Academics at St. John's University | Online Bachelors Degree

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type	Private
Terms	Semester
First year of program	2005-2006

Faculty & Classes

Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	111
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	59
Average online teaching experience	2 years
Faculty have at least 1 year online teaching experience	44%
Faculty have at least 2 years online teaching experience	28%
Faculty have at least 3 years online teaching experience	21%
Full-time faculty with doctorate	93
Part-time faculty with doctorate	20
Full-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	0
Part-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	6
School finances online instructor training	Yes
Continuing online instruction education required	No
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	8
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	N/A
Average class size	18
Maximum class size	25

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs

Online courses

190

Five most popular majors

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	40%
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	40%
Business Administration and Management, General	20%
N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A

All majors

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Business Administration and Management, General

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

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

Online students receive the same quality education that on-campus students have received throughout St. John's 142 year history. The classes are small, highly interactive & taught by the same faculty using the same curricula. Courses are asynchronous. Full-time undergraduate students receive a ThinkPad or MacBook laptop computer & access to a range of student services including library resources, fin aid, & much more. You can even attend St. John's Big East games as a student-wherever they play.

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

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

All

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	Yes
Web conferencing (webinars)	Yes
Skype or other visual software	Yes
New-student orientation	Optional
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	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	All
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	Yes
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
We do not wish to disclose the details of how we instill academic integrity. St. John's uses the same methods as most asynchronous online programs.

List of Student Assessments Administered

National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)	Yes
National Survey of Student Engagement results publicly available	Yes

Graduation & Retention

One-year retention rates

Limited time to complete degree	No
Target time to earn final 25% of credits	3 years
Maximum time to earn final 25% of credits	N/A
Graduation rates

School tracks graduates	Yes