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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Stephanie McGuire Wise earned her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from The University of Toledo in 2016. She is currently Core Faculty in the School of Counseling program. Dr. Wise began her career in community mental health and has worked both as a clinician and contributing faculty at various agencies and institutions since 1996. She is currently in private practice.
PhD, The University of Toledo
MA, Bowling Green State University
BA, The University of Findlay
Northwest Ohio Counseling Association, President -
Ohio Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, President -
Chi Sigma Iota Sue Martin Lifetime Achievement Award, Chi Sigma Iota, Alpha Omega Chapter, 2021
Ohio Counseling Association Susan J. Sears Counselor of the Year, Ohio Counseling Association, 2016
Chi Sigma Iota Outstanding Practitioner Supervisor, Chi Sigma Iota, 2015
Ohio Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Outstanding Supervisor, Ohio Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, 2013
Northwest Ohio Counseling Association Counselor of the Year, NWOCA, 2005
McGuire Wise, S. (2015). The effectiveness of brief therapy at a university counseling center: The relationship among working alliance, readiness to change, and client symptom severity. Journal of College Counseling
McGuire Wise, S. (2017). Affirmative clinical supervision. ALGBTICO
McGuire Wise, S. (2012). An LGBTQ workshop: Journeys, stories, & practice. . NWOCA, OASGW, CSI
McGuire Wise, S. (2014). Cognitive-behavioral clinical supervision. Ohio Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
McGuire Wise, S. (2012). Supervising your supervisor, or how did we come full circle? The ping-pong of dual professional relationships. . Ohio Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
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