View our EdD Early Childhood specialization completion requirements
Minimum degree requirements:
60 quarter credits
- Core courses (50 cr.)
- Capstone (10 cr.)
Minimum degree requirements:
60 quarter credits
Courses
In the EdD Early Childhood Education specialization, you’ll build skills and progress toward your final capstone project in every course.
Disclaimers: Walden students have up to 8 years to complete their doctoral program unless they petition for an extension.
In general, students are continuously registered in the dissertation/doctoral study course until they complete their capstone project and it is approved. This usually takes longer than the minimum required terms in the dissertation/doctoral study course shell.
To complete a doctoral dissertation, students must obtain the academic approval of several independent evaluators including their committee, the University Research Reviewer, and the Institutional Review Board; pass the Form and Style Review; gain approval at the oral defense stage; and gain final approval by the Chief Academic Officer. Students must also publish their dissertation on ProQuest before their degree is conferred. Learn more about the dissertation process in the Dissertation Guidebook.
For a personalized estimate of the number of your transfer credits that Walden would accept, call an Enrollment Specialist at 844-937-8785.
Courses
PhD completion program courses help you return to doctoral work, match with an advisor, and stay on track to finishing your dissertation.
Disclaimers: Walden students have up to 8 years to complete their doctoral program unless they petition for an extension.
In general, students are continuously registered in the dissertation/doctoral study course until they complete their capstone project and it is approved. This usually takes longer than the minimum required terms in the dissertation/doctoral study course shell.
To complete a doctoral dissertation, students must obtain the academic approval of several independent evaluators including their committee, the University Research Reviewer, and the Institutional Review Board; pass the Form and Style Review; gain approval at the oral defense stage; and gain final approval by the Chief Academic Officer. Students must also publish their dissertation on ProQuest before their degree is conferred. Learn more about the dissertation process in the Dissertation Guidebook.
For a personalized estimate of the number of your transfer credits that Walden would accept, call an Enrollment Specialist at 844-937-8785.
Courses
Develop the skills and confidence you need to tackle complex managerial challenges, contribute new knowledge, or teach at the graduate level.
Courses
Develop the skills and confidence needed for complex managerial challenges and research with Walden’s ACBSP-accredited PhD program.
Discover career opportunities in your area that match your interests.
The College of Management and Human Potential is committed to the continual assessment and improvement of its programs in an effort to provide a quality education that meets professional standards and the expectations of our students.
The student achievement link below provides information about the College of Management and Human Potential student population from programmatically accredited programs.
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)
Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME)
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) SHRM BoCK-Alignment
CMHP earned “Advancement Level” recognition from the Performance Excellence Network (PEN), representing Iowa, Wisconsin, the Dakotas, and Walden’s home state of Minnesota. The award is based on the Baldrige Excellence Framework and is the culmination of a rigorous evaluation of an organization’s management and performance system.
CMHP also earned ACBSP’s first-ever Silver Achievement award, a post-accreditation distinction to recognize institutions that operate above and beyond what is required by the basic requirements of standard accreditation.
For the full list of Walden accreditors, please see the accreditation page at https://www.waldenu.edu/about/accreditation and all the CMHP programs at https://academics.waldenu.edu/catalog/managementhuman-potential.
Student Demographics, Program-Specific Headcount, and Graduates
Please note that in 2022, the name of Walden University’s College of Management and Technology was changed to the College of Management and Human Potential.
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