While child life internships are available at Eastern North Carolina Children's Hospital in Greenville, NC, spaces are limited and awarded on a competitive basis. There is no guarantee that an internship space will be available at this facility. A list of hospitals offering child life internships is available from the Child Life Coordinator. A few hospitals require students to pay an application fee and an internship fee. The student is responsible for obtaining housing at the internship site.
Most hospitals provide information about housing possibilities.
An affiliation agreement must be worked out between ECU and the host hospital before a student can be accepted as an intern. Agreements with other hospitals may be negotiated as needs arise. The student enrolls in CDFR 4415 for a total of 9 semester credit hours. Internship work hours. Some internships extend over a 15 week period and total 600 hours.