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. Kerri Legette McCullough is a National Certified Counselor, a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia & District of Columbia, a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in the state of Maryland, and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in North Carolina. She is an approved supervisor in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. She works with military service members, veterans with disabilities, children, adolescents, and families who have experienced various traumas. She has over ten years of professional experience, including community mental health, program & clinical supervision, program evaluation & creation, and providing direct services.
Kerri graduated from Johnson C. Smith University in 2004 with a BA in Criminal Justice. Since graduating from JCSU, she earned an MS in Criminal Justice from North Carolina Central University in 2007, a MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Argosy University in 2014, and an Ed.D in Counselor Education and Supervision from Argosy University in 2018. Kerri is a Clinical Supervisor at Family Services Foundation, Inc in Landover Hills, MD. FSF works with clients with mental health diagnoses, deaf or hard of hearing, and developmental disabilities. Her greatest work of service is her service to her country as a Technical Sergeant in the DC Air National Guard.
EdD, Argosy University Northern VA
MA, Argosy University Northern VA
MS, North Carolina Central University
BA, Johnson C. Smith University
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