Buena Vista University
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Academics
Distinguishing Characteristics
| School type |
Private
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| Terms |
Other
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| Academic calendar (as submitted by school) |
6 8-week terms
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| First year of program |
2005-2006
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Faculty & Classes
| Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online |
N/A
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| Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online |
N/A
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| Average online teaching experience |
N/A
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| Faculty have at least 1 year online teaching experience |
N/A
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| Faculty have at least 2 years online teaching experience |
N/A
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| Faculty have at least 3 years online teaching experience |
N/A
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| Full-time faculty with doctorate |
N/A
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| Part-time faculty with doctorate |
N/A
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| Full-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's |
N/A
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| Part-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's |
N/A
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| School finances online instructor training |
Yes
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| Continuing online instruction education required |
No
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| Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty |
6
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| Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty |
0
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| Average class size |
N/A
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| Maximum class size |
N/A
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Programs
| Online bachelor's degree programs |
13
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| Online courses |
86
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| Five most popular majors |
| All majors |
| About the online bachelor's degree program (as submitted by school) |
N/A
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Integration With Campus
| Can earn degree entirely online |
Yes
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| Possible in-person attendance requirements |
| Same academic track as campus-based program |
Yes
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| Collaboration among online and face-to-face students |
Cannot
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| Students enroll as online students |
Yes, they are bound to courses as online students after enrollment
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| Credits earned online equal earned on campus |
Yes
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| Faculty who teach online also teach on campus |
Minority
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| Same curricula for online and face-to-face students |
All
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Veterans
| Institution is G.I. Bill certified |
N/A
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| Institution participates in Yellow Ribbon Program |
N/A
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| Institution is SOC Member |
N/A
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| Offers DANTES course(s) for credit |
N/A
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Delivery
| Archived classes |
All
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| Classes can be received live |
None
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| Live online/on-campus classes after 5 p.m. |
N/A
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| Online chatrooms |
Yes
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| Web conferencing (webinars) |
Yes
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| Skype or other visual software |
N/A
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| New-student orientation |
Optional
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| Review and sign ethics statement |
N/A
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| Percentage of classes with lectures |
1-25
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| Number of times per week students must login to a typical course |
N/A
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| Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation |
N/A
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| Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation |
N/A
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| Courses requiring students to work collaboratively with other students |
Minority
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| Class participation graded |
Yes
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| Exams |
Yes
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| Number of settings in which in-person exams are administered |
No proctored exams
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| Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments |
Depends
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| Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school) |
List of Student Assessments Administered
Graduation & Retention
| One-year retention rates |
N/A
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| Limited time to complete degree |
N/A
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| Target time to earn final 25% of credits |
2 years
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| Maximum time to earn final 25% of credits |
N/A
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| Graduation rates |
N/A
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| School tracks graduates |
No
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