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. Tracy Senstock has been training counselors and counselor educators since 1988. She has held university leadership roles since 1991 including Coordinator, Division Director, Program Chair, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Program Director, Senior Academic Program Director, and Associate Dean. She has extensive experience with CACREP accreditation and professional leadership. She has led accredited programs in Counseling (Masters and Doctoral), Counseling Psychology (Doctoral), Clinical Psychology (Doctoral), School Psychology (EdS and Doctoral), Marriage and Family Therapy (Masters and Doctoral), and Pastoral Counseling (Masters). She is a licensed professional counselor in Colorado and is a National Certified Counselor.
Dr. Senstock serves as a core faculty for all of the School of Counseling programs including: Clinical Mental Health Counseling; Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling; School Counseling; and Counselor Education and Supervision.
Robert O. Stripling Award for Excellence in Standards, ACES, 2016
Stapleton, R., Young, A. J., Senstock, T. Coping Styles and Secondary Traumatic Stress in Direct Care Staff Working in Residential Treatment Centers. Journal of Therapeutic Schools and Programs
van Asselt, K. W., Senstock, T. (2009). Influence of Counselor Spirituality and Training on Treatment Focus and Self-Perceived Competence. Journal of Counseling & Development
Slyter, M. J., Young, A. J., Senstock, T. (2014). Dealing with Student Conduct Issues in an Online Environment: What works? . RMACES
Slyter, M. J., Senstock, T., Young, A. J. (2015). Dealing with Student Conduct Issues in an Online Environment: What works?. ACES
Senstock, T., Young, A. J. (2013). Promotion and Tenure: How to Prepare and Succeed. . ACES
Senstock, T., Scott, S., Young, A. J. (2013). Retention Strategies for Counselor Education Programs. ACES
Young, A. J., Slyter, M. J., Senstock, T. (2014). Words of Wisdom from a Panel of Past and Present Program Chairs/Directors. RMACES
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