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. Maxine Fisher has a doctorate in Educational Administration and has been an educator for over 50 years. Dr. Fisher served as District Supervisor for Language Arts and Social Studies K-12, and then moved on to become a middle school assistant principal, focusing on literacy instruction and its integration in the content areas. She became an elementary principal, where she focused on integrating technology across content areas to engage students in activities that developed and supported literacy skills. Dr. Fisher participated in Teachers College Reading and Writing Summer Workshops with Lucy Calkins, and has attended training sessions in Reading Recovery. At Walden University, Dr. Fisher teaches courses in reading and literacy, as well as educational technology. She has taught in the doctoral capstone courses, as well as chaired doctoral student dissertation committees.
READ 6718 - Culturally Diverse Classrooms
EDUC 7547/8547 - Program Development/Professional Development
EDUC 8090-655 - Doctoral Study Intensive
READ 6727 - Reading & Literacy Growth, grades 4-6
READ 6709 - Academic Diverse Classrooms
READ 6707 - Reading and Literacy Growth
READ 6605 - Literacy & Digital Environment
READ 6602 - Reading to Learn, Grades 6-12
EDUC 8081-655 - Completing the Prospectus
EdD, Hofstra University
MS, Hunter College
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24th Annual David L. Clark National Graduate Student, , 2003
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