Walden is taking every step to align with federal, state, and local health authorities to ensure the safety of all attendees.
Walden is also working with the venue to ensure compliance with its policies. View the Hyatt’s Global Care & Cleanliness Commitment.
Should COVID-19 positive rates spike prior to the event, Walden will make every effort to inform you. However, please know that the decision to attend any live event is your responsibility. Please check with the Minnesota Department of Health to determine if the state from which you are traveling is subject to travel restrictions.
To participate in the event, attendees must:
- Confirm in-person attendance and sign Walden's Safety and Social Responsibility Acknowledgment by Friday, December 10.
- All participants will receive an outline of Walden's policies and protocols for acknowledgment and signature.
- Watch your Walden email for a message with the subject Action Required: Confirm or Decline Your In-Person BAYR Event Attendance to complete this requirement by the deadline.
- If you do not respond by the deadline, you will not be permitted to attend.
- Attend the BAYR 4 Town Hall to prepare for the in-person event. Watch your Walden email for information about the date and time and a link to join this virtual session.
- Be COVID-19 vaccinated or have a negative COVID-19 test within 48 hours of January 28, 2022 and submit verification to the CastleBranch app by that date.
- View Disability Services and Walden’s Safety and Social Responsibility document (printable version) for exemption requests and policies.
- We will review all requests for exemptions from any vaccination requirements on a case-by-case basis and determine the appropriate accommodation if any.
- Proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test result is required via CastleBranch app by January 28, 2022.
- Instructions on how to submit documentation will be provided around January 4. Watch your Walden email for more information.
- Be free of any primary symptoms of COVID-19.
- Wear masks during the event.
- Sanitize hands throughout the event.
- Social distance (6 feet) during the event.
- Adhere to daily temperature checks.
- Quarantine / isolate in sleeping room if symptom positive.
Masks are required on planes, buses, trains, and other forms of public transportation traveling into, within, or out of the United States and in U.S. transportation hubs such as airports and stations. For more information, visit
CDC: Requirement for Face Masks on Public Transportation Conveyances and at Transportation Hubs.
The in-person BAYR academic event dates are Monday, January 31, 2022 – Sunday, February 6, 2022.
- Event check-in is at 3 p.m. Central time (CT) on January 31 at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis.
- Event check-in will take place during your first session. See the event schedule for your assigned check-in time.
- Late check-in is not available.
- A photo ID is required.
- Late arrival could result in the loss of academic units.
- Be sure to schedule your travel to the event to allow sufficient time for event check-in and the start of your first session.
- Also, factor in transportation time between the airport and the event location (see Transportation) when making travel arrangements.
- Daily sessions typically begin around 8 a.m. and last through early evening. You are expected to attend all academic sessions and activities in order to successfully complete your course(s). For the complete final schedule, see the Event App two weeks prior to the start of the event.
- Event concludes at 12:45 p.m. Central time (CT) on February 6. Early departure could result in the loss of academic units and/or an incomplete grade.
Implications for Non-Participation
APA does not recommend teaching remote (virtual) test administration. In order to support your academic progress through completion of the BAYR cognitive and personality assessment courses which are required prior to field placement, Walden is planning an in-person experience that will be taking place as noted above. This experience will include the instructional components of the psychological assessment courses. All other course content will be completed virtually.
Students who opt to not attend the in-person component of the BAYR 4 courses have the option to earn an Incomplete and wait up to 3 quarters to complete the in-person requirement. Students who choose this option and have additional coursework that does not require the course as a prerequisite, may continue completing required coursework while awaiting completion of the in-person BAYR 4 requirements.
Students will not be able to start field experience until all BAYR 4 course requirements are completed successfully. If students do not complete the in-person requirement, the Incomplete will convert to an F after 3 quarters.
