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.
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Thank you to the students, alumni, faculty, and staff who participated in Walden’s 2018 Global Days of Service! With more than 400 participants in events in Maryland, Minnesota, Texas, and Arizona, the Walden community contributed to projects serving schools, food banks, community centers, animal shelters, and more.
In Baltimore, more than 250 members of the Walden University and Laureate Education family brought much-needed color and life to Beechfield Elementary Middle School by refreshing the teachers lounge, creating Orioles and Ravens cafes, and transforming two classrooms into “Mindful Me” rooms as safe havens for overwhelmed students. The Walden community in Minneapolis participated in six projects throughout the city, while those from the San Antonio office sorted and packed 54,000 pounds of produce, nonperishable food, and household items. In Tempe, employees partnered with United Way to build sheds, tend flower beds, and paint concrete for kids’ activities at a local school for children with developmental delays.
Walden’s annual Global Days of Service is an opportunity to make an impact in neighborhoods around the world and advance the university’s mission of positive social change.
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