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. Scott has a Ph.D. in Counselor Education from North Carolina State University. He is a licensed professional counselor in South Carolina. He has served as President of the South Carolina Counseling Association and also Program Coordinator. Dr. Scott has worked in the field of clinical mental health counseling for over 20 years.
COUN 6743 - Psychopharmacology
COUN 6306 - Ethics and Legal Issues
Scott, D., Robinson, T. L. (2001). White male identity development: The Key model. Journal of Counseling and Development
Scott, D., Lorenc, L. (2007). A multi-tiered evaluation of adolescent therapeutic group homes. Child and Youth Care Forum
Sullivan, T. N., Scott, D., Nocks, E. C. (2011). Effects of target person expression on ethnic prejudice toward Middle Easterners and Hispanics. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development
Livingston, W. G., Scott, D., Havice, P. A., Cawthon, T. W. (2012). Male student veterans in our residence hall: Supporting a camouflaged population. The Journal of College and University Student Housing
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