Excelsior College

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type	Private
Terms	Other
Academic calendar (as submitted by school)	8 and 15 week courses
First year of program	2002-2003

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	N/A
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	N/A
Average class size	N/A
Maximum class size	25

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs	15
Online courses	452
Five most popular majors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 66% Business/Commerce, General 8% Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 6% Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician 5% Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 4%
All majors
About the online bachelor's degree program (as submitted by school)
Excelsior offers more efficient & affordable access to degree completion through multiple avenues: our online courses and college-level proficiency examinations, and the acceptance in transfer of credit from other colleges and universities. Our courses are designed and taught by faculty from across the nation who are senior and/or tenured at their home institution. The courses represent a truly national consensus on learning outcomes and are supported by professional online course developers.

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	No
Institution is SOC Member	Yes
Offers DANTES course(s) for credit	No

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)	Yes
Skype or other visual software	N/A
New-student orientation	Optional
Review and sign ethics statement	Yes
Percentage of classes with lectures	1-25
Number of times per week students must login to a typical course	3
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation	6
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation	6
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	Multiple geographically dispersed settings
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments	Depends
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
The College clearly communicates its well-established policies regarding academic honesty and strongly enforces them. It also uses other methods to monitor academic honesty.

List of Student Assessments Administered

Academic Profile (ETS)	Yes
Academic Profile results publicly available	Yes
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)	Yes
National Survey of Student Engagement results publicly available	Yes
Priorities Survey for Online Learners (Noel Levitz)	Yes
Priorities Survey for Online Learners results publicly available	Yes
Other assessment	Yes
Description of other assessment	Excelsior College Student Satisfaction survey
Other assessment results publicly available	Yes

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
School tracks graduates	Yes