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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In 2006, Dr. Willis graduated from Northern Michigan University with a bachelor in Health Education and a minor in Social Welfare. In 2009, she received a Master’s degree in Health Administration/Education through the University of Phoenix. On September 13, 2013, she received her Doctorate in Health Administration (DHA) through the University of Phoenix. Dr. Willis’s dissertation topic is: College Risky Sexual Behaviors and the Attainment of Academic Success: A Qualitative Study.
Since August of 2014, Dr. Willis has been a member of both the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians Scholarship Committee and Health Advisory Board and is a researcher/writer for the Sault Tribe Health Division. Since February of 2014, Dr. Willis has been a professor of higher education online at Bryant & Stratton College and AT Still University, and has been in the position of Chair/Committee Member within Walden University since 2018. Dr. Willis has really grown to love teaching and mentoring students because it's so rewarding. Dr. Willis has taught multiple classes with healthcare management in mind, as well as performed course design geared toward healthcare.
PhD, University of Phoenix
MS, University of Phoenix
BS, Northern Michigan University
The Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians, - sault ste. marie
The Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Other - sault ste. marie
Faculty of the Term - Fall 2017, Bryant and Stratton College, 2017
Certificate of Recognition, American Intercontinental University - Student Survey, 2016
Faculty Excellence Award, American Intercontinental University, 2018
Willis, S. M. (2014). College Risky Sexual Behaviors and the Attainment of Academic Success: A Qualitative Study..
Willis, S. M. (2020). Ethical Paradigms. The Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Willis, S. M. (2016). Healthcare Strategies. American Intercontinental University
Willis, S. M. (2020). IT Management. American Intercontinental University
Willis, S. M. (2016). Leadership and Management, What is the Importance?. American Intercontinental University
Willis, S. M. (2016). Stategic Management in Healthcare. American Intercontinental University
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