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.
Discover career opportunities in your area that match your interests.
Dr. Curcio has been teaching at Walden University since 2016. She obtained a B.S in Nursing from Binghamton University, a MSN as an Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and a DNP from Duke University. She is certified as an Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner and an Advanced Oncology Nurse Practitioner.
Dr. Curcio practices as a Nurse Practitioner in a Hematology/Oncology practice. Her practice consists primarily of thoracic and genitourinary cancers.
NURS 6512 - Advanced Health Assessment
Best Education Poster, , 2018
Curcio, K. R. (2016). Questionnaires for assessing chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: A review of the literature. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing
Curcio, K. R., Lambe, C., Schneider, S., Khan, K. (2012). Evaluation of a cancer survivorship protocol: Transitioning cancer patients to cancer survivors. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing
Curcio, K. R. (2017). Clinical Judgment.
Curcio, K. R. (2018). Infusing the Social Determinants of Health into Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Curriculum. GAPNA
Amirehasani, K. A., Kenedy-Malone, L., Curcio, K. R., Alam, T. (2018). Preceptors Perceptions: A Quality Improvement Study.
Denman, S. (2018). Success and Academic Rigor: Strategies Used in a Post-BSN AGNP DNP Program. AACN
Curcio, K. R. (2015). Development of Web‑based unfolding cases for a geriatric management course for AGPCNPs. 34th Annual GAPNA Conference.
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