Waldon "U": First Report of a Behaviorally-Based College

Abstract

This paper will describe the development and operation of Walden College, an institution of higher learning located in northeast Georgia and based on the principles of applied behavior analysis and contemporary developments in programmed and computer-assisted-instruction (CAI). Walden College (nicknamed Walden “U�) was founded in 1986 by a group of behavior analysts and was made possible through a generous endowment provided by an anonymous benefactor. With an enrollment of approximately 700 undergraduate students and a faculty of 53, Walden U is a four year private liberal arts college accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Universities.