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.
Discover career opportunities in your area that match your interests.
Dr. Stephanie Moore is an LPCC-S in the state of Ohio, and she has been in the counseling field since 2012 when she finished her MSEd. at Youngstown State University. She completed her PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision at Walden University in 2021 and has been enjoying stepping into her teaching and supervision roles more fully since that time. Her clinical experience includes community mental health, crisis counseling, in-home family counseling, marriage and family counseling, LGBT+ specific counseling, and addictions counseling. Additionally, she has contributed reflections to several textbooks and workbooks, presented at local, state-level, and national conferences, and some of her work with the LGBT+ population has been published. She currently provides telehealth counseling services to a variety of clients throughout the state of Ohio in addition to teaching and supervising for Walden. She is passionate about client care and counselor development, and she is looking forward to sharing that passion with you as you begin your journey in counselor education.
COUN 6626 - Research Methods and Program Evaluation
COUN 6730 - Counseling Addictive Disorders
PhD, Walden University
MEd, Youngstown State University
MA, Youngstown State University
BA, The Ohio State University
Membership Committee, Ohio Counseling Association, Chair -
Eastern Ohio Counseling Association, President -
Past-President Eastern Ohio Counseling Association, President -
President-Elect, Eastern Ohio Counseling Association, President -
Counselors for Social Justice, Volunteer -
Chi Sigma Iota, , 2012
Moore (Fellenger), S. (2018). Philosophy of Teaching Statement Example.
Moore (Fellenger), S. (2018). Strategies for building mentoring relationships.
Moore, S. (2021). Understanding Factors Which Contribute to LGBT Ally Identity Development. Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
O'Neill, R., Gilea, B., Moore, S. (2019). Motivational interviewing for caregivers of LGBT youth. Journal of LGBT Youth
Moore, S., Bridges, C. Understanding factors which contribute to allyship with gender and sexual minorities. Jurnal of LGBT Issues in Counseling
Moore (Fellenger), S. (2015). "Get Your Surf Board!" Creative Modifications for Utilizing Dialectical Behavior Therapy with Children and Adolescents. The Ohio Counseling Association
Moore, S. (2018). Best Practices in Spervising Ally Development in Counselors in Training.
Moore (Fellenger), S. (2018). Cultivating Your LGBT Ally identity.
Moore, S. (2019). Ethical and Legal Implications of Counseling Professionals’ Social Media Practices. .
Moore (Fellenger), S. (2014). Not Going at it Alone: Peer Consultation. The Ohio Counseling Association
Moore (Fellenger), S. (2015). OCA Hot Topic: Peer Consultation - Developing a Peer Consultation Network. Ohio Counseling Association
Moore (Fellenger), S. (2017). Presenting and Its Value to Professional Development. Walden University
Moore (Fellenger), S. (2015). Strength-Based Strategies for Growing Membership. The Ohio Counseling Association
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