Drury University

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type	Private
Terms	Semester
First year of program	2004-2005

Faculty & Classes

Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	6
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	220
Average online teaching experience	4 years
Faculty have at least 1 year online teaching experience	95%
Faculty have at least 2 years online teaching experience	85%
Faculty have at least 3 years online teaching experience	75%
Full-time faculty with doctorate	N/A
Part-time faculty with doctorate	N/A
Full-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	0
Part-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	0
School finances online instructor training	Yes
Continuing online instruction education required	No
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	5
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	0
Average class size	N/A
Maximum class size	20

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs	18
Online courses	224
Five most popular majors
Business Administration and Management, General 10% Psychology, General 16% Criminology 12% Sociology 9% Organizational Leadership 14%
All majors
About the online bachelor's degree program (as submitted by school)
Drury's commitment to a high level of faculty engagement in the online courses as demonstrated by using faculty as course designers, involvement in the ongoing discussions and personalized lecture materials.

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, they are bound to courses as online students after enrollment
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	Yes
Institution is SOC Member	Yes
Offers DANTES course(s) for credit	Yes

Delivery

Archived classes	All
Classes can be received live	None
Live online/on-campus classes after 5 p.m.	N/A
Online chatrooms	N/A
Web conferencing (webinars)	N/A
Skype or other visual software	N/A
New-student orientation	Optional
Review and sign ethics statement	Yes
Percentage of classes with lectures	All
Number of times per week students must login to a typical course	4
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation	4
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on 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	No
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
Randomized questions and answers, time limits, limited availability, use assessments other than test/ exams/ unique login and passwords

List of Student Assessments Administered

Graduation & Retention

One-year retention rates	N/A
Limited time to complete degree	Yes
Target time to earn final 25% of credits	Longer than 4 years
Maximum time to earn final 25% of credits	N/A
Graduation rates	N/A
School tracks graduates	No