Newberry College

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type	Private
Terms	Semester
First year of program	2009-2010

Faculty & Classes

Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	9
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	11
Average online teaching experience	15 years
Faculty have at least 1 year online teaching experience	100%
Faculty have at least 2 years online teaching experience	90%
Faculty have at least 3 years online teaching experience	80%
Full-time faculty with doctorate	4
Part-time faculty with doctorate	2
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	No
Continuing online instruction education required	No
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	1
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	2
Average class size	9
Maximum class size	20

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs	2
Online courses	28
Five most popular majors
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 36% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
All majors
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
About the online bachelor's degree program (as submitted by school)
The fastFORWARD program provides adult students with flexibility to accommodate their busy schedules while completing their bachelor's degree. Courses are offered in a "blended" format with both on-line and face-to-face evening components structured in a student-centered learning environment. Each student has a clear path to graduation via their academic counseling and academic plan.

Integration With Campus

Can earn degree entirely online	Depends
Possible in-person attendance requirements
Orientations Yes Classes Yes Group projects/simulations Yes Exams Yes
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	Minority
Live online/on-campus classes after 5 p.m.	All
Online chatrooms	Yes
Web conferencing (webinars)	N/A
Skype or other visual software	Yes
New-student orientation	Yes
Review and sign ethics statement	Yes
Percentage of classes with lectures	76-99
Number of times per week students must login to a typical course	3
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	Majority
Class participation graded	Yes
Exams	Yes
Number of settings in which in-person exams are administered	One setting
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments	Depends
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
All quizzes in the online course management system are timed. The quizzes are built so that if a student looked up each answer they would not complete even half of the quiz. These quizzes are built mainly for knowledge checks online. For classes with mid-term and final exams, these are administered face to face on campus.

List of Student Assessments Administered

Academic Profile (ETS)	Yes
Academic Profile results publicly available	Yes
College Student Survey (HERI)	Yes
College Student Survey results publicly available	Yes

Graduation & Retention

One-year retention rates
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	No