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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Christina Singh was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. She began her teaching career in secondary education social studies before she moved with her husband to North Carolina. The social studies option was short lived, and soon Christina returned to school for a teaching license in special education. Once she began teaching, Christina returned to school two more times. Once for a master’s degree in special education and finally for a doctorate in Educational Leadership. Christina is happily married for the last 19 years with two teenagers, a Spinone Italiano, and a British Short Hair at home. Christina has worked in the field of education for 20 years with students as young as kindergarten ranging all the way to adults. When Christina is not working, she is passionate about health and wellness and loves reading. Classic novels are her favorite.
EdD, Grand Canyon University
MA, Grand Canyon University
BA, Hunter College: City of New York
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