Academics
Distinguishing Characteristics
| School type | Public |
| Terms | Semester |
| First year of program | 1996-1997 |
Faculty & Classes
Programs
Integration With Campus
| Can earn degree entirely online | Depends | ||||||||
| Possible in-person attendance requirements | |||||||||
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| 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 take classes on campus without notification | ||||||||
| 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 | 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 | Yes |
| New-student orientation | Optional |
| Review and sign ethics statement | No |
| Percentage of classes with lectures | 1-25 |
| Number of times per week students must login to a typical course | N/A |
| Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation | N/A |
| Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation | N/A |
| Courses requiring students to work collaboratively with other students | Minority |
| Class participation graded | N/A |
| Exams | Yes |
| Number of settings in which in-person exams are administered | Multiple geographically dispersed settings |
| Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments | Depends |
| Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school) | |
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Faculty are provided with resources to assist in assuring academic integrity. Presenting students with guidelines or discussions concerning integrity early in each course go a long way to secure decisions to develop ethical behavior and improve Academic Integrity. The resources include strategies that will help foster Academic Integrity. The information is broken into several sections in order to easily locate information concerning particular topics. The first section lists unique scenarios are considered as integrity issues. Other sections include strategies to foster Academic Integrity, such as contingency plan suggestions, and helpful information faculty can easily cut and paste into course materials as necessary. |
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List of Student Assessments Administered
Graduation & Retention
| One-year retention rates | N/A |
| Limited time to complete degree | No |
| Target time to earn final 25% of credits | No target length |
| Maximum time to earn final 25% of credits | N/A |
| Graduation rates | N/A |
| School tracks graduates | N/A |
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