California State University--Chico

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Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type Public
Terms Semester
First year of program 1999-2000

Faculty & Classes

Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online 30
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online 2
Average online teaching experience 6 years
Faculty have at least 1 year online teaching experience 100%
Faculty have at least 2 years online teaching experience 88%
Faculty have at least 3 years online teaching experience 75%
Full-time faculty with doctorate 30
Part-time faculty with doctorate 0
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 Yes
Continuing online instruction education required No
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty 10
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty 0
Average class size 33
Maximum class size 73

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs 4
Online courses 60
Five most popular majors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies N/A
Social Sciences, General N/A
Nursing Science N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
All majors
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
Social Sciences
Social Sciences, General
About the online bachelor's degree program (as submitted by school)

CSU, Chico has been offering degree completion programs via distance education since 1975. Online Degree completion rates are equivalent to on-campus degree completion rates 60 to 65 percent. Some courses allow students to participate in live lectures through videostreaming. Our faculty also teach face-to-face to face courses on-campus. The Admission standards for the online programs are the same as the on-campus programs.

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 apply to switch course enrollment to campus-based
Credits earned online equal earned on campus Yes
Faculty who teach online also teach on campus All
Same curricula for online and face-to-face students All

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 Minority
Live online/on-campus classes after 5 p.m. N/A
Online chatrooms Yes
Web conferencing (webinars) N/A
Skype or other visual software N/A
New-student orientation Optional
Review and sign ethics statement No
Percentage of classes with lectures 26-50
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student 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)

Students must authenticate through the campus portal to access courses. Faculty get to know each student by the work they submit. Online sections have relatively small enrollments.

List of Student Assessments Administered

Other assessment Yes
Description of other assessment Institution created student survey and student evaluation of teaching
Other assessment results publicly available No

Graduation & Retention

One-year retention rates N/A
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
Graduation rates
School tracks graduates No
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