Academics at Ball State University | Online Bachelors Degree

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type	Public
Terms	Other
Academic calendar (as submitted by school)	We have a hybrid of 10-week & 16-week courses. Most OBD courses are 10-weeks and the start date is variable within the start date of the semester.
First year of program	1999-2000

Faculty & Classes

Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	109
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	0
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	74
Part-time faculty with doctorate	0
Full-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	2
Part-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	0
School finances online instructor training	Yes
Continuing online instruction education required	No
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	8
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	2
Average class size	22
Maximum class size	30

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs

Online courses

141

Five most popular majors

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All majors

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Business Administration and Management, General

Health Professions and Related Programs

Nursing Science

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

General Studies

About the online bachelor's degree program (as submitted by school)

Ball State’s online bachelor’s degrees offer students full- or part-time study options with no on-campus requirements. By far most of the course are taught by the same engaged and experienced faculty who teach our on- campus courses. Plus, we have faculty experiences in teaching online since the mid-1990s and have a unit charged with online faculty training and course review, using the Quality Matters rubric. Our degrees are competitively priced and fully accredited.

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

Neutral

Students enroll as online students

Yes, but can take classes on campus without notification

Credits earned online equal earned on campus

Yes

Faculty who teach online also teach on campus

Majority

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	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	1
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation	4
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation	4
Courses requiring students to work collaboratively with other students	Minority
Class participation graded	No
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)
B Virtual Proctoring Service, Blackboard tools to randomize quizzes and exams, pushed authentic assessments that move beyond question pools

List of Student Assessments Administered

Other assessment	Yes
Description of other assessment	In-house student satisfaction and needs survey
Other assessment results publicly available	Yes

Graduation & Retention

One-year retention rates

Limited time to complete degree	No
Target time to earn final 25% of credits	2.5 years
Maximum time to earn final 25% of credits	N/A
Graduation rates	N/A
School tracks graduates	No