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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Dr. Alebachew Kindie is a nationally board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) who continues with clinical practice specializing in adult psychiatry with serious and persistent mental illness. He has 7 years of experience within inpatient and outpatient settings, including community health and crisis stabilization.
Dr. Kindie continues with clinical practice both in-person and through telehealth for medications management and psychotherapy for individual with serious and persistent mental illness. In addition to his clinical work, he is advocate for access to mental health and increase awareness of the stigma associated with mental health.
Dr. Kindie is a contributing faculty at Walden University. He joined as adjunct faculty to teach graduate students in 2022. He serves as PMHNP preceptor at Walden University.
Dr. Kindie received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing with a specialization in psychiatry from University of Texas and earned his doctorate from University of Texas Arlington. He is board-certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and maintains professional affiliations with the American Psychiatric Nurses Association and Bexar County Nurse Practitioner Association.
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DNP, University of Texas - Arlington
MSN, UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing
BSN, UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing
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