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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Loraine Fleming, DNP, APR, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC
Dr. Fleming has been a psychiatric nurse practitioner for over 20 years. She has worked in a variety of clinical settings providing direct patient care to children, adolescent and adult patients. She has also worked as a faculty member, teaching both undergraduate and graduate nursing and health services students. In addition, she has serviced as a hospital and nursing administrator at a number of organizations in different states. Dr. Fleming has authored articles and chapters of nursing texts and been involved in clinical research in psychiatry as well as oncology. Her doctoral research related to the impact coercive interventions have on both patients and staff. Currently Dr. Fleming worked as the Sr. Director of Psychiatric Nursing at a major medical center in Virginia. Dr. Fleming also served as a clinical editor for an international publishing and analytics company specializing in scientific and medical content. She also teaches graduate students in a psychiatric nurse practitioner program and works with staff at a learning center to develop and review psychiatric nursing skills.
NURS 6640 - Individual Psychotherapy
NURS 6645 - Psychotherapy, Multiple Modalities
DNP, MGH Institute of Health Professions
MA, NYU
BS, NYU
Family Services of Roanoke, VA, Board Member - Roanoke
MHA Community Leader, MHA of Hawaii, 2017
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Fleming, L. (2019). Embracing Recovery: The Impact of the Lived Experience on Inpatient Psychiatric Care. APNA
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