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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Dr. Greg Phipps’ formal training is in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling, and Counselor Education. He has been a member of the counseling profession for over a decade. Before serving as a counselor and counselor educator, Dr. Phipps was a photographer/designer for over a decade. Since moving into the counseling field, Dr. Phipps has counseled in agency and private practice settings and taught for several universities. In addition to his faculty role, Dr. Phipps has worked in higher education administration as an assessment coordinator and Director of Institutional Effectiveness for North Carolina A&T State University, helping track strategic priorities, assess administrative and academic units, and encourage compliance for accreditation efforts. He is currently the Associate Dean I and Academic Program Director for the Counselor Education & Supervision doctoral program at Walden University.
Dr. Phipps’ research has focused on multicultural counseling competence, White racial identity development of counselors, and behavioral addictions. He has presented at several conferences and has published peer-reviewed articles and two co-authored book chapters in the areas of counseling and higher education.
PhD, North Carolina A&T State University
MS, North Carolina A&T State University
BFA, Missouri State University
Postbaccalaureate Certificate, North Carolina A&T State University
Priority Health Initiative, Board Member - Greensboro
JMCD Emerging Reviewer, Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development (JMCD), 2019
Brooks, M., Phipps, G. S. (2020). What the 4th of July Meant to the Slave: A Revisit of the 1852 Speech by Frederick Douglass. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development
Brooks, M., Phipps, G. S. (2019). Special Issue: Counseling African American Clients in the Era of Black Lives Matter, Police Brutality, and Media Stereotypes. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development
Whittaker, T., Phipps, G. S., Washington, J., White, N., Evans, C., Euring, M. (2020). Temporary Minority: Exploring the Lived Experiences of White Students in HBCU Counseling Programs.
Culver, S., Phipps, G. S. (2019). According to Faculty, the Most Important Reasons for Doing Assessment at an HBCU. Journal of Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness
Booth, C. S., Phipps, G. S. (2013). Eating Disorders on College Campuses.
Anandavalli, S., Moh, Y., Jenkins, K., Phipps, G. S. (2019). In Search of Multicultural Research Methodologies. Association for Assessment and Research
Anandavalli, S., Jenkins, K., Moh, Y., Phipps, G. S. (2020). Multicultural Mentorship for Minoritized Students and Faculty of Color. Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development
Culver, S., Phipps, G. S. (2018). According to Faculty, the Most Important Reasons for Doing Assessment at an HBCU. Eastern Educational Research Association
Phipps, G. S., Evans, C. (2017). Temporary Minorities in a Majority World: Exploring the Lived Experiences of Caucasian Graduate Counseling Students at a Historically Black College and University.. Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
Whittaker, T., Washington, J., Phipps, G. S. (2016). Mirror Mirror: Exploring Lived Experiences of Caucasian Students at HBCU Counseling Programs. National Council on Rehabilitation Education
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