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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Cynthia Jaffe earned her Nurse Practitioner degree from Samford University in 2012 and her Doctor of Chiropractic degree from the National College of Chiropractic in 1998. She also completed her acupuncture certification in 1998 at the National College of Chiropractic and was awarded a fellowship in acupuncture from the International Academy of Medical Acupuncturists in 2000.
She is credentialed as a Primary Care Chiropractic Physician with Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO of Illinois—one of approximately 18 chiropractors nationwide to hold this designation. Cynthia currently practices as a multi-specialty provider for a Chicago-based corporation, integrating both her Nurse Practitioner and Chiropractic training. Her professional experience includes work in retail clinic settings, hospital-based clinics, and private practices. Since 2013, she has served as adjunct and full-time faculty at Walden University, teaching both clinical and didactic courses.
NRNP 6568 - Synthesis in Advanced Nursing Practice
PRAC 6568 - Synthesis in Advanced Nursing Practice Practicum
Doctor of Chiropractic, National College of Chiropractic
MS, Samford University
BS, Hardin-Simons University
BS, Southern Illinois University
Honors Society of Nuring, ProfessionalActivities, 2012
Magnum Cum Laude, ProfessionalActivities, 1998
Salutatorian, ProfessionalActivities, 1998
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