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Each state has different licensing requirements. Contact our Enrollment Specialists at 1-866-492-5336 and review your state’s department of education website. The state statutes, regulations, or rules outline the license requirements; review all information on the website, including the licensure application. It is important to compare your state’s licensure requirements with Walden’s degree program and your experience.

Admissions requirements for online education programs typically include the submission of a completed online application and transcripts from other institutions. However, there may be additional materials required depending on the academic program you choose.

Prepare for business school by establishing your career goals and selecting an accredited university that offers the degree program and specialization you want. Then, set a time frame of when you would like to earn your business degree. Finally, you’ll need transcripts, a résumé, and financial aid information to prepare your application.

All Walden graduates are automatically members of the Walden University Alumni Association. Visit the Alumni Association website to check out the many benefits reserved just for our graduates, share your story, connect with an alumni chapter, and more!

Invitations to register for the winter 2022 commencement will be sent to the graduating winter class of 2021. These invitations will be sent on a rolling basis as graduates become eligible. To be eligible to receive an invitation to register to attend commencement, graduates must be on track to receive confirmation of their degree conferral by Monday, December 15, 2021. Registration for commencement closes on December 15, 2021.

The graduation application and commencement registration are two separate activities.

• Graduation application: To be eligible to receive an invitation to attend commencement, you must first apply to graduate and receive confirmation of your degree conferral from the graduation team. The email confirmation of your degree conferral will include details on the commencement ceremony for which you are first eligible to attend. This e-mail is different from your invitation to register to attend commencement.
• Commencement registration: Once you receive conferral of your degree you are eligible to receive an invitation to register to attend commencement. To be included in the virtual ceremonies, you must successfully register to attend using the link in the invitation e-mail from the commencement team. Invitations to register to attend the winter 2022 commencement will only be sent to the graduating winter class of 2021 and previously eligible graduates who are eligible to attend.

Please note that it takes two to four weeks to process the confirmation of your degree conferral. If you have questions about your requisites for completion, estimated graduation date or when you can expect confirmation of your degree conferral, please reach out to your Student Success Advisor.

The virtual commencement will be available to watch on the winter 2022 commencement showroom page and Walden’s Winter 2022 commencement Facebook event page.

In addition to participating virtually, graduates can also choose to participate in a future in-person commencement ceremony when we resume. Find the calendar of future ceremonies on the main commencement website. For future in-person ceremonies, please do not make any travel arrangements or housing accommodations until you have successfully registered to attend the ceremony.

Graduates who receive an invitation to attend our virtual commencement will have the opportunity to indicate their interest in participating in a future in-person ceremony. To receive communications regarding a future in-person ceremony, we urge graduates to use the prompts within their invitation to indicate their interest in attending a future ceremony.

If you did not let us know which future ceremony you plan to attend during the registration process, please fill out the future ceremony interest survey.

While regalia is not required to submit graduate photos or participate in the virtual commencement, you may purchase it to wear at home and for photographs.

Walden has partnered with Herff Jones for all your regalia needs and other graduation products. To have regalia in hand for the ceremony headshot photo deadline, make sure to order your cap and gown by November 19, 2021. To have in hand for the ceremony, order by December 29, 2021.

We understand that some graduates may have already purchased black regalia or custom Walden doctoral gowns from our previous vendor. If you already have this regalia, we welcome you to participate and submit photos wearing it.

Unsure of what to order or how to wear your regalia? This video will help explain the different types of regalia and how to properly wear them.

Guest seating will be available in pods of two and four, distanced to provide a comfortable experience for attendees. Guests may choose any pod of available chairs.

Please remain in your chosen seats and celebrate respectfully so that every graduate’s name can be heard as they cross the stage. GradImages will be on site to take professional photos of each graduate as they cross the stage.

At the conclusion of the ceremony, guests are welcome to meet up with their graduate within the commencement space to celebrate and take photos.

Guests who are unable to attend in person can watch the ceremonies live. 

Graduates who registered to attend the virtual ceremonies by May 11, 2022 will be sent a special gift box to the address provided during registration.

Eligible bachelor’s level Graduates who registered to attend the virtual ceremonies will be sent their honors cord and/or presidential medallion prior to the ceremonies on Sunday, June 26.

