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. Krista Predragovich is trained as a clinical mental health counselor and supervisor and has been employed as a clinician, clinical supervisor, and consultant in a variety of settings since 1995. Motivated to be involved in the education of the next generation of professional counselors, she earned her doctoral degree in Counselor Education in 2019. Her primary courses at Walden are Techniques in Counseling, Pre-Practicum 1 and Field Experience..
Dr. Predragovich’s research interests include strengths-based supervision, creative and experiential approaches to clinical supervision and pedagogy, and career persistence in clinical mental health counselors. She has presented on these topics on the national, regional, and state levels. She has received research grants from state and regional counseling associations, and she was selected Mentor of the Year by the Ohio Association for Counselor Education and Supervision in 2015.
COUN 6316 - Techniques in Counseling
CPLB 601L - CMHC Pre-Practicum 1
PhD, The Ohio State University
Post-master's Certificate, Cleveland State University
MEd, Temple University
Mentor of the Year, Ohio Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, 2015
Predragovich, K. S. (2022). Keep the Fire Burning: Research Findings of Professional Counselor Career Persistence. North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
Oehrtman, J. P., Predragovich, K. S., Longo, L. D., Aras, Y. (2017). LEGO® Bricks as Creative Pedagogy in a Multicultural Social Justice Counseling Course. Association for Counselor Education & Supervision (ACES)
Predragovich, K. S. (2017). Tapping into Hidden Potential: Character Strengths in Clinical Supervision.. Association for Counselor Education & Supervision (ACES)
Predragovich, K. S., Carson, K. (2018). Working on My Rewrite: A Group Counseling Model to Recreate the Stories that Keep Us Stuck. Ohio Counseling Association
Predragovich, K. S., Lewis, L. D. (2015). Applying Character Strengths to Leadership Development. Ohio Counseling Association
Predragovich, K. S. (2015). The S.H.E.R.P.A. Approach to Clinical Supervision [Full-Day Supervision Training]. Ohio University School of Counseling and Education
Predragovich, K. S., Longo, L. D. (2016). Using Created Metaphor to Enhance Counselor Trainee Self-Efficacy: Research Findings. North Central Association for Counselor Education & Supervision (NCACES)
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