Fort Valley State University

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type	Public
Terms	Semester
First year of program	2008-2009

Faculty & Classes

Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	N/A
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	40
Average online teaching experience	4 years
Faculty have at least 1 year online teaching experience	40%
Faculty have at least 2 years online teaching experience	40%
Faculty have at least 3 years online teaching experience	30%
Full-time faculty with doctorate	N/A
Part-time faculty with doctorate	39
Full-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	N/A
Part-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	0
School finances online instructor training	No
Continuing online instruction education required	Yes
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	2
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	0
Average class size	23
Maximum class size	N/A

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs	4
Online courses	4
Five most popular majors
N/A N/A 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)
It is a totally online program that allows any student in the country to have the ability to become a graduate of Fort valley State University.

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	No

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	Majority
Classes can be received live	All
Live online/on-campus classes after 5 p.m.	Half
Online chatrooms	Yes
Web conferencing (webinars)	Yes
Skype or other visual software	N/A
New-student orientation	Yes
Review and sign ethics statement	Yes
Percentage of classes with lectures	26-50
Number of times per week students must login to a typical course	1
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation	4
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation	4
Courses requiring students to work collaboratively with other students	All
Class participation graded	Yes
Exams	Yes
Number of settings in which in-person exams are administered	No proctored exams
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments	Depends
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
The students are required to have the proper credentials to log in to each course and there are built in tools with password protections to get into coursework. Proctors are also used in some courses to help with the integrity of OBD students for exams and coursework. There are tracking methods installed in the learning management system.

List of Student Assessments Administered

Other assessment	Yes
Description of other assessment	Student Evaluation of Instruction
Other assessment results publicly available	No

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	Yes