Academics at Post University | Online Bachelors Degree

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type	Proprietary
Terms	Other
Academic calendar (as submitted by school)	There are six eight-week modules each year that begin every two months: July, September, November, January, March, and May
First year of program	1999-2000

Faculty & Classes

Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	14
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	384
Average online teaching experience	10 years
Faculty have at least 1 year online teaching experience	90%
Faculty have at least 2 years online teaching experience	80%
Faculty have at least 3 years online teaching experience	50%
Full-time faculty with doctorate	8
Part-time faculty with doctorate	78
Full-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	1
Part-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	23
School finances online instructor training	Yes
Continuing online instruction education required	Yes
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	8
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	N/A
Average class size	13
Maximum class size	20

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs

Online courses

249

Five most popular majors

Business Administration and Management, General	49%
Accounting	17%
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	11%
Legal Studies, General	9%
Management Information Systems, General	5%

All majors

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Business Administration and Management, General

Accounting

Finance, General

International Business/Trade/Commerce

Management Information Systems, General

Marketing/Marketing Management, General

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

Child Development

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services

Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

Legal Professions and Studies

Legal Studies, General

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

Psychology

Psychology, General

Public Administration and Social Service Professions

Human Services, General

About the online bachelor's degree program (as submitted by school)

Each student is supported by a dedicated academic advisor, student success coach, and tuition planner, and has access to the writing center, and 24/7 tutoring and technical help desk support. Courses are highly interactive and engaging; students can stay connected to our campus through live streaming sports events and social media. Students who travel to campus for graduation can receive up to $500 in travel reimbursement.

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

Neutral

Students enroll as online students

Yes, online students take different classes than on campus students

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	N/A
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	All
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	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	Yes
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
Students must abide by student code of conduct and adhere to all of the policies stated and distributed within Post University's student handbook. There are on-going conversations with students regarding expectations surrounding academic Integrity. Post University requires the use of SafeAssign by OBD students for exams and coursework submissions. There is consistent training and messaging within our courses regarding academic integrity. There is ongoing training available to students on the use of APA for writing, and policies for Academic Integrity listed within the courses.

List of Student Assessments Administered

Priorities Survey for Online Learners (Noel Levitz)	Yes
Priorities Survey for Online Learners results publicly available	Yes
Student Satisfaction Survey (Noel Levitz)	Yes
Student Satisfaction Survey results publicly available	Yes

Graduation & Retention

One-year retention rates

Limited time to complete degree	Yes
Target time to earn final 25% of credits	1.5 years
Maximum time to earn final 25% of credits	5 years
Graduation rates

School tracks graduates	No