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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Nicole A. Jones received her PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from Mercer
University in August of 2015. She has a master’s degree in Agency and Community
Counseling from Xavier University of Ohio and a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Tuskegee University. Dr. Jones currently services as a contributing faculty member at Walden University. She currently provides clinical mental health services as a consultant and business owner for various clinical mental health companies. She has worked as the Director of Teaching and Learning Resource Center for Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. She has also provided consultative clinical mental health practices for The Brody School of Medicine and health sciences standardized patient training program in Greenville, North Carolina. Dr. Jones has served as an Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University, College of Education teaching graduate courses in the clinical mental health program. Dr. Jones has presented at national and state conferences. She is an active member of the American Psychological Association, American Counseling Association and National Board of Certified Counselors credentialed as an Approved Clinical supervisor, Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor and a Nationally Certified Counselor. Dr. Jones is licensed in six states to provide clinical mental health services. Her research interest includes Ethical Telemental health practices, clinically and culturally inclusive assessment practices and holistic approaches to clinical mental health tehniques.
PhD, Mercer University
MEd, Xavier University
BS, Tuskegee University
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