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. Sarah DeLong has over 20 years of health care experience. She received her Associate's in Nursing from Miami University in 2001. She went on to receive her Bachelors in Science in Nursing from Chamberlain University and completed her Masters in Nursing at the University of Cincinnati. She obtained her Family Practice Nurse Practitioner certification through AANP in 2014. Her DNP was awarded to her in 2019 from Frontier Nursing University. Her research includes improving preventive medicine using USPSTF guidelines in an urgent care setting. She has practiced family practice for 9 years and has also spent time in several Urgent Care settings. She has served as adjunct faculty teaching a variety of courses for a local brick and mortal university as well as teaching graduate courses for Walden University for the past several years. She enjoys teaching students and helping them improve their assessment and diagnostic skills. She has been published for her work on Code Pink which is a detailed way to run a neonatal resuscitation. She has also presented at several national conferences.
NURS 6541 - Primary Care Adolescent and Child
NURS 6531 - Practice Care of Adults
NUNP 6531 - Practice Care of Adults
MSN, University of Cincinnati
BSN, Chamberlain College of Nursing
New to Butler Tech Award, Butler Technology and Career Center, 2019
, Mercy Hospital , 2013
Ruth Ann Busawld Award, Miami University, 2001
DeLong, S., Jordan, L., Snyder, D. (2013). Got Code Pink?. JOGNN
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