Appalachian State University

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type	Public
Terms	Semester
First year of program	2003-2004

Faculty & Classes

Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	N/A
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	N/A
Average online teaching experience	N/A
Faculty have at least 1 year online teaching experience	N/A
Faculty have at least 2 years online teaching experience	N/A
Faculty have at least 3 years online teaching experience	N/A
Full-time faculty with doctorate	N/A
Part-time faculty with doctorate	N/A
Full-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	N/A
Part-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	N/A
School finances online instructor training	N/A
Continuing online instruction education required	N/A
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	N/A
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	N/A
Average class size	N/A
Maximum class size	25

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs	3
Online courses	56
Five most popular majors
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
All majors
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services Business Administration and Management, General EDUCATION Business Teacher Education Health Professions and Related Programs Public Health Education and Promotion
About the online bachelor's degree program (as submitted by school)
All OBDs are transfer only, degree completion programs.

Integration With Campus

Can earn degree entirely online	Depends
Possible in-person attendance requirements
Orientations No Classes No Group projects/simulations No Exams Yes
Same academic track as campus-based program	No

Veterans

Institution is G.I. Bill certified	Yes
Institution participates in Yellow Ribbon Program	No
Institution is SOC Member	No
Offers DANTES course(s) for credit	No

Delivery

Archived classes	All
Classes can be received live	None
Live online/on-campus classes after 5 p.m.	N/A
Online chatrooms	Yes
Web conferencing (webinars)	Yes
Skype or other visual software	Yes
New-student orientation	Yes
Review and sign ethics statement	Yes
Percentage of classes with lectures	All
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	Multiple geographically dispersed settings
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments	No
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
All proctor-required exams for online courses are monitored face-to-face by proctors vetted by the UNC Online Proctoring Service. Proctors check photo IDs before administering exams. Effective this year we are utilizing ProctorU which requires a web video.

List of Student Assessments Administered

Graduation & Retention

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