Academics at Eastern Michigan University | Online Bachelors Degree

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type	Public
Terms	Semester
First year of program	2000-2001

Faculty & Classes

Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	N/A
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	N/A
Average online teaching experience	N/A
Faculty have at least 1 year online teaching experience	N/A
Faculty have at least 2 years online teaching experience	N/A
Faculty have at least 3 years online teaching experience	N/A
Full-time faculty with doctorate	N/A
Part-time faculty with doctorate	N/A
Full-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	N/A
Part-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	N/A
School finances online instructor training	Yes
Continuing online instruction education required	No
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	4
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	0
Average class size	N/A
Maximum class size	25

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs

Online courses

N/A

Five most popular majors

Industrial Technology/Technician	N/A
Dietetics/Dietitian	N/A
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	N/A
Engineering/Industrial Management	N/A
N/A	N/A

All majors

Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields

Industrial Technology/Technician

Engineering/Industrial Management

Health Professions and Related Programs

Dietetics/Dietitian

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

About the online bachelor's degree program (as submitted by school)

EMU's bachelor-completion programs are designed for working adults. There are no residency requirements and all online students, regardless of their state of residence, are charged the equivalent of in-state tuition rates.

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

Students enroll as online students

Yes, online students take different classes than on campus students

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	Yes
Web conferencing (webinars)	N/A
Skype or other visual software	N/A
New-student orientation	Yes
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	Majority
Class participation graded	Yes
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)
Students access their courses using EMU's student portal or by retrieving their unique user credentials.

List of Student Assessments Administered

Other assessment	Yes
Description of other assessment	Various in-house surveys. Results are on institution's website, but need password to log in.

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	No