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 Marian Sebe has been a School Counselor for 15 years. She started out as an elementary school counselor, then transitioned to the high school setting. Through her school counseling career, she has run several specialty groups including grief support, anticipatory grief, social skills, and international student groups. Her school commissioned her to travel to China to help establish a sister school there as well.
Aside from working within the school setting, Dr. Sebe has also worked as a Mental Health Counselor focusing on grief issues at her local hospital. Through her mental health experience, Dr. Sebe has worked with individuals across the lifespan dealing with various traumas in their lives.
Dr. Sebe has special interests in working with veterans as well. Her dissertation focused on the reintegration of military individuals after deployment.
Dr Sebe graduated from Walsh University and Kent State University. She taught at Stark State College and Walsh University prior to joining Walden's staff. Dr. Sebe started with Walden University in 2016, as contributing, and 2019 as core faculty.
COUN 6110 - Foundation of Graduate Studies School Counseling
COUN 6111 - Introduction to School Counseling
COUN 6302 - Counseling Techniques in the Schools
COUN 6311 - Leadership, Advocacy, and Consultation in Schools
COUN 6317 - Child & Adolescent Counseling
COUN 6322 - Crisis, Trauma, & Disaster Response
COUN 6722 - Theories of Counseling
COUN 6320S - Group Counseling in Schools
COUN 8250 - Group Process & Dynamics
BA, Walsh University
MA, Walsh University
PhD, Kent State University
2013 Person of Character -Jackson Local, , 2013
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