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.
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Dr. Vera Kling is a Contributing Faculty member in the online campus at Walden University as well as an Associate Professor and MSN Program Director in the College of Nursing at Charleston Southern University.
She received her Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, her Master of Science in nursing administration from the Medical University of South Carolina, and a Doctor of Health Science from Nova Southeastern University.
Dr. Kling’s clinical interests are in the areas of mental health nursing, community health, leadership and management in nursing and nursing education. She teaches at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Dr. Kling also enjoys working as a faculty preceptor for graduate students.
BSN, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
MSN, Medical University of South Carolina
MA, Webster University
PhD, Nova Southeastern University
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