Child Advocacy Studies Minor
The program is not accepting applications for the Minor in Child Advocacy Studies (CAST) at this time.
To earn the Minor in Child Advocacy Studies, students must complete a minimum of 15 credit hours.
The CAST (Child Advocacy Studies) minor was created as a collaborative approach to training and educating front-line professionals and the next generation of child welfare practitioners.
The core University of Illinois Springfield CAST courses are certified by the ZERO Abuse Project.
University of Illinois Springfield Cast students are eligible for a certificate as proof of their knowledge, skills and abilities in child maltreatment prevention and intervention.
Upon completing the 15-hour minor, students can receive credit for the minor at University of Illinois Springfield and the certificate awarded externally.
Students may complete the CAST minor on-campus or entirely online.
Requirements
| Required Courses | ||
| PAD 481 | Perspectives on Child Maltreatment and Advocacy | 3 |
| PAD 482 | Global Child Advocacy Studies | 3 |
| or PAD 484 | Childhood Trauma: Risk and Resiliency | |
| PAD 483 | The System's Response to Child Maltreatment | 3 |
| PAD 486 | Child Advocacy Studies Capstone | 3 |
| Choose one of the following | 3 | |
| Student can take either IPL 300 or IPL 301 or any PAD 300/400 elective | ||
| ECCE: Internship Applied Learning | ||
| ECCE: Project Applied Learning | ||
| Total Hours | 15 | |