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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Ms. Carol Hannahs, M.A., M.S. has been a college math, computer science, and statistics instructor since 1981. She has been teaching online classes since 2005 and exclusive to online only since 2009. Carol has also developed several online courses for universities in algebra, trigonometry, and precalculus. Ms. Hannahs attended the University of Kentucky, where she received degrees in Mathematics and another in Instructional Systems Design (Education).
She is an active member of several teaching, learning, and mathematical organizations, such as the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC). She attends conferences and presents sessions on using technology in the online classroom, student engagement, and motivation for learning mathematics. These are her main research interests.
At Walden University, she currently teaches early classes, including MATH 1030, MATH 1040, and STAT3001.
Outside of Walden University, Carol is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF). She has a small practice where she works as a mentor and coach, supporting students and adults in mathematics, making career choices, and setting and achieving goals for being successful in life.
MATH 1030 - College Math
MATH 1040 - Collège Algebra Concepts
STAT 3001 - Statistical Methods
MA, University of Kentucky
MS, University of Kentucky
Hannahs, C. (2019). Trig Functions: Will you see this again?. American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
Hannahs, C. (2018). Classroom-ready career applications: Proportions and variations.. American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC)
Hannahs, C. (2017). All Google, all mobile, all-for-education. American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
Hannahs, C. (2017). Learning with 140 characters: Do you tweet? . Magna Publications
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