Amridge University

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type	Private
Terms	Semester
First year of program	1999-2000

Faculty & Classes

Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	24
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	22
Average online teaching experience	10 years
Faculty have at least 1 year online teaching experience	95%
Faculty have at least 2 years online teaching experience	90%
Faculty have at least 3 years online teaching experience	90%
Full-time faculty with doctorate	16
Part-time faculty with doctorate	7
Full-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	0
Part-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	0
School finances online instructor training	No
Continuing online instruction education required	No
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	N/A
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	N/A
Average class size	10
Maximum class size	N/A

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs	12
Online courses	350
Five most popular majors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 47% Bible/Biblical Studies 30% Business Administration and Management, General 5% N/A N/A N/A N/A
All majors
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services Business Administration and Management, General Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Theology and Religious Vocations Bible/Biblical Studies
About the online bachelor's degree program (as submitted by school)
Amridge University is of 15 original participants selected by the U.S. Department of Education to participate in a distance learning study, beginning in 1999. Amridge participates in the GoArmyEd project. The entire university is a distance learning university, focusing on providing education through this means to students throughout the country and worldwide.

Integration With Campus

Can earn degree entirely online	Yes
Possible in-person attendance requirements
Orientations No Classes No Group projects/simulations No Exams No
Same academic track as campus-based program	Yes
Collaboration among online and face-to-face students	Encouraged
Students enroll as online students	Yes, but can apply to switch course enrollment to campus-based
Credits earned online equal earned on campus	Yes
Same curricula for online and face-to-face students	All

Veterans

Institution is G.I. Bill certified	Yes
Institution participates in Yellow Ribbon Program	Yes
Institution is SOC Member	Yes
Offers DANTES course(s) for credit	Yes

Delivery

Archived classes	All
Classes can be received live	Minority
Live online/on-campus classes after 5 p.m.	Few
Online chatrooms	Yes
Web conferencing (webinars)	N/A
Skype or other visual software	N/A
New-student orientation	Optional
Review and sign ethics statement	Yes
Percentage of classes with lectures	1-25
Number of times per week students must login to a typical course	N/A
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation	N/A
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation	N/A
Courses requiring students to work collaboratively with other students	Minority
Class participation graded	Yes
Exams	Yes
Number of settings in which in-person exams are administered	No proctored exams
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments	Depends
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)	N/A

List of Student Assessments Administered

Adult Learner Inventory (Noel Levitz)	Yes
Adult Learner Inventory results publicly available	No

Graduation & Retention

One-year retention rates	N/A
Limited time to complete degree	No
Target time to earn final 25% of credits	1 year
Maximum time to earn final 25% of credits	N/A
Graduation rates	N/A
School tracks graduates	No