{"id":68004,"date":"2023-06-09T21:26:27","date_gmt":"2023-06-10T01:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/?post_type=bu-program-page&#038;p=68004"},"modified":"2023-08-15T09:34:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T13:34:58","slug":"child-youth-policy-graduate-certificate","status":"publish","type":"bu-program-page","link":"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/degree-program\/educational-leadership-policy-studies\/child-youth-policy-graduate-certificate\/","title":{"rendered":"Child &#038; Youth Policy Graduate Certificate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The graduate certificate in Child &amp; Youth Policy at Boston University Wheelock College of Education &amp; Human Development is for early childhood professionals who want to strengthen their knowledge of child, youth, and family policy to work on behalf of children (ages 0\u201312) and adolescents (ages 13\u201320) being served in education, health, or juvenile justice settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a student in the Child &amp; Youth Policy graduate certificate program, you&#8217;ll study issues across education policy, child policy, juvenile justice, and policy making. You&#8217;ll gain the knowledge you need to understand research about child and youth development; learn how research can be used to inform policy; and how to effectively network and communicate with policy makers to make change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-dark-color has-text-color has-text-align-center\">Dates &amp; Deadlines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column date-deadline\">\n<h6>Spring &amp; Fall 2024 <\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h4>Aug 15, 2023<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Application Open<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column date-deadline\">\n<h6>Spring 2024 Semester<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h4>Dec 15, 2023<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Application Deadline<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column date-deadline\">\n<h6>Fall 2024 Semester<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h4>Jan 15, 2024<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Deadline to Receive Priority Scholarship Consideration<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column date-deadline\">\n<h6>Fall 2024 Semester<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h4>Aug 1, 2024<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Application Closes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-background-color has-background person-spotlight\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h2 class=\"has-tertiary-color has-text-color has-text-align-center\">Featured Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-22711 profile type-profile status-publish hentry research-interest-childhood-education research-interest-educational-leadership research-interest-educational-leadership-policy-studies research-interest-language-literacy-education sed-affiliation-faculty department-educational-leadership-policy-studies department-teaching-learning program-early-childhood program-educational-leadership-policy-studies\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/id-kayla.cms-devl.bu.edu\/wheelock\/profile\/stephanie-curenton\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/wheelock\/files\/2016\/08\/Curenton-Cropped.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Stephanie Curenton\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Stephanie Curenton<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Director, Center on the Ecology of Early Development (CEED)<br \/>\r\nProfessor<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-background-color has-background career-outcomes\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color\">Career Outcomes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students who complete Boston University&#8217;s graduate certificate in Child &amp; Youth Policy are able to synthesize research and policy to impact outcomes for children and adolescents. 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