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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Nik Roberts, Ph.D.
Contributing Faculty, College of Psychology and Community Services
Dr. Nik Roberts brings two decades of teaching experience to Walden University, with appointments in both criminal justice and psychology. His academic interests include criminological theory, correctional education, militarism, wrongful convictions, and qualitative research methods.
A U.S. Army National Guard veteran and tenured associate professor at PennWest, Dr. Roberts previously worked for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. He is an AccessData certified digital forensics investigator and the author of three textbooks.
CRJS 9000 - Dissertation
PPPA 9000 - Dissertation
CRJS 8351 - Policy Analysis in Criminal Justice Systems
CRJS 6137 - The Nature of Crime and Criminology
CRJS 4206 - Probation and Parole
CRJS 4201 - Restorative Justice
CRJS 4101 - Criminal Evidence and Investigation
CRJS 3004 - Data Analysis for Criminal Justice Professionals
CRJS 2001 - Criminology and Social Control
CRJS 1001 - Contemporary Criminal Justice Systems
CRJS 2002 - Juvenile Delinquency & Justice
PhD, Saybrook University
Post-master's Certificate, Saybrook University
MA, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
MS, California University of Pennsylvania
Postbaccalaureate Certificate, Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge
BA, California University of Pennsylvania
BS, California University of Pennsylvania
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