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.
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Walden’s MS in Human and Social Services (formerly the MS in Human Services) graduates are committed to improving the quality of life for others. Whether the focus is on conflict management, mental health, crisis intervention, or other community needs, our MS in Human and Social Services alumni are using their holistic, interdisciplinary skills to effect positive social change in their industries and communities around the world.
Jane Callender ’17
TEAM LEADER/SUPERVISOR
Puerto Rican Family Inc.
New York, New York
Angela Figgs ’17
INVESTIGATOR, CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Tioga County Department of Social Services
Owego, New York
Lakisha Fuzz ’17
SERVICE COORDINATOR
Serenity Behavioral Health System
Augusta, Georgia
Renee Boston ’16
PREVENTIVE CASE PLANNER
Graham Windham
Brooklyn, New York
Dorothy Crockran ’16
PRESIDENT
The Joshua House Nonprofit Youth Organization
Bolingbrook, Illinois
Kenyata M. Fletcher-Miller ’16
ADDICTIONS COORDINATOR FOR WOMEN’S HIGH-RISK HIV PROGRAM
Haymarket Center
Chicago, Illinois
Alicia Hammett ’16
CAREER SPECIALIST
Sumter School District
Dalzell, South Carolina
Rosalyn Henderson-Dixon ’16
PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Wilmington, Delaware
Nhi Hoang ’16
CASE MANAGER
Lewis–Mason–Thurston Area Agency on Aging
Olympia, Washington
Stephanie Holt ’16
INTERVENTION SPECIALIST
Youth Villages
Vancouver, Washington
Jennifer Jarrett ’16
GUIDANCE COUNSELOR
Ministry of Education
Kingston, Jamaica
Oluwadamilola Olaniyan ’16
CORRECTIONAL PRACTITIONER
State of Maryland
Gwynn Oak, Maryland
Jasmine Rivera ’16
YOUTH LEADERSHIP COORDINATOR
Compass Mark
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Cheryl Smith ’16
PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
NYC Human Resources Administration
New York, New York
Novelett Stennett ’16, ’15
BS in Health Studies Graduate
RESIDENT CARE COORDINATOR
Enlivant Senior Living
Atlanta, Georgia
Christa Ardoin ’15
CLINICAL SUPERVISOR
Care for You Social Services LLC
Mamou, Louisiana
Jessica Coppage-Wesley ’15
SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR AND DUI RISK REDUCTION INSTRUCTOR
State of Georgia
Jonesboro, Georgia
Ann Greene ’15
DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN SERVICES
Ministry of Social Protection
Greater Georgetown, Guyana
Rose Kurtz Howard ’15
DIVISION DIRECTOR
Catholic Charities
Newark, New Jersey
Elizabeth Rodano ’15
EARLY CHILDHOOD QUALITY SPECIALIST
Child Care Council of Westchester Inc.
Monroe, New York
Kristi Anderson ’14
SELF-SUFFICIENCY COORDINATOR
Community Violence Intervention Center
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Mary Golden ’14
REGIONAL GENERALIST
Mississippi Action for Progress
Tupelo, Mississippi
Iesha Hall-Jackson ’14
CARE COORDINATOR
Optima Health Community Care
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Catrina Hogan ’14
PARENT LIAISON/SOCIAL SERVICES COORDINATOR
Columbia-Brazoria I.S.D.
Brazoria, Texas
Kimberley Thrash ’14
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL/HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida
Nicolle Tourdot ’14
ADMINISTRATOR
St. Bernard Parish Drug Court
Chalmette, Louisiana
Phyllis Watkins ’14
PATHOLOGY ASSISTANT
Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland
Derah Black-Day ’12
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM OPERATIONS
Council on Addiction Recovery Services Inc.
Olean, New York
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