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. Jeremy Enzor received his PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision at Capella University. He currently serves Walden University as a Contributing Faculty Member in the School of Counseling for both the Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Counselor Education and Supervision programs, previously served as a Clinical Instructor for the Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program in the School of Nursing, and has been teaching at Walden since October 2020. Dr. Enzor holds licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor in South Carolina and as a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in North Carolina. Dr. Enzor is a National Certified Counselor, Board Certified TeleMental Health provider, and holds additional certifications in Integrative Mental Health and Trauma.
Dr. Enzor teaches Research Methodology & Program Evaluation, Ethics and Legal Issues, Theories of Counseling, Techniques, and Advanced Qualitative Methods. He has also taught Career Counseling, Introduction to Graduate Studies in Counseling, Counseling the Culturally Diverse, Substance Use Disorders and Addictions, Group Counseling, Principles of Psychopharmacology, CBT Modalities, Assessment, Counseling Interventions, Crisis and Trauma Counseling, Evidence-Based Practice, Advanced Quantitative Methods, Psychopathology and Diagnostic Reasoning Practicum, has supervised Counseling Internship for CMHC and CES students, and has mentored doctoral students as Dissertation Chair and Methodologist throughout his teaching experience. Professionally, Dr. Enzor has worked in both community mental health and private practice, specializing in addressing mood disorders, personality disorders, dual-diagnoses, grief, and wellness, with individuals, couples, families, and groups.
Dr. Enzor's research interests are focused on graduate student mental health and wellness in higher education, and he is currently developing a line of inquiry related to financial wellness for newly licensed counselors. He is experienced in both qualitative and quantitative methods.
PRAC 6635 - Psychopathology & Diagnostic Reasoning Practicum
COUN 6306 - Ethics & Legal Issues
COUN 6722 - Theories of Counseling
COUN 6316 - Techniques of Counseling
COUN 6328 - Research Methodology & Program Evaluation
RSCH 8360 - Advanced Qualitative Methods
PhD, Capella University
PhD, Capella University
MA, Campbell University
BA, Campbell University
Enzor, J. G. (2020). Support, Lifestyle, and Emotional Intelligence as Predictors of Graduate Students' Mental Health.
Enzor, J. G. (2017). Friendship, Mental Health, and Doctoral Education: A Generic Qualitative Thematic Analysis.
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