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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I enjoy working with students on their writing to ensure that they publish documents that represent the best of them professionally and personally. I have an EdD from Walden University, an MA in English from St. Thomas University, and a BA in English from the University of Minnesota. I am currently enrolled in the masters in criminal justice program at Walden. I was a senior dissertation editor in the Walden Writing Center for over 10 years, and I taught proposal workshop and graduate writing faculty member in Academic Skills. I am a core faculty member in the School of Human Services, and I am the Academic Integrity Officer for the School of Human Services.
DDBA 8101 - Doctoral Study Mentoring
DDBA 9000 - Doctoral Study Completion
DDBA 8006 - Contemporary Challenges in Businesses
CAEX 6050 - Graduate Writing I
CAEX 6060 - Graduate Writing II
CAEX 3101 - Academic Integrity
WCSS 8035 - Writing the Literature Review Workshop
WCSS 8351 - Writing the Literature Review
WCSS 8016 - Writing the Proposal Workhshop
WCSS 6100 - Critical Thinking and Logic
WCSS 6500 - Effective Assignment Strategies
WCSS 8020 - Writing the Introduction Workshop
WCSS 6150 - Graduate Writing for Non-Native Speakers
WCSS 3200 - APA Writing
WCSS 6300 - Advanced Reading Strategies
HUMN 8001 - Keys to Doc Success
HUMN 8550 - Preparing for Dissertation
HUMN 9001 - Communities of Practice and Research
HUMN 8207 - Grant Writing
BA, University of Minnesota
MA, University of St. Thomas
EdD, Walden University
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