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.
Discover career opportunities in your area that match your interests.
See the diverse mix of careers held by graduates who all completed the same degree program.
Sherry Amberson ’10
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES & EMPLOYEE HEALTH SERVICES
Ochsner Health System
New Orleans, La.
Salvador Araiza ’08
MANAGER ENTERPRISE GOVERNANCE
Accretive Solutions
Mountain View, Calif.
Douglas Biere ’07
PRODUCT MANAGER
Continental Western Group
Des Moines, Iowa
Kenneth Christine ’10
FOUNDER/CONSULTANT
ThisIsItShops.com LLC/SOHO Consulting
Royal Oak, Mich.
Malica E. Dunnock ’07
SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
SafeNet, Inc.
Belcamp, Md.
Donald Emmons ’09
STAFF WRITER
Toledo Blade
Toledo, Ohio
Alicia Fereday ’07
DIRECTOR, ANNUAL FUND
Cornell Law School
Ithaca, N.Y.
Damarys Geronimo ’07
HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST
SGS
Fairfield, N.J.
Edith Díaz Hernández ’10
FACULTY MEMBER
Universidad del Valle de México-Campus Lomas Verdes and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México FES-Acatlán
Estado de México, México
Elvis Hunter ’08
IT SPECIALIST
School District of Palm Beach County
West Palm Beach, Fla.
Harry Imbeau ’10
DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
Emporia State University
Emporia, Kan.
Brent Lessing ’08
GENERAL MANAGER OF SOUTHWEST REGION FLEET OPERATIONS
Hertz Global Holdings
Denver, Colo.
Terri Eileen Liggins ’09
GHOSTWRITER
The Literary Front
San Diego, Calif.
Jennille Love ’09
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ASSISTANT
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
Eric Magbaleta ’08
H.R. BUSINESS PARTNER
Evergreen Hospital Medical Center
Kirkland, Wash.
Antonia Natale ’10
OWNER
Abacus Daily Money Management
Mead, Colo.
Roxie Nunnally ’10
OWNER
Dollar Station, Inc.
Memphis, Tenn.
Gen Owens ’09
PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER & SYSTEMS ANALYST
Baylor Health Care System
Dallas, Texas
Charles Richardson ’10
SENIOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER
Raytheon
El Segundo, Calif.
Luc Riel ’09
SERVER PRODUCT LEAD TEST EQUIPMENT ENGINEER
IBM
Essex Junction, Vt.
Meagan Snyder ’08
DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL MARKETING
Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.
Baltimore, Md.
Nichole Swaningson ’07
SPECIALTY SALES REPRESENTATIVE
Abbott Nutrition
Tampa, Fla.
Laura Wilson ’09
HUMAN RESOURCES & SAFETY MANAGER
E.T. Simonds Construction Co.
Carbondale, Ill.
Ivy Zwicker ’07
DIRECTOR
Autism Treatment Center
San Antonio, Texas
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