New Mexico State University

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Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type Public
Terms Semester
First year of program 1996-1997

Faculty & Classes

Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online 79
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online 63
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 47
Part-time faculty with doctorate 9
Full-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's 2
Part-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's 14
School finances online instructor training N/A
Continuing online instruction education required N/A
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty 3
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty 0
Average class size 28
Maximum class size N/A

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs 8
Online courses 132
Five most popular majors
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All majors
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Business Administration and Management, General
Hospitality Administration/Management, General
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Computer and Information Sciences, General
EDUCATION
Elementary Education and Teaching
Health Professions and Related Programs
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
Social Sciences
Sociology
About the online bachelor's degree program (as submitted by school) N/A

Integration With Campus

Can earn degree entirely online Depends
Possible in-person attendance requirements
Orientations No
Classes Yes
Group projects/simulations No
Exams Yes
Same academic track as campus-based program Yes
Collaboration among online and face-to-face students Neutral
Students enroll as online students Yes, they are bound to courses as online students after enrollment
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 No
Institution is SOC Member Yes
Offers DANTES course(s) for credit Yes

Delivery

Archived classes Majority
Classes can be received live Minority
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 No
Percentage of classes with lectures 1-25
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student 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)

Requirements listed in course syllabi, student contracts, plagiarism checklist, avoid generic assignments.

List of Student Assessments Administered

Graduation & Retention

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