Tempo Academic Coaching:

Tempo Coaching: University Policy and Others

While Tempo is flexible, you should plan to spend 15-20 hours per week to make continual progress in your program.  Students who wish to finish their program at an accelerated rate will need to spend more than this. 

Please be aware that there are also minimum requirements to stay enrolled in Tempo.  For more information, please see engagement with the learning platform in the student handbook.

If you are considering a change of program or specialization, make sure to contact your coach for assistance.

This could depend on the reason for your withdrawal. Please contact your academic coach for further assistance. 

Once you have completed more than 85% of your program, and intend to finish the program in your current subscription period, you should complete the graduation application.  Here’s how to find the application: navigate to your Tempo portal > My Learning > My Progress > Apply for Graduation

You will be able to access the grad app only if you have completed more than 85% of your program.

Information about how order an official transcript can be found here: How do I order a transcript as a Tempo student?

Here’s how to view and print an unofficial transcript:

• Log into your Tempo portal: myTempo.waldenu.edu
• Click on My Account
• Click on View Unofficial Transcript

For any assistance needed with unofficial transcripts, please contact your academic coach. For assistance with ordering an official transcript or to inquire about the status of an order, please contact the Tempo Registrar: TempoRegistrar@mail.waldenu.edu

In order to change your student name on file, please email one form of appropriate documentation to tempooperations@mail.waldenu.edu. Appropriate documentation includes:

• A copy of your driver’s license
• Social Security Card
• Marriage Certificate
• Court Order
• Divorce Decree

Name changes need to reflect the exact name on the legal documentation provided.

Please email any changes to your phone number / personal email / address to tempooperations@mail.waldenu.edu

To add your social security number (SSN) to your file, please complete IRS form W-9S.

Then, send your completed form to TempoOperations@mail.waldenu.edu

All requests to update your social security number to obtain a 1098-T form require submission of the W-9S form.

If you are updating your SSN for a different reason, you may alternatively submit any of the following documentation by email to TempoOperations@mail.waldenu.edu:

•  a copy of your Social Security card
• current driver’s license (if it contains a Social Security Number)
• W-2 Form
• Unexpired U.S. Military ID
• State ID (if it contains a Social Security Number)

This will depend.  Here are some things to think about:

• Is the course you wish to take elsewhere transferrable?  You can find this information on the program of study that was prepared for you when you were admitted to the university.
• Are you aware of the transfer of credit maximum for your program?  Do you have credits you can still take before reaching the maximum? Each program has a maximum number of credits you can transfer in.  Please see here for the transfer of credit maximums.  
• Can you commit to earning a C or higher for undergraduate courses or a B or higher for graduate courses?
• If you receive financial aid, do you understand how completing the course elsewhere will impact your credits needed to earn your next disbursement? Coursework you complete externally and transfer in does not count towards the credits you need to earn your next disbursement.
• Do you understand how coursework taken elsewhere impacts your satisfactory academic progress? Coursework you transfer into the program impacts your program completion percentage differently than coursework you take in the program.

For more information, please contact your academic coach.

To take a leave of absence, you will need to contact your academic coach and identify the start date of your leave and when you intend to return.  Please be aware that a leave of absence may only be taken between terms, and you must be eligible for registration to request a leave.  For more information about a leave of absence, please see Leave of Absence: Tempo Learning®

To withdraw from the program, please contact your academic coach.

Students may be reinstated into the program provided they register for a subscription term that begins within 12 months of their effective withdrawal date.  To request registration, they will need to email their academic coach. 

If students are withdrawn for 1 year or longer, they will need to contact an enrollment specialist to re-apply to the program. 

For more information, please see:  Additional Readmission Information for Tempo Learning® Students

The student handbook and catalog can be found here: catalog.waldenu.edu 

Information about holds on your account can be found in your Tempo portal >  My Account > Notifications.

For any questions, please contact your academic coach.

Degrees are conferred effective the end of your subscription term.  Conferrals are processed within 2 to 4 weeks after your last subscription term ends.  Once your degree has been conferred, you will be notified by the Registrar.

Your diploma is shipped within 4 to 6 weeks after your degree has been conferred.  Further information about diplomas can be found in the degree conferral email that will be sent to you by the Registrar.

Information about Commencement – our ceremony to celebrate graduates – can be found on the Walden Commencement website.

Contact information for the Walden University Office of Field Experience can be found here on the Field Experience: Contact Us website. 

Each academic coach has a dedicated page you can use to schedule appointments.  Check your Walden email address for a welcome email from your coach- it will contain their appointment scheduling link.  It should also be located beneath your coach’s email signature.

Appointments with the academic coaching team are a hallmark experience of the Tempo program.  The team is here to discuss your motivation in the program and your desired completion date, and will help co-create goals to get you there!  The coaching team can also help you overcome barriers to program completion and connect you to helpful university resources.  

To best prepare, be by your computer for your appointment, and write down any questions or points you specifically want to address.