Arizona State University

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type	Public
Terms	Other
Academic calendar (as submitted by school)	Programs can be semester based; most run as six 7.5 week sessions per year.
First year of program	2006-2007

Faculty & Classes

Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	190
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	29
Average online teaching experience	6 years
Faculty have at least 1 year online teaching experience	90%
Faculty have at least 2 years online teaching experience	79%
Faculty have at least 3 years online teaching experience	71%
Full-time faculty with doctorate	155
Part-time faculty with doctorate	13
Full-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	2
Part-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	1
School finances online instructor training	Yes
Continuing online instruction education required	No
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	100
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	175
Average class size	56
Maximum class size	N/A

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs	28
Online courses	986
Five most popular majors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 27% Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 16% Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 10% Sociology 10% Family Resource Management Studies, General 8%
All majors
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services Business Administration and Management, General Operations Management and Supervision Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Speech Communication and Rhetoric Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services Graphic Communications, General Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields Engineering/Industrial Management English Language and Literature/Letters English Language and Literature, General Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Family Resource Management Studies, General Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Spanish Language and Literature Health Professions and Related Programs Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse History History, General Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration Legal Professions and Studies Legal Studies, General Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Philosophy and Religious Studies Religion/Religious Studies Psychology Psychology, General Science Technologies/Technicians Science Technologies/Technicians, Other Social Sciences Political Science and Government, General Sociology Visual and Performing Arts Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other Art/Art Studies, General
About the online bachelor's degree program (as submitted by school)
At ASU, every program delivered online is developed by the same faculty who teach on our campuses and is designed to engage students and professors in meaningful ways. ASU students who learn online connect with the full university experience: interaction with internationally recognized faculty, access to collections from ASU's eight award-winning libraries, an alumni network tens of thousands of members strong, and membership in a community of thousands of students pursuing their degrees.

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	No

Veterans

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

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	Optional
Review and sign ethics statement	Yes
Percentage of classes with lectures	51-75
Number of times per week students must login to a typical course	3
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation	20
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation	12
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)
Pedagogical, technological and community building measures. Technology includes ASURITE ID, randomized questions from pools, timed tests, challenge questions for identification, and live proctoring.

List of Student Assessments Administered

Other assessment	Yes
Description of other assessment	Graduate Senior Report Card; Recent Graduate Survey; Alumni Survey Some of the data are made public.

Graduation & Retention

One-year retention rates
Limited time to complete degree	No
Target time to earn final 25% of credits	1.5 years
Maximum time to earn final 25% of credits	N/A
Graduation rates
School tracks graduates	Yes