California State University--Fullerton

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

Graduate program(s)
Software Engineering
Distinguishing characteristics of online program (as submitted by school)
Industry experience will greatly help complete all the courses successfully. Each course in our program requires a significant amount of writing. Team work with other students is very important in successfully completing the course work. The course work is self-paced but communicating with the instructor and meeting the deadline of the assignment is the key to success.
School type	Public
Terms	Semester

Program Offerings

Online master's in engineering degree programs	1
Concentrations with highest demand
Computer Science
Concentrations offered
Computer Science

Course Offerings

Credit-granting courses

10

Veterans

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

Faculty

Instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	5 full-time; 0 part-time
Instructional faculty with Ph.D. or terminal degree	100% full-time
Tenured or tenure-track faculty	5
Average experience teaching online courses	8 years
National Academy of Engineering members	0%
Program fully finances faculty training	Yes
Tech staff supporting faculty	4 full-time

Class Size

Average class size	27
Maximum class size	30

Integration With Campus

Can earn degree entirely online	Yes
Can earn degree entirely abroad	Yes
Possible in-person attendance requirements
Orientations No Classes No Group projects/simulations No Exams No
Same academic track as campus-based program	No

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