Academics at Sam Houston State University | Online Bachelors Degree

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type	Public
Terms	Semester
First year of program	2011-2012

Faculty & Classes

Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	14
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	17
Average online teaching experience	3 years
Faculty have at least 1 year online teaching experience	70%
Faculty have at least 2 years online teaching experience	10%
Faculty have at least 3 years online teaching experience	10%
Full-time faculty with doctorate	14
Part-time faculty with doctorate	2
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	9
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	N/A
Average class size	N/A
Maximum class size	50

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs

Online courses

Five most popular majors

Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	N/A
N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A

All majors

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services

Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

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

The online Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice allows students to complete their four year degree with flexibility. A student may begin the online program after completing an associates degree or their first two years of core curriculum. The online degree consists of major-specific courses only. The College of Criminal Justice is one of the largest and oldest criminal justice programs in the nation and is the first in the State of Texas to offer the Masters of Science in Forensic Science.

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

Cannot

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

Minority

Same curricula for online and face-to-face students

All

Veterans

Institution is G.I. Bill certified	Yes
Institution participates in Yellow Ribbon Program	No
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	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	4
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)
Examguard, Tegerity, Proctored Exams, Webcam, Turn It In

List of Student Assessments Administered

Graduation & Retention

One-year retention rates	N/A
Limited time to complete degree	Yes
Target time to earn final 25% of credits	1 year
Maximum time to earn final 25% of credits	2.5 years
Graduation rates	N/A
School tracks graduates	No