Charter Oak State College

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type	Public
Terms	Other
Academic calendar (as submitted by school)	Within a semester there are full semester, 8-week, and 5-week courses available.
First year of program	1998-1999

Faculty & Classes

Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	0
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	170
Average online teaching experience	5 years
Faculty have at least 1 year online teaching experience	90%
Faculty have at least 2 years online teaching experience	76%
Faculty have at least 3 years online teaching experience	71%
Full-time faculty with doctorate	0
Part-time faculty with doctorate	80
Full-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	0
Part-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	1
School finances online instructor training	Yes
Continuing online instruction education required	Yes
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	15
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	16
Average class size	11
Maximum class size	25

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs	2
Online courses	279
Five most popular majors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 100% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
All majors
About the online bachelor's degree program (as submitted by school)
Last year 81% of students rated their satisfaction in instruction and courses as high or very high. Adult-friendly, accredited, and affordable, we're accessible to you wherever, whenever. Plus, earn credit through alternate sources such as testing and exams, military training, lifelong learning through our portfolio program, credit evaluated by ACE, PONSI, or Charter Oak and by transferring credit earned from other regionally accredited colleges and universities.

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	N/A

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	Minority
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	76-99
Number of times per week students must login to a typical course	2
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation	8
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation	8
Courses requiring students to work collaboratively with other students	Minority
Class participation graded	Yes
Exams	No
Number of settings in which in-person exams are administered	N/A
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments	Yes
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
Implementing acxiom information security services for the 2012-2013 Academic Year. Use Turnitin. Studnets have two graded assignments each week.

List of Student Assessments Administered

Academic Profile (ETS)	Yes
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)	Yes
Other assessment	Yes
Description of other assessment	CoursEval Survey, Graduate Student Survey, Alumni Survey

Graduation & Retention

One-year retention rates	N/A
Limited time to complete degree	No
Target time to earn final 25% of credits	2 years
Maximum time to earn final 25% of credits	N/A
Graduation rates
School tracks graduates	Yes