Your course materials list is available in more than one location within your portal. You can access the list:

• By clicking on the View/Buy Course Materials link beneath your course in the Current or Future Course section,
• Using the Course Materials Pricing Information link on your Academics tab,
• Searching the bookstore for your specific course, or
• Reading the syllabus for your course. 
  • Note: Due to the time involved with ordering and shipping course materials, Walden does not recommend waiting for the course to open for the preview period to discover what books you'll need to purchase. Please use one of the other three methods of identifying the required books for your course to order your books.

For information about these options, please review the sections below.

The fastest way to find the list of course materials needed will be by using the link for your Course Materials under each of your specific courses on the Academics tab. 

• Clicking on the View/Print link will give you the option to view or print the list of books for your course.
• Clicking on the Buy link will take you directly to the section of the bookstore devoted to your specific course.

Note: this is only an option if you are currently registered for a course. If you are not yet registered for a course, you will not have these links as an option in your portal.

The Course Materials Pricing Information page is linked on the Academics tab of your myWalden portal and includes information about every course’s required and optional materials.

The Pricing Information page allows you to narrow your selection down to one course at a time. See below for an example of the drop-down menu used to select an individual course.

By selecting a specific course from the drop-down menu you are able to see a variety of important details about each of the materials for your course.

• ISBN/Bookstore Part Number – This column identifies the ISBN for a specific book. This is important to ensure that you have the correct edition of a book should you decide to purchase your books from another vendor.
• Course Material Title – This column identifies the name of the book or item for your course.
• Author – This column identifies the author of your course material.
• Edition/Copyright – This column identifies the publication date or the specific edition being used in the course. This is important information to note as courses may require a specific edition of a text be used.
• Publisher – This column identifies the name of the course materials’ publisher.
• Retail Price - This column identifies the current price of the course material.
• Required or Optional – Sometimes there are optional materials for a course. These materials are beneficial to your experience and success in the course but are not required for you to purchase. If a book or course material item is listed as “optional” you do not have to purchase it.
• Included in Tuition – If you are in a self-purchase program, this column will say NO, indicating that it is not included in your tuition fees and you will have to order the item yourself. If you are in a fulfilled program, this column will say YES, indicating that your tuition fees for the class include this item and it will be sent to you by our Course Materials team.

Note: Students are not required to order their books from the Walden Bookstore but are advised that they need to ensure they have the correct version of the required text for class. Additionally, should there be any issues with the purchase from another vendor or stock backordered, Walden is not able to resolve those issues for students.

If you have clicked on the Buy or the View/Print link on your Academics tab, you will be presented with the list of books for your course automatically. If you are accessing the bookstore from the general bookstore link, you will need to search for your course materials list. To search for your course, please follow the directions below.

1. On the Walden bookstore’s homepage, click on the link for Order Your Books.
2. The following page will ask you to identify the term in which your course takes place. Pay careful attention to the dates and terms you are selecting as the books may be different for your session as compared to previous term’s required materials. Once you’ve confirmed the term you are taking the course, select the Continue button.
3. On the Select Courses page, you can either enter in the course ID (MGMT-8045m, for example) in the search box, or you can search for your course by the first letter of your program’s code.
4. If you search by the first letter, you’ll be presented with a list of all courses with that first letter, some of which may not be for your program. Please scroll through the list and select your specific course from the available courses. Once you have selected your course(s) from the list, click on the Continue button to view the materials for the course.

Alternatively, you can use the Course Materials Pricing Information link in your portal to search for the course materials required for your course.