Academics at Benedictine University | Online Bachelors Degree

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type	Private
Terms	Other
Academic calendar (as submitted by school)	There are six, eight-week sessions offered per year.
First year of program	2010-2011

Faculty & Classes

Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	0
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	41
Average online teaching experience	3 years
Faculty have at least 1 year online teaching experience	100%
Faculty have at least 2 years online teaching experience	42%
Faculty have at least 3 years online teaching experience	N/A
Full-time faculty with doctorate	0
Part-time faculty with doctorate	5
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	Yes
Continuing online instruction education required	Yes
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	10
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	7
Average class size	10
Maximum class size	20

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs

Online courses

Five most popular majors

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	50%
Organizational Behavior Studies	50%
N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A

All majors

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Organizational Behavior Studies

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other

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

Designed for working adults. Strong student support services. Credit may be earned for prior work experience. Practitioner model provides instruction from those with field experience. 24x7 technical support. Concentrations allow students to further customize their degree.

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

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	N/A
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	1-25
Number of times per week students must login to a typical course	3
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	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)
The primary mechanism for ensuring academic integrity is course design in which students establish a pattern of coursework through multiple submissions. This allows instructors to flag work that seems out of the ordinary. Additionally, test administration settings (using a question bank, time limit, etc.) and Safe Assign are used to promote and protect academic integrity. Finally, a strong push to educate students via continual distribution of the University academic honesty policy ensures that students are aware of what is and is not acceptable.

List of Student Assessments Administered

Graduation & Retention

One-year retention rates

Limited time to complete degree	Yes
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	Yes