Student Information

We warmly welcome students from all disciplines to the MSU Child Development Laboratories! We are a teacher training institution, which means students are an essential part of our model here at the CDL.

For Undergraduates:

Several core courses included in the Child Development and ZS endorsement programs take place here at the CDLs.

HDFS 221
HDFS 320L - Interactions with Children (Lab)
HDFS 321L - Curriculum for Children (Lab)
HDFS 322L - Infant Development and Program Planning (Lab)
HDFS 421
HDFS 424 - Student Teaching in an Early Childhood Program
HDFS 449

For Graduate Students:

Several core courses included in the Child Development Professional Master’s program (Plan B) take place here at the CDLs.

HDFS 818 - Advanced Curricular Adaptations in Diverse Early Childhood Environments
HDFS 819 - Advanced Curricular Adaptations in Diverse Early Childhood Environments
HDFS 894 - Laboratory and Field Experience (early childhood setting, summer)

Required Paperwork

Child Development Required Laboratory Paperwork for HDFS Students

Paperwork required to be turned in prior to your first lab session in a MSU Child Development Laboratory classroom.

Courtney Coscarelli
Academic and Enrollment Coordinator
passmor9@msu.edu

For MSU Lab Students (ex. HDFS 320, HDFS 321, HDFS 322, HDFS 424, HDFS 449)

Staff/Student Information form
Signed NAEYC Code of Ethics form
Confidentiality Statement form
Signed Good Moral Standards form
Mandated Reporter self-certification form
Spartan Youth Programs Volunteer Rules
State of Michigan Consent and Disclosure Form
Unofficial University Transcript (including current semester courses)
Proof of negative tuberculosis test (done within 1 year prior to volunteering)

All completed forms should be returned to the Child Development Labs Academic & Enrollment Coordinator no less than two weeks prior to the semester starting.

If you have previously completed the above paperwork for a CDL course, you will have your paperwork confirmed by the Academic & Enrollment Coordinator and they will let you know if anything is missing or needs to be updated.

Once you have completed forms 1-7 and downloaded your Transcript from the SIS portal, you must schedule a meeting via zoom with the CDL Academic & Enrollment Coordinator to schedule your background check and fingerprinting. You must have your Social Security Number available at this meeting.

Your TB test must be completed no later than the end of the first week of the semester.

Additional Documentation for HDFS 322 Students only:

Complete the State of Michigan Safe Sleep and SIDS training on MiRegistry
Complete the Early Head Start Paperwork for background check
Complete the release for Ingham ISD
Provide a copy of your ID/License
Complete an updated TB test if yours is more than 1 year old (from the first day of the semester)

All completed forms should be returned to the Child Development Labs Academic & Enrollment Coordinator no less than two weeks prior to the semester starting. This will allow us time to finalize your community placement.

Additional Training for HDFS 424 students only:

1. MiRegistry Health & Safety Modules A, B, & C

All completed forms should be returned to the Child Development Labs Academic & Enrollment Coordinator no less than the end of the first week of the semester.

Students in the CDL