Academics at Stony Brook University--SUNY | Online Education Degrees | Online Education Programs

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

Graduate program(s)

Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration

Advanced Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership

Advanced Graduate Certificate in School Business Leadership

Master of Arts in Liberal Studies

Master of Science in Human Resource Management

Distinguishing characteristics of online program (as submitted by school)

Programs are demanding and require full engagement. The workload in many cases exceeds that of F2F courses.

School type

Public

Grad programs NCATE accredited

Yes

Grad programs TEAC accredited

Terms

Semester

Program Offerings

Advanced degree programs offered

Education Specialist	N/A
Ph.D.	N/A
Ed.D.	N/A

Online master's in education degree programs

Concentrations with highest demand

Education, General

Educational Administration and Supervision

Concentrations offered

Education, General

Educational Administration and Supervision

Categories of study offered to master's students

Teaching track	Yes
Counseling/Psychology track	N/A
Administration track	Yes
Research/Policy track	N/A

Course Offerings

Credit-granting courses

130

Veterans

G.I. Bill certified	Yes
Yellow Ribbon Program member	N/A
SOC Member	Yes
Credit-granting DANTES course(s)	No

Faculty

Instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	25 part-time
Instructional faculty with Ph.D. or terminal degree	84% part-time
Tenured or tenure-track faculty	1
Average experience teaching online courses	7 years
Program fully finances faculty training	Yes
Tech staff supporting faculty	2 full-time; 1 part-time

Class Size

Average class size	15
Maximum class size	N/A

Integration With Campus

Can earn degree entirely online

Yes

Can earn degree entirely abroad

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

No face-to-face students

Students enroll as online students

Yes, but can apply to switch course enrollment to campus-based

Credits earned online equal earned on campus

Yes

Faculty who teach online also teach on campus

Majority

Same curricula for online and campus students

All

Retention

One-year retention rates

Graduation

Graduation rates

Most frequent duration of time for new students to graduate	2.5 years
Program target time to graduate	2 years
Required time to earn degree	N/A