Academics
Distinguishing Characteristics
| School type | Private |
| Terms | Semester |
| First year of program | 1999-2000 |
Faculty & Classes
Programs
Integration With Campus
| Can earn degree entirely online | Yes | ||||||||
| Possible in-person attendance requirements | |||||||||
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| Same academic track as campus-based program | Yes | ||||||||
| Collaboration among online and face-to-face students | Cannot | ||||||||
| Students enroll as online students | Yes, but can take classes on campus without notification | ||||||||
| 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 | Most | ||||||||
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 | 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 | Yes |
| 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) | |
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Peirce College uses a system of secure logins and passwords to ensure that students registering for the course are the students who participate and receive credit. Additionally, the following practices help to ensure that the person who is getting credit for the course is in fact the person who has enrolled. Peirce requires that students use a login/password to access their online classes. The password must be reset every 90 days. There are no high-stakes exams in Peirce courses that comprise the majority of the grade. There are multiple means of assessments in courses, including discussions, projects, papers, quizzes, and exams. |
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List of Student Assessments Administered
| Adult Learner Inventory (Noel Levitz) | Yes |
| Adult Learner Inventory results publicly available | No |
| Other assessment | Yes |
| Description of other assessment | College Student Inventory-Form C (Noel Levitz) |
| Other assessment results publicly available | No |
Graduation & Retention
| One-year retention rates | N/A |
| Limited time to complete degree | Yes |
| Target time to earn final 25% of credits | 2.5 years |
| Maximum time to earn final 25% of credits | 2.5 years |
| Graduation rates | N/A |
| School tracks graduates | Yes |
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