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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Dr. Bovee is a bilingual Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Board-Qualified Supervisor. She spent over seven years working as a hospital administrator advocating and providing crisis services to those with acute mental health and substance use disorders. Dr. Bovee has a passion for working with underserved and marginalized populations, particularly with individuals who have been diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI), and immigrants and refugees who have experienced trauma. She also maintains her private practice (Bovee Counseling and Wellness) where she specializes in mood disorders, trauma, and anxiety disorders with the adolescent and adult population. She has a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from Walden University. She received her Master’s in Mental Health Counseling and Bachelor’s in Psychology from Nova Southeastern University. Dr. Bovee joined Walden University as a Contributing Faculty Member for the School of Counseling in 2021.
Dr. Bovee's current research interests include SPMI, resilience, leadership, and workplace trauma. She is an active member of counseling organizations including the American Counseling Association (ACA), Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), Florida Counseling Association (FCA), Florida Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (FACES), and Florida Mental Health Counselors Association (FMHCA).
COUN 6743 - PSYCHOPHARMARCOLOGY
COUN 6336 - CRISIS, TRAUMA, AND RESPONSE
COUN 6720 - DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT
BS, Nova Southeastern University
MS, Nova Southeastern University
PhD, Walden University
Potential Church, Volunteer - Cooper City
Parkway Middle School, Volunteer - Lauderhill
Bovee, A. A. Stress, Resiliency, and Burnout Among Leaders in the Counseling Profession.
Bovee, A. A., Fullilove, C. (2020). Let’s Think Prevention: Tools and Treatment for Adolescents in Psychiatric Crisis. Innovate, Educate, Celebrate
Bovee, A. A., Fullilove, C. (2019). Counselor Self-Care in Work with Crisis: Five Keys of Functioning. Florida Counseling Association
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