St. Mary's College of California

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

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

Faculty & Classes

Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	1
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	8
Average online teaching experience	8 years
Faculty have at least 1 year online teaching experience	100%
Faculty have at least 2 years online teaching experience	100%
Faculty have at least 3 years online teaching experience	100%
Full-time faculty with doctorate	1
Part-time faculty with doctorate	4
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	N/A
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	N/A
Average class size	10
Maximum class size	20

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs	1
Online courses	12
Five most popular majors
N/A 100% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
All majors
About the online bachelor's degree program (as submitted by school)
Degree completion program designed for experienced working adults with minimum 64 transferable units; courses integrate theory and practice; cohort-based; hybrid/online format; one in-person class per month on Saturdays; credit for college-comparable experiential learning; accelerated learning; 24 month program completion; guaranteed course availability

Integration With Campus

Can earn degree entirely online	Depends
Possible in-person attendance requirements
Orientations Yes Classes Yes Group projects/simulations Yes Exams No
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	No
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	N/A
Web conferencing (webinars)	Yes
Skype or other visual software	Yes
New-student orientation	Yes
Review and sign ethics statement	No
Percentage of classes with lectures	1-25
Number of times per week students must login to a typical course	6
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	No
Number of settings in which in-person exams are administered	N/A
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments	Yes
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
Orientation to academic honesty; instruction in proper use and citation of resources; turnitin for all papers; faculty development for preventing and dealing with plagiarism

List of Student Assessments Administered

Graduation & Retention

One-year retention rates
Limited time to complete degree	Yes
Target time to earn final 25% of credits	0.5 years
Maximum time to earn final 25% of credits	5 years
Graduation rates
School tracks graduates	Yes