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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Maria A. Revell, PhD, MSN, RN, COI has more than 50 years in higher education. She received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Tuskegee Institute, her master’s from the University of AL, Huntsville and her doctorate from the University of AL, Birmingham. Her professional nursing career includes 30 years in critical care nursing. These professional experiences include work with people in and outside the US. She has worked with individuals in Cuba, the Czech Republic, China and South Africa in promoting evidence based care delivery.
Dr. Revell has more than 40 publications and presentations on topics from educational techniques to health care interventions. Grants include promotion of diversity in academic settings. She has designed and implemented web-based and web-enhanced technology for undergraduate and graduate nursing courses since 1988. These courses include graduate and undergraduate research, pathophysiology, health assessment, critical care nursing, pharmacology and adult health, among others. She has given several faculty presentations to facilitate the integration of technology into teaching and learning including software use and best practices in online education.
PhD, The University of AL at Birmingham
MSN, The University of AL in Huntsville
BSN, Tuskegee Institute
TN State Guard, Other -
Sigma Theta Tau Induction, , 1987
Revell, M. (2017). Self-care of nausea and vomiting in the first trimester of pregnancy. . International Journal of Childbirth Education.
Revell, M. (2015). Role of Research in Best Practices. Nursing Clinics of North America
Parsons, L., Revell, M. (2015). Pathophysiology and Care Protocols for Nursing Management. Nursing Clinics of North America
Parsons, L., Revell, M. (2015). Orthopedic Injuries. Nursing Clinics of North America
Revell, M. (2018). Infection-related glomerular disease. . Nursing Clinics of North America
Revell, M. (2015). Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders. Nursing Clinics of North America
Parsons, L., Revell, M. (2015). Clinical Updates in Pathophysiology and Care Protocols for Nursing Management. Nursing Clinics of North America
Revell, M. A. (2024). The Electronic Health Records Specialist: Focusing on the Role for Organizational Success..
Revell, M. (2016). Women and Heart Disease. Western Social Science Association
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