Palm Beach Atlantic University

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type	Private
Terms	Semester
First year of program	2004-2005

Faculty & Classes

Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	5
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	12
Average online teaching experience	5 years
Faculty have at least 1 year online teaching experience	100%
Faculty have at least 2 years online teaching experience	94%
Faculty have at least 3 years online teaching experience	88%
Full-time faculty with doctorate	1
Part-time faculty with doctorate	6
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	6
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	0
Average class size	0
Maximum class size	20

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs	1
Online courses	41
Five most popular majors
Organizational Behavior Studies 100% 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 Organizational Behavior Studies
About the online bachelor's degree program (as submitted by school)
Every course is taught from a Christian Worldview and faith is intentionally integrated.

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	Encouraged
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	All
Same curricula for online and face-to-face students	All

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	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	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	8
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	No proctored exams
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments	Depends
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
Exam guard is available as an option for every quiz or exam delivered online.

List of Student Assessments Administered

National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)	Yes
National Survey of Student Engagement results publicly available	Yes
Other assessment	Yes
Description of other assessment	ASPS - Noel Levitz
Other assessment results publicly available	Yes

Graduation & Retention

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