The Doctoral Degree Coach is an interactive progress tracker that you will use to guide you through both the doctoral readiness/skills portion of your program (Stage 1—throughout your program courses) and the doctoral capstone or project portion of your program (Stage 2—the culminating requirement of your doctoral program).

The doctoral readiness/skills portion of the tool helps to prepare you for success in your program by presenting tasks that you will need to complete (e.g., the Doctoral Writing Assessment and program planning) and skills development activities and self-assessments. You can move back and forth between the two “Stages” of the Doctoral Degree Coach, as needed.

You can always return to any portion of the tool to review content descriptions, resources, and help contacts.

Go to the Doctoral Degree Coach

For doctoral capstone or project-related questions, reach out to your chair and/or the Help Contacts listed in the coach tool for each To-Do.

For questions about using this tool or for technical support, please contact the Customer Care Team. They are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (closed most major holidays).

• Chat: Available on the Help button in your myWalden portal.
• Appointments: How do I make an appointment with Customer Care?
• Phone: 1-800-WALDENU [1-800-925-3368] option 2

More Information

• Where can I find the Doctoral Degree Coach?
• How is the work to complete a doctoral capstone organized in the Doctoral Degree Coach?
• How do I set my Start Date and my Goal Completion Date in the Doctoral Degree Coach?
• How are my goal dates calculated in the Doctoral Degree Coach?
• How does the Doctoral Degree Coach know whether I am on or off track to complete my doctoral research by my Goal Completion Date?
• What happens when I change my goal end date in the Doctoral Degree Coach?
• Can my Chair see my progress in the Doctoral Degree Coach?
• Does the Doctoral Degree Coach replace my Term Plan?