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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Minneapolis—February 1, 2021—Walden University and HealthLinx are jointly providing a 2021 nursing excellence workshop, “Excellence on the Virtual Road: A Practical Workshop for Magnet® and Pathway® Journeys,” from February 23-25, 2021.
“Walden University is committed to empowering nurses who want to further their education, elevate their profession, and make their voices heard,” says Dr. Andrea Lindell, vice provost and dean of Walden's College of Nursing. “This workshop will help give nurse leaders the knowledge and skills needed to bring these prestigious recognitions to their healthcare organizations.”
The workshop will feature sessions for every Organizational Overview (OO) and Sources of Evidence (SOE) for Magnet® and every OO and Elements of Performance (EOP) for Pathway to Excellence®. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from expert-level, experienced Magnet® and Pathway to Excellence® leaders, as well as the chance to partake in an interactive Question and Answer session with these experts at the end of each day.
“We are really excited to host the 2021 workshop virtually for hospital leaders involved in their organization’s Magnet® and Pathway to Excellence® Journeys,” says Gina Boring, HealthLinx executive vice president of nursing excellence. “This workshop is a great opportunity to speak to the details of both journeys from a tremendous group of speakers, and then help those hospital leaders truly understand the finer details and necessary steps to achieve these recognitions.”
As an added incentive, attendees will have the opportunity to earn up to 14.5 contact hours. Each registrant for the workshop will receive access to all sessions taking place over the full three days for Magnet® and Pathway to Excellence®.
Walden University is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development through the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (P0469). Magnet® and Pathway to Excellence® are registered trademarks of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The products and services of HealthLinx are neither sponsored nor endorsed by ANCC. All Rights Reserved.
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More than 50 years ago, Walden University was founded to support adult learners in achieving their academic goals and making a greater impact in their professions and communities. Students from across the U.S. and more than 120 countries are pursuing a certificate, bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree online at Walden. The university offers more than 80 degree programs with over 250 specializations and concentrations. Walden University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission, hlcommission.org. For more information, please visit WaldenU.edu.
About HealthLinx
HealthLinx® is a Nursing Leadership, Magnet® and Pathway to Excellence® Consulting partner for hospitals seeking performance improvement. We are obsessed with transforming healthcare facilities into great places to work that always deliver elite patient care.
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