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.
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Dr. Phil Farmer holds a Ph.D. in clinical social work research, an MSSW in clinical social work, and a MSHE in higher education administration. He has been teaching for almost twenty years and practicing social work for 42. He is a national HIV/AIDS educator and a department chair and professor at a HBCU in Texas.
PhD, University of Texas Arlington
MS, Purdue University Global
MSW, University of Texas Arlington
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