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.
See the diverse mix of careers held by graduates who all completed the same degree program.
Dr. James B. Arnold ’11
PSYCHOLOGY ASSOCIATE
Baltimore City Counseling Center
Baltimore, Md.
Dr. Molly Barrow ’98
OWNER and PSYCHOTHERAPIST and RADIO HOST
Private Practice and Progressive Radio Network
Naples, Fla., and New York, N.Y.
Dr. Mekonnen H. Birru ’11
CLINICAL DIRECTOR and AUTHOR
Health Corporation of America and Deep in True Self: Where You Find Purpose and Joy in Life
Houston, Texas
Dr. Alice Briggs ’03
PRESCHOOL INTERVENTION AND REFERRAL SPECIALIST and ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
Jersey City Board of Education and College of New Rochelle
Jersey City, N.J., and New Rochelle, N.Y.
Dr. Holli Byerly ’11
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH
Dolphins Plus
Key Largo, Fla.
Dr. Nancy Carritte ’00
EXECUTIVE COACH and KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. N. “Red” Carritte
Redlands, Calif.
Dr. Rhoma H. Creary ’11
BEREAVEMENT COUNSELOR
Roze Room Hospice
Los Angeles, Calif.
Dr. Mario J. Frabizzio Jr. ’99
OWNER and LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST
Private Practice
Wilmington, Del.
Dr. Laura Gilbert Gerber ’11
AFFILIATE THERAPIST and STUDY COORDINATOR
Urban Balance and Daniel Haycraft, M.D.
Chicago, Highland Park, and Skokie, Ill.
Dr. Michael Philip Hand ’03
OWNER and CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
Private Practice
El Paso, Texas
Dr. Charmaine B. Harrington ’01
CHIEF OF PREVENTION AND TRAINING
U.S. Army Center for Substance Abuse Programs
Fort Knox, Ky.
Dr. Darcel Harris ’10
READING SPECIALIST and ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
Carroll County Public Schools and Argosy University
Westminster, Md.
Dr. Carol Hinman ’02
OWNER and COUNSELOR
Private Practice
Marion, Iowa
Dr. Denise Horton ’07
ALCOHOL AND DRUG CONTROL OFFICER and EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROFESSIONAL
U.S. Army
Fort Dix, N.J.
Dr. Meg E. Infiorati ’10
EDUCATOR and CONSULTANT
Private Practice
Kathmandu, Nepal
Dr. Shari L. Jorissen ’08
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ASSESSMENT
Office of Institutional Research and Assessment, Walden University
Minneapolis, Minn.
Dr. Michael P. Keller ’09
OWNER and LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST and EMERGENCY ROOM CLINICIAN
Psychological Service Associates and University of Minnesota Medical Center–Fairview
Cambridge and St. Paul, Minn., and Minneapolis, Minn.
Dr. Jeffrey A. McCarthy ’11
OWNER and CLINICAL COUNSELOR
Family Youth Integrated Counseling Inc.
Ellsworth, Maine
Dr. Janet Karen Puls ’11
SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES DIVISION CHAIR
Missouri Baptist University
St. Louis, Mo.
Dr. Sharon Denise Rochester-Olang ’11
SUPERVISOR OF PSYCHOLOGISTS
New York City Department of Education
Bronx, N.Y.
Dr. Vonetta Shannon-Kalieta ’11
MENTAL SKILLS TRAINER
Mind SWEAT
Ocean, N.J.
Dr. Robbin G. Todhunter ’09
VICE PRESIDENT
Mesa Consulting Group Inc.
Bristol, Conn.
Dr. Glenn B. Soberman ’98
OWNER and CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
Center for Holistic Healing
New Paltz, N.Y.
Dr. Amy Natasha Storch ’11
CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER and ONLINE ASSOCIATE LECTURER
Hospital of Central Connecticut and the University of New England
Southington, Conn.
Dr. Terry R. Tinsley ’10
DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL SERVICES
Youth For Tomorrow
Bristow, Va.
Dr. Susan Walsh ’01
OWNER and LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST and ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
Private Practice and Texas A&M University–San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
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