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.
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Dr. Lowrie, received her BSS from Penn State University, her MSW from Temple University, and her Doctor of Social Work from Kutztown University and Millersville University. She is employed as Director of Advocacy and Consumer Relations for The Bradley Center, a non-profit organization in Pittsburgh, PA. Her professional expertise is in children’s mental health, policy, regulation, and legislation. Dr. Lowrie has volunteered locally and nationally for the American Red Cross and currently is a member of the Middle Creek Search and Rescue Team in Central Pennsylvania. Her areas of research interest are disaster mental health, the culture of generational cohorts, technology and the social worker, and retention in the human services workforce. Dr. Lowrie also has a consulting company with a focus on helping behavioral health agencies improve organizational quality as well as training development and presentation. Dr. Lowrie enjoys spending time with friends and family, playing board games, listening to music, dancing to music, and traveling.
PhD, Kutztown and Millersville Universities
MSW, Temple University
BS, Penn State University
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