Academics at Georgia College & State University | Online Bachelors Degree

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	6
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	0
Average online teaching experience	5 years
Faculty have at least 1 year online teaching experience	33%
Faculty have at least 2 years online teaching experience	33%
Faculty have at least 3 years online teaching experience	33%
Full-time faculty with doctorate	4
Part-time faculty with doctorate	0
Full-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	0
Part-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	0
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	15
Maximum class size	20

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs

Online courses

Five most popular majors

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All majors

Health Professions and Related Programs

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

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

Fully online - mostly asynchronous but a lock-step course lessons for more flexibility especially for students working full-time. The program do not have a nursing clinical component but uses a mentorship to augment achievement of program outcomes.

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

Veterans

Institution is G.I. Bill certified	N/A
Institution participates in Yellow Ribbon Program	N/A
Institution is SOC Member	Yes
Offers DANTES course(s) for credit	N/A

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	Yes
New-student orientation	Yes
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	2
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation	6
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation	0
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	No proctored exams
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments	Yes
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
Login and password. Time limited exams - ex: 60 min. for 60 items, opened for 1hour at a designated time and day. Randomized item sequencing and randomized answer choices. Only one item is released at a time and the student cannot go back to previous item once it is skipped or submitted.

List of Student Assessments Administered

Graduation & Retention

One-year retention rates	N/A
Limited time to complete degree	No
Target time to earn final 25% of credits	2 years
Maximum time to earn final 25% of credits	N/A
Graduation rates	N/A
School tracks graduates	Yes