Florida State University

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type	Public
Terms	Semester
First year of program	N/A

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	Yes
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	13
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	2
Average class size	25
Maximum class size	25

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs	4
Online courses	36
Five most popular majors
Computer Science N/A Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General N/A Criminal Justice/Police Science N/A Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other N/A N/A N/A
All majors
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Computer and Information Sciences, General Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Criminal Justice/Police Science Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism Social Sciences Social Sciences, General
About the online bachelor's degree program (as submitted by school)
Mentors are assigned to monitor student's progress and assist in course questions; there is personal contact and support, the use of appropriate technologies, centralized support of insturctional design; quality standards are put in place to help the student succeed.

Integration With Campus

Can earn degree entirely online	Depends
Possible in-person attendance requirements
Orientations No Classes No Group projects/simulations No Exams Yes
Same academic track as campus-based program	Yes
Collaboration among online and face-to-face students	Encouraged
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	Minority
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	No
Offers DANTES course(s) for credit	N/A

Delivery

Archived classes	Majority
Classes can be received live	Minority
Live online/on-campus classes after 5 p.m.	Most
Online chatrooms	Yes
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	51-75
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	Yes
Exams	Yes
Number of settings in which in-person exams are administered	Multiple geographically dispersed settings
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments	Yes
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
Exam proctoring for high-stakes exams; the use of Safe Assign & Turn-it-in to detect plagiarism; Academic honor code; Signed statement in every syllabus.

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	2 years
Maximum time to earn final 25% of credits	5 years
Graduation rates	N/A
School tracks graduates	No