Stephen F. Austin State University

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type	Public
Terms	Semester
First year of program	N/A

Faculty & Classes

Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	N/A
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	N/A
Average online teaching experience	N/A
Faculty have at least 1 year online teaching experience	N/A
Faculty have at least 2 years online teaching experience	N/A
Faculty have at least 3 years online teaching experience	N/A
Full-time faculty with doctorate	N/A
Part-time faculty with doctorate	N/A
Full-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	N/A
Part-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	N/A
School finances online instructor training	Yes
Continuing online instruction education required	No
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	7
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	N/A
Average class size	22
Maximum class size	N/A

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs	7
Online courses	N/A
Five most popular majors
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All majors
About the online bachelor's degree program (as submitted by school)
OBD programs and face-to-face have the same academic requirements.

Integration With Campus

Can earn degree entirely online	Depends
Possible in-person attendance requirements
Orientations Yes Classes Yes Group projects/simulations Yes Exams Yes
Same academic track as campus-based program	Yes
Collaboration among online and face-to-face students	Cannot
Students enroll as online students	Yes, they are bound to courses as online students after enrollment
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	No
Institution is SOC Member	N/A
Offers DANTES course(s) for credit	N/A

Delivery

Archived classes	Majority
Classes can be received live	Minority
Live online/on-campus classes after 5 p.m.	Few
Online chatrooms	Yes
Web conferencing (webinars)	Yes
Skype or other visual software	Yes
New-student orientation	Optional
Review and sign ethics statement	N/A
Percentage of classes with lectures	1-25
Number of times per week students must login to a typical course	N/A
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation	N/A
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation	N/A
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	One setting
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments	Depends
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
Stephen F. Austin State University uses Turnitin and tools within the learning management system that support academic integrity.

List of Student Assessments Administered

Graduation & Retention

One-year retention rates	N/A
Limited time to complete degree	N/A
Target time to earn final 25% of credits	N/A
Maximum time to earn final 25% of credits	N/A
Graduation rates	N/A
School tracks graduates	N/A