Academics at Graceland University | Online Bachelors Degree

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type	Private
Terms	Trimester
First year of program	2001-2002

Faculty & Classes

Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	12
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	5
Average online teaching experience	9 years
Faculty have at least 1 year online teaching experience	100%
Faculty have at least 2 years online teaching experience	100%
Faculty have at least 3 years online teaching experience	94%
Full-time faculty with doctorate	3
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	3
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	0
Average class size	8
Maximum class size	20

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs

Online courses

Five most popular majors

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	98%
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	2%
N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A

All majors

Health Professions and Related Programs

Health/Health Care Administration/Management

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

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

Graceland is a private university that began in 1895 and also became a true pioneer in distance learning in the late 20th century. We are accredited by the most rigorous of accreditors which help ensure that students always get a relevant and valuable education. The quality of our degrees is superb. In the School of Education, our curriculum is based on content that can be immediately used in a teacher’s classroom. In the School of Nursing, we have exceptional pass rates for every national test.

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	Yes
Institution participates in Yellow Ribbon Program	No
Institution is SOC Member	Yes
Offers DANTES course(s) for credit	No

Delivery

Archived classes	N/A
Classes can be received live	N/A
Live online/on-campus classes after 5 p.m.	N/A
Online chatrooms	Yes
Web conferencing (webinars)	N/A
Skype or other visual software	N/A
New-student orientation	Optional
Review and sign ethics statement	No
Percentage of classes with lectures	1-25
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	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	Depends
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)	N/A

List of Student Assessments Administered

National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)	Yes
National Survey of Student Engagement results publicly available	Yes
Student Satisfaction Survey (Noel Levitz)	Yes
Student Satisfaction Survey results publicly available	No

Graduation & Retention

One-year retention rates

Limited time to complete degree	No
Target time to earn final 25% of credits	1 year
Maximum time to earn final 25% of credits	N/A
Graduation rates

School tracks graduates	No