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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Donna McElveen currently serves as the Program Director for the Master of Social Work (MSW) Program at Walden University. She previously held positions of Senior Director of Field Experience, Director of Field for the MSW Program, Director of Field for the BSW Program and Field Education Coordinator. Before coming to Walden, she served as the Director of a BSW Program in Minneapolis. Her professional social work experience is primarily in the area of aging and gerontology. Other professional experiences include community mental health case management, social work with homeless populations, and court mediation.
SOCW 6400 - Military Culture
RESI 6651 - Residency I
SCLB 0651 - Skills Lab 1
SOCW 2001 - Introduction to Social Work
SOCW 6000 - Changing Lives
SOCW 6051 - Diversity, Human Rights, Social Justice
SOCW 6101 - Essential Skills for Social Work
SOCW 6210 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment
SOCW 8600 - Action Research Project
DSW, Capella University
MSW, University of St. Thomas/College of St. Catherine
BA, Virginia Wesleyan College
Community Action Partnership, Volunteer - St Paul
Harry Atwood Award for Excellence, , 2003
One of our Best, Healtheast Care Systems, 2002
Meagher, P., Jacobsen, J., McElveen, D., Crews, D. (2017). Engaging diverse learners through a hybrid learning classroom. Council of Social Work Education
McElveen, D. M. (2014). Supporting field education in an online environment. Council on Social Work Education
McElveen, D. M. (2015). Teaching social policy using wikis. Council on Social Work Education
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