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 White has over twenty-five (25) years in human resources. She has held positions such as, Vice President, Director, Manager and Analyst. Dr. White has experience in for profit, non-profit, manufacturing, engineering and retail. She has taught on-line and traditional formats for fifteen years at higher educational level.
Dr. White earned a bachelor's degree in management (human resource emphasis), and has three master degrees, human resource development (Clemson University), management and counseling (Webster University). She holds an earned DBA (doctorate of business administration) through Wilmington University. She has been married for twenty-nine (29) years and enjoys spending time with her husband and four-legged children (Taffy and Koal).
BUSI 3001/3007 - Knowledge Management & Org. Change
MGMT 4400 - Organizational Behavior and Mgt.
BUSI 3003/MGMT3102 - Dynamics of Change
BUSI 1002-7 - Intro to Mgt. and Leadership
HRMG 3001 - Human Resource Mgt.
HRMG 4201 - Strategic Human Resource Mgt.
HRMG 4122 - HR Mgt. Analysis and Problems
Master of Human Resource Development, Clemson University
MA, Webster University
MA, Webster University
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