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.
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Heather Arbaney received her MSN at the University of North Dakota in May, 2020. She has been a registered nurse in Minnesota since 1/3/2014, license number 2176958. She has been a certified nurse practitioner since 7/8/2020 in the state of Minnesota, license number 7533. She is ANCC board certified as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP). She will be teaching clinical courses for the PMHNP program at Walden University. She has a background in all areas of nursing and discovered a passion for mental health. She works in rural Minnesota providing care for patients in a small community.
MSN, University of North Dakota
BSN, The College of Saint Scholastica
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