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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Sharon G. Phillips received her MSN/Family Nurse Practitioner from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, LA in May 1998. She currently works as a Post-Acute Nurse Practitioner for Sound Physicians in Cincinnati, Ohio. She has been in this role since April 2015 in which she is dedicated to delivering direct patient care, family education, and precepting nurse practitioner students. She has been instrumental in assisting with the development and implementation of telemedicine in 2019 for acute management of skilled nursing residents. Prior to this role, she worked at United Health Group for thirteen years as a Clinical Service Manager and Clinical Advisor. She had direct supervision and fiscal management of several teams of nurse practitioners, registered nurses, social services, and utilization management. She also managed a statewide on-call team of nurse practitioners and provided training, education and mentoring for the successful implementation of an on-call technological platform to allow call coverage across various states. She has developed and implemented clinical education for multidisciplinary teams in hospital, rehabilitation, and post-acute settings. She is currently a member of AANP, ANCC, OAANP and GAPNA. She is actively involved in community outreach by volunteering at a local food pantry and participation in community health fairs.
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BSN, Northwestern State University
MSN, Northwestern State University
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