Academics
Distinguishing Characteristics
| School type | Public |
| Terms | Semester |
| First year of program | 2000-2001 |
Faculty & Classes
Programs
Integration With Campus
| Can earn degree entirely online | Yes | ||||||||
| Possible in-person attendance requirements | |||||||||
|
|||||||||
| Same academic track as campus-based program | Yes | ||||||||
| Collaboration among online and face-to-face students | Encouraged | ||||||||
| Students enroll as online students | No | ||||||||
| 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 | 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 | Optional |
| Review and sign ethics statement | Yes |
| Percentage of classes with lectures | 26-50 |
| Number of times per week students must login to a typical course | 5 |
| 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 | Majority |
| 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) | |
|
Most assessment strategies are group & project based involving papers & presentations. Where a high stakes exam is integrated into the course we use the Kryterion Secure OnlineTesting System. Students must authenticate by both photo and data forensics methods and are proctored by a live proctor who observes the exam remotely. In the case of major papers faculty have access to Turnitin where they can determine if any sections of a paper have been plagiarized. Through the combination of group work, online discussions, synchronous meetings through Blackboard Collaborate (Elluminate Live), and other assignments the faculty member can draw upon results of past work to determine if a current submission may have been submitted by another person. |
|
List of Student Assessments Administered
| Other assessment | Yes |
| Description of other assessment | Student Rating of Teaching Effectiveness |
| Other assessment results publicly available | No |
Graduation & Retention
| One-year retention rates | |
|
|
|
| Limited time to complete degree | Yes |
| Target time to earn final 25% of credits | 4 years |
| Maximum time to earn final 25% of credits | 5 years |
| Graduation rates | |
|
|
|
| School tracks graduates | No |
- Find a Program for You
-
U.S. News University Directory can match you with online programs that meet your criteria in a few simple steps.
