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.
Discover career opportunities in your area that match your interests.
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, QUANTITATIVE ANALYST, AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT
Alleyne Consulting Firm Inc.
Charlotte, N.C.
BUSINESS UNIT ACCOUNTANT
Advantage Management Corp.
St. Paul, Minn.
CEO MarcAstuta Limited
Trinidad and Tobago
MARKETING BRAND MANAGER
International Paper
Memphis, Tenn.
DEPUTY CHIEF OF STRATEGIC PLANNING & TRANSFORMATION
711th Human Performance Wing
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
Community College of Rhode Island
Lincoln, R.I.
DEPUTY NETWORK CONTRACT MANAGER
Department of Veterans Affairs
San Antonio, Texas
DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTOR
Information Technology Support Services (ITSS) contract for Technik at the Kennedy Space Center
Cape Canaveral, Fla.
PROGRAM ANALYST/ADVISOR
Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Washington, D.C.
ADJUNCT FACULTY MEMBER and PH.D. CHAIRPERSON & EXTERNAL EXAMINER
Capital University, Columbus State Community College, and Ohio Christian University AND Midlands State University
Bexley, Columbus, and Circleville, Ohio AND Gweru, Zimbabwe
VICE PRESIDENT OF SCHOOL OPERATIONS
Daymar Colleges Group
Owensboro, Ky.
DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS United Networks
Kuwait City, Kuwait
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES and FACULTY MEMBER
City of Granbury, and Southwestern Assemblies of God University and Indiana Wesleyan University
Granbury and Waxahachie, Texas, and Marion, Ind.
FACULTY MEMBER
Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, Ala.
INTERIM ASSISTANT DEAN OF STUDENTS
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, N.C.
BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYST
The New York Times
Norfolk, Va.
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