Walden awards Latin honors (cum laude, magna cum laude, and summa cum laude) and the Presidential Commendation for Academic Achievement (cumulative GPA of 4.0) at the bachelor’s level only. Walden allows honors graduates to wear all honors regalia (such as cords, sashes, and stoles) during the ceremony. Each honor society is responsible for the sale and distribution of these items, so we suggest that you contact the honors society or student organization for more details. Please view the honor societies/student organizations’ contact information on the Student Organizations website.

This event will feature messages from university leaders and the Alumni Association.

On Sunday, June 26th at 2 p.m. Eastern you can watch this ceremony here or on our Facebook event page.

Each graduate is allotted a maximum of four guest tickets in addition to their graduate ticket. A ticket denotes a seat and is needed for anyone over the age of 3. Graduates can manage their guest tickets at any time through the MarchingOrder website. Tickets can be presented electronically or on paper.

Walden strictly prohibits the sale or exchange of tickets between graduates and guests.

The Henry B. Gonzalez convention center is located at 900 E Market Street, San Antonio, Texas 78205. The convention center is easily accessible by foot, via taxi or car service, and through public transportation. For attendees who plan to arrive by car, we strongly encourage you to reserve your parking in advance to guarantee a spot. There is an accessible drop off point on East Market street outside of the main entrance of the convention center.

While in San Antonio, we strongly encourage you to take advantage of everything that the city has to offer! Be sure to book dining and activity reservations in advance to secure your itinerary.

Doctoral graduates will be hooded on stage as their name is read aloud. The presentation of the academic hood is a powerful and highly symbolic moment for each doctoral graduate. In keeping with academic tradition, once the hood is donned, doctoral graduates will hood the next doctoral graduate in a chain that connects everyone to each other in this celebratory moment.

Walden University provides a number of opportunities for students, graduates, and faculty to engage in formal student organizations. Check out the honor societies, professional organizations, and special-interest groups offered at Walden.

Do you plan on taking photos to celebrate this momentous occasion? Whether you are taking them at home or working with a photographer, check out these tips to capture the perfect moment.

Once you have these photos of you in your regalia, we encourage you to share some of them with us by submitting them using this form and posting on social media using #WaldenUGrad.

Please note that this submission form is different from the headshots to be submitted by graduates registered for the summer 2021 commencement. To submit a headshot to be included in their college ceremony, graduates should follow the instructions and use the link in their registration confirmation e-mail.

Walden University students will continue to be Title IV eligible.

Adtalem intends to have the school continue as Walden University, which is of course a name with a more than 50-year reputation for quality, access and social change.

There should not be any additional time to graduation due to the change in ownership. As always, graduation depends on each individual student’s pace of study and progress through their program.

Walden will retain its current accreditation with the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), as well as all its current programmatic and national accreditations. Our accreditations are granted based on the quality of our programs, the academic excellence of our faculty, and the focus we have on our students—not on whether we are owned by Laureate Education or Adtalem.

Criminal justice professionals confront tough challenges each day as they work to reduce crime, improve public safety, and protect and serve society. Whether it’s a job in law enforcement or criminology, working as a criminal investigator or forensic scientist, a career in criminal justice is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference. Criminal justice professionals regularly combat a variety of issues, including:

• Mental illness – Tackling mental health in the U.S. criminal justice system is a big job, and one law enforcement officers, criminologists, mental health providers, policymakers, and other professionals with careers in criminal justice are all working together to address.
• Drug crime – With the growing opioid epidemic, drug-related arrests are putting an even bigger strain on the American criminal justice system. Many professionals in criminal justice have dedicated their careers to fighting the war on drugs through better law enforcement, more effective policy, and new laws.
• Cybercrime – Data breaches. Extortion. Cyberstalking. Identity theft. With internet-related crimes on the rise in the U.S., cybercrime has become one of the fastest-growing areas of focus in the criminal justice system.

Walden University offers an MS in Criminal Justice program for those who wish to further their education without changing their entire professional or social situation. The program is designed to help you gain the skills and knowledge you need to start or advance your career while completing the majority of coursework from home, on a schedule that works for you. Additionally, students who choose to earn their MS in Criminal Justice with a specialization in Public Management and Leadership at Walden can choose from a course-based or competency-based education format. Different from a standard course-based format, the competency-based format allows students to progress at their own pace and demonstrate their skills through competency assessments.