Walden University
Online and distance learning in Baltimore, The United States
Walden University is a fully online university in the United States, founded in 1970 for adult learners and working professionals. It has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), an agency recognised by the U.S. Department of Education, since 1990, and several programmes hold programmatic accreditation, for example from CSWE, CAEP and CCNE. According to the university, its alumni network has more than 174,500 graduates from over 165 countries.
Walden offers more than 100 online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees and certificates, in fields such as:
- Business and management, communication and information technology
- Education and psychology
- Health sciences and nursing
- Counseling, social work and human services
- Criminal justice and public policy and administration
Students choose between course-based study and Tempo Learning, a competency-based format, and there are many start dates during the year. There is no application fee, SAT, ACT, GRE and GMAT scores are not required, students must be proficient in English, and credits from other institutions can be transferred. Applicants living outside the US use a separate international enquiry form.
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Admission
General requirements (details vary by programme):
- The prerequisite degree from an accredited institution: a high school diploma or GED for bachelor's programmes, a bachelor's degree for master's programmes
- Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended
- Employment and personal history; some programmes also ask for a CV
- Proficiency in English
- A computer and internet access that meet the university's technical standards
There is no application fee, and SAT, ACT, GRE and GMAT scores are not required.
Subjects taught
- Arts, Design and Crafts
- Art Studies
- Business
- Business Administration
- Management
- Leadership
- Computing
- Computer Information Systems
- Education
- Education
- Teacher Preparation
- Special Education
- Engineering
- Engineering Science
- Software Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Systems Engineering
- Health
- Nursing
- Mental Health
- Health Occupations
- Human Studies and Services
- Human Services
- Public Administration and Services
- Public Policy
- Public Health
- Sciences
- Social Sciences
- Administration Sciences
- Computer Science
- Psychology
- Technology
- Technology