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. Marta Sheridan received her Doctorate of Education (Ed.D) in Counselor Education and Supervision from Argosy University in 2017. Dr. Sheridan has a masters degree in counseling and a bachelors degree in Psychology. She has been a Licensed Professional Counselor since 2012 and currently maintains a small private practice in rural northeastern Colorado. Dr. Sheridan is also the Shift Supervisor for a mobile crisis response team for SAFY of Colorado. She has been teaching graduate counseling courses and undergraduate psychology courses for the past five years. Dr. Sheridan is an Academic Program Coordinator in the School of Counseling program and is a member of the American Counseling Association, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, Rocky Mountain Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, and Colorado Counseling Association.
EdD, Argosy University - Denver
MA, Colorado Christian University
BA, Northern Illinois University
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Sheridan, M. D. (2015). In a World of Crisis, Are Your Students Prepared to Work with Children?.
Sheridan, M. D. (2015). Multiracial Identity Development in the Classroom.
Sheridan, M. D. (2014). Counselor Education and Supervision Techniques in Training Future Counselors on Implications of Burnout and Self-Care.
Sheridan, M. D. (2015). Treatment for Partners of Sexual Addiction.
Sheridan, M. D. (2014). Suicide, Substance Abuse, and the Clinician: Assessment, Documentation, and Case Conceptualization.
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