General Education Requirements

Courses are available at Walden if you have not completed the minimum undergraduate credits of general education courses required for admission to the master’s program. If you choose to complete general education courses at Walden, you can transition directly into the RN Track of the MSN program after completion of the general education requirements.

Completing your general education courses at Walden allows you to benefit from Walden’s numerous student resources, as well as gain immediate experience in online learning, which can set a strong foundation for your master’s coursework at Walden.

Communication courses* (3 courses)
Humanities courses (2 courses)
Social/Behavioral Sciences courses (3 courses)
Mathematics and Science** courses (5 courses)
Introductory Statistics*** (1 courses)
Elective courses (1 courses)

*One course must be a college-level composition course.
**Courses must include anatomy and physiology and microbiology.
*** Students are required to complete Statistics before MSN program completion however they are not required to have completed statistics before entering the program.