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.
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Dr. Mattis is currently the Director of Healthcare and Nursing Initiatives. He has been an associate dean and professor, director for technology integration, Project Manager, Senior Systems Analyst, programmer Analyst, Senior Software Quality Management Consultant, Implementation consultant, Software Engineer, Professor of Graduate Studies and registered nurse.
His industry experience includes finance, banking, insurance, pharmaceutical, nursing, healthcare, consulting and education. His healthcare/nursing informatics experience includes Surgical Services IS Project Leader/Systems Administrator, Surgical Services IS Educator, Clinical Informatics Consultant, Quality and Performance Improvement Consultant and Information Systems Consultant to (Catheterization Lab, Interventional Radiology and MRI).
In addition to his doctoral education, evidence-based practice, and informatics experience he has performed direct patient care in the following areas medical-surgical units, transplant institute, oncology, Cardiac Catheterization Lab, ICUs and CCU. Dr. Mattis has taught various informatics and evidence-based practice courses at the undergraduate and graduate (master and doctoral) level.
He holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice with specialization in informatics and education from University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, double masters in Computer Science and Nursing Informatics and joined Walden University as a part time faculty in the College of Health Sciences, School of Nursing.
DNP, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Nuring
MS, Pace University
MSN, Pace University
BS, Pace University
BS, Regents College
Ninan, A., Acosta, J., Kulesza, T., Mattis, P., Holly, C. (2011). A systematic review of qualitative evidence on the perceptions, knowledge and beliefs of Asian Indians regarding Coronary Artery Disease and its prevention.. JBI library of systematic reviews
Mattis, P. (2010). Interactive immersive learning in higher education.. Creative nursing
Mattis, P. L. (2019). Mobile Technologies Transforming Patient Care and Promoting Healthy Aging: The Nurses’ Role. University of Technology, College of Health Sciences,
Mattis, P., Patterson, E., Maiocco, S., Boney, J., Anderson, S. (2008). Creating an Environment that Promotes Pedagogical Excellence”: Goals for Faculty Development. National League of Nursing
Mattis, P. L., Saimbert, M. (2011). Reaching the Mobile Student Generation: Virtual Reference via Elluminate Live. Medical Library Association
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