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. Scott Lamprecht, APRN, FNP-BC, RN, is President and Chief Clinical Officer for Wellness and Education Centers of Nevada and faculty member at Walden University, and recent past President of the Nevada Nurses Association. Scott has been teaching for over 12 years and completed his Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP) in 2009 with a Practice Based Dissertation titled Sudden Cardiac Arrest Screening in Adolescent Athletes. Additionally, he is an active member of both the Nevada State Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee and former Chairman of the American Heart Association’s Southern Nevada Area Regional Faculty Workgroup. Scott is a Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support Regional Faculty and Instructor with a 30-year background in Critical Care including ER/EMS, ICU/CCU, Trauma, and Open-Heart Surgery. He completed his FNP in 2012 and opened an independent no-insurance required low income clinic. Scott began his research as a First Degree Black Belt and Martial Arts Instructor with the American Taekwondo Association.
NURS 8100 - Healthcare Policy and Advocacy
NURS 6301 - Advanced Pathopharmacology
NURS 6050 - Policy and Advocacy for Pop Health
DNP, Touro University Nevada
MSN, Touro University Nevada
American Heart Association, Volunteer -
Las Vegas Top Docs, , 2017
Las Vegas Top Docs, , 2016
Community Cares Award 2016, Touro University Nevada, 2016
Lamprecht, S. W. (2011). Sudden Cardiac Arrest Screening in Adolescent Athlete. American Heart Association
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