Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type	Private
Terms	Semester
First year of program	2012-2013

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	N/A
Continuing online instruction education required	No
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	3
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	2
Average class size	0
Maximum class size	30

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs	1
Online courses	25
Five most popular majors
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All majors
About the online bachelor's degree program (as submitted by school)
Health Care related Bachelors Degree.

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	Neutral
Students enroll as online students	Yes, online students take different classes than on campus students
Credits earned online equal earned on campus	Yes
Faculty who teach online also teach on campus	All
Same curricula for online and face-to-face students	All

Veterans

Institution is G.I. Bill certified	No
Institution participates in Yellow Ribbon Program	No
Institution is SOC Member	No
Offers DANTES course(s) for credit	No

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	Optional
Review and sign ethics statement	N/A
Percentage of classes with lectures	26-50
Number of times per week students must login to a typical course	N/A
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation	4
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation	8
Courses requiring students to work collaboratively with other students	N/A
Class participation graded	N/A
Exams	No
Number of settings in which in-person exams are administered	N/A
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments	N/A
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)	N/A

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