Academics at California State University--Fullerton | Online Education Degrees | Online Education Programs

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

Graduate program(s)

Master's of Education in Curriculum and Instruction	Master's in Instructional Design and Technology
Master's of Education in Educational Technology	Master's of Education in Special Education
Master's of Education in Reading	Master's of Education in Educational Administration
Master's of Education in Secondary Education

Distinguishing characteristics of online program (as submitted by school)

High quality, taught by fulltime faculty members who are experts in the field, interactive and collaborative environments, multi-modality, accredited, relevant to the field, theory to practice, meaningful, each cohort is a community of learners, happy and accomplished graduates!

School type

Public

Grad programs NCATE accredited

Yes

Grad programs TEAC accredited

Terms

Semester

Program Offerings

Advanced degree programs offered

Education Specialist	N/A
Ph.D.	N/A
Ed.D.	N/A

Online master's in education degree programs

Concentrations with highest demand

Curriculum and Instruction

Educational Administration and Supervision

Educational/Instructional Media Design

Special Education and Teaching

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

Concentrations offered

Curriculum and Instruction

Educational Administration and Supervision

Educational/Instructional Media Design

Special Education and Teaching

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

Categories of study offered to master's students

Teaching track	Yes
Counseling/Psychology track	N/A
Administration track	Yes
Research/Policy track	N/A

Course Offerings

Credit-granting courses

Veterans

G.I. Bill certified	Yes
Yellow Ribbon Program member	Yes
SOC Member	Yes
Credit-granting DANTES course(s)	No

Faculty

Instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	21 full-time; 10 part-time
Instructional faculty with Ph.D. or terminal degree	100% full-time; 40% part-time
Tenured or tenure-track faculty	21
Average experience teaching online courses	4 years
Program fully finances faculty training	Yes
Tech staff supporting faculty	2 full-time; 1 part-time

Class Size

Average class size	22
Maximum class size	30

Integration With Campus

Can earn degree entirely online

Depends

Can earn degree entirely abroad

Yes

Possible in-person attendance requirements

Orientations	Yes
Classes	No
Group projects/simulations	Yes
Exams	No

Same academic track as campus-based program

Yes

Collaboration among online and face-to-face students

No instructor preference

Students enroll as online students

School-specific policy

Credits earned online equal earned on campus

Yes

Faculty who teach online also teach on campus

Majority

Same curricula for online and campus students

All

Retention

One-year retention rates

Graduation

Graduation rates

Most frequent duration of time for new students to graduate	2.0 years
Program target time to graduate	2 years
Required time to earn degree	5 years