedicate to your coursework each week.
In our online child psychology course curriculum, you’ll learn the foundational concepts of psychology including the impact behavior and environment can have on growth and development. Your child psychology courses include:
- Child Development
- Essentials of Psychology
- Child Psychology
- Abnormal Child Psychology
This course is online only. All class work is done via our LMS online platform. Students can do an externship in their field of study near them.
Now Enrolling:
2025 Class Online Schedule
- October 13th – January 18th (out the week of 11/24-/11/30 for Thanksgiving)
- November 10th, 2025 – January 25th, 2026
- December 8th – March 15th (out the week of 12/22-01/04 for Christmas and New Years)
2026 Class Online Schedule
- January 19th – March 15th
- February 16th – April 19th
- March 16th – May 17th
- April 13th – June 7th
- May 11th – July 5th
- June 8th – August 2nd
- July 6th – August 30th
- August 3rd – September 27th
- August 31st – October 25th
- September 28th – November 22nd
- October 19th – December 20th
- November 30th, 2026 – February 7th, 2027
Course Schedule
***This is an 8-week course. It is only offered online***
Online course sessions: Each week you will have new course material that will start on a Monday at 12:00 a.m. EST. That course material will be due on the following Sunday at 11:59 p.m. EST
2026 – 2027 School Closure Dates
- December 22, 2025 – January 4, 2026: Closed in observance of Christmas & New Year’s Holiday
- January 19, 2026: Closed in observance of Martin Luthur King Birthday
- February 16, 2026: Closed in observance of President’s Day
- March 23, 2026 – March 29, 2026: Closed for Spring Break
- May 25, 2026: Closed in observance of Memorial Day
- June 19, 2026: Closed in observance of Juneteenth
- September 7, 2026: Closed in observance of Labor Day
- October 12, 2026: Closed in observance of Columbus Day
- November 11, 2026: Closed in observance of Veteran’s Day
- November 23, 2026 – November 29, 2026: Closed in observance of Thanksgiving Holiday
- December 21, 2026 – January 3, 2027: Closed in observance of Christmas & New Year’s Holiday
