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. Neiworth holds a Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership from Pepperdine University, a Master of Arts in Education in Curriculum and Teaching from Fresno Pacific University, a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism with a minor in Economics from Oregon State University, and an Associate of Arts in Journalism Arts Technology from Mt. Hood Community College.
She is a renowned educator, researcher, and leadership advocate with more than 25 years of experience in these disciplines. In 2021, she was named one of the Top Visionaries in Education at the International Global Forum for Education and Learning.
Dr. Neiworth has served as a dissertation chair, methodologist, and committee member for more than two dozen doctoral dissertations in leadership, business, education, and technology over the past five years, and occasionally teaches doctoral-level organizational leadership and change courses at Pepperdine.
Dr. Neiworth has served as the Dean of the School of Business, Leadership & Technology at Bushnell University in Eugene, OR., and previously as the Dean of Business at Warner Pacific University. During her tenure there, she quadrupled the degree offerings in undergraduate, adult degree majors, and graduate degrees, started a unique MBA program; developed partnerships with area community colleges and high schools, developed a strategic plan and communications strategy to increase enrollment, created an internship fair, and began the process for department accreditation involving local business partners.
She also coordinated the regional Leadership Institute through the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice at the University of Washington and served as a consulting curriculum developer for international online curriculum provider, Study.com.
Prior to her career in higher education, Dr. Neiworth served in several public service and
EDDD 8990-252 - Completing the Doctoral Capstong
EDDD 8900-252 - Completing the Prospectus
EDUC 9001-358 - Dissertation
EdD, Pepperdine University
MA, Fresno Pacific University
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