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. Patrice Bounds holds a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from the University of Iowa, M.A. in Community Counseling, and B.A. in Psychology from Chicago State University. She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC, IL), a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC, MI), a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC), and an Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS). Dr. Bounds has worked within the mental health profession since 2007 and has been a counselor educator since 2013. She is a member of the American Counseling Association, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, and Chi Sigma Iota, Counseling Academic & Professional Honor Society International. Dr. Bounds has been a contributing faculty member for the School of Counseling since 2015, where she has taught courses within the counselor education and supervision doctoral program and clinical mental health counseling masters program.
COUN 8895 - Doctoral Internship I
COUN 8896 - Doctoral Internship II
COUN 8146 - Crisis Management
COUN 8333 - Vicarious Trauma
COUN 6336 - Crisis, Trauma, and Disaster Response
COUN 8672 - Psyc of Consultation
COUN 6316 - Techniques of Counseling
PhD, University of Iowa
MA, Chicago State University
BA, Chicago State University
Bounds, P., Washington, A., Henfield, M. (2017). Individuals and families of African descent.
Bounds, P. (2017). Contextual Factors Related to African-American Adolescent Career Development. The Career Development Quarterly
Bounds, P., High-Rogers, D., Parker-Wright, M. (2017). Assessing the Perceived Need of School-Based Mental Health Counseling in Low-Income Urban Areas . Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
Bounds, P., Parker-Wright, M., High-Rogers, D. (2014). Enhancing Multicultural Counseling Competencies Through Social Justice Efforts. North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
High-Rogers, D., Bounds, P. (2014). My Skewed Perception of Beauty: Body Image and Women of Color. North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
Bounds, P., High-Rogers, D. (2013). Exploring the Contextual Factors Related to the Career Development of African American Adolescents. Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
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