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. Warren P. Lesser's formal training is in business management with specialty areas including marketing and entrepreneurship, mostly in health care. In his business and entrepreneurial career of 40 years, Dr. Lesser worked for large firms such as Boots and Campbell's, and successfully started/harvested such firms as SpectraCare (home health/I.V. infusion pharmacy), SpectraBrace (orthopedic brace services), and Paradigm HealthCare Solutions (ICD-9 services), and is presently the President/CEO of MAGNA Pharmaceuticals. Other business ownership experience includes restaurant, patio home development, and conveyor car washes.
Social contributions include various church activities for the benefit of the community including widows care with Man Challenge at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, KY. Dr. Lesser served for 6 years as president and board member with the East Louisville Chamber of Commerce and has served on the Board of Directors for Specialty Pharma Association. At Walden University, he has been an adjunct faculty member since 2016 and teaches DBA 9000 mentoring courses, Seminar in Healthcare Management, and DBAX courses.
DDBA 9000 - Doctoral Study Completion
DDBA 8100 - Doctoral Study Mentoring
BA, Taylor University
MBA, Centenary College of Louisiana
DBA, Walden University
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