Fort Hays State University

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	8 years
Faculty have at least 1 year online teaching experience	13%
Faculty have at least 2 years online teaching experience	8%
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	14
Average class size	21
Maximum class size	25

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs	28
Online courses	650
Five most popular majors
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 51% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
All majors
About the online bachelor's degree program (as submitted by school)	N/A

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	Encouraged
Students enroll as online students	No
Credits earned online equal earned on campus	Yes
Faculty who teach online also teach on campus	Majority
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	All
Live online/on-campus classes after 5 p.m.	Most
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	76-99
Number of times per week students must login to a typical course	3
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation	4
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation	2
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)
Secure passwords are used when needed. Alternative assessment methods used when possible. FHSU is currently piloting Bio-SK for student authenticity as well as an honor statement agreed between each assignment.

List of Student Assessments Administered

Collegiate Learning Assessment (CAE)	Yes
Collegiate Learning Assessment 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

Graduation & Retention

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