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. Sandra Northern’s formal training is in business administration, where she has served in various roles over her 30+ year career. Dr. Northern served as a logistics operations manager in the United States Army. She then moved into nonprofit board positions related to project management, organizational finance, leadership, and strategic management. Dr. Northern has also served as a volunteer instructor with various nonprofit organizations since 2012. At Walden University, Dr. Northern is a Contributing Faculty member for the Doctor of Business Administration Program and presenter for the Doctor of Business Administration Consulting Capstone mentoring sessions.
Dr. Northern’s current research interests focus primarily on leadership development, organizational strategies, and value creation. She published a study on logistics leader strategies for increasing employee retention. Dr. Northern has also helped numerous business leaders and organizations streamline programs, diversify and increase revenue, and develop profitable strategies. She has worked with clients in small business, nonprofit, and for-profit organizations. Dr. Northern serves as a board chair for a local nonprofit serving homeless veterans and on several city councils, committees, collaboratives, and collectives.
DBA, Walden University
MBA, University of Maryland University College
BS, University of Maryland University College
The Eagles Nest of St Clair County, Board Member -
St Clair County Homeless Action Council, Board of Directors -
Vacancy Collaborative Law, Policy, and Implementation Project Group, Member -
St Louis Metro Housing Collective, Committee Member -
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