Academics at Troy University | Online Bachelors Degree

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type	Public
Terms	Other
Academic calendar (as submitted by school)	8 week terms
First year of program	1998-1999

Faculty & Classes

Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	161
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	396
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	97
Part-time faculty with doctorate	159
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	N/A
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	N/A
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	N/A
Average class size	25
Maximum class size	N/A

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs

Online courses

279

Five most popular majors

Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	30%
Psychology, General	21%
Business Administration and Management, General	12%
Social Sciences, General	10%
Computer and Information Sciences, General	8%

All majors

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Business Administration and Management, General

Human Resources Management and Services, Other

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Computer and Information Sciences, General

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Language Interpretation and Translation

History

History, General

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services

Security and Loss Prevention Services

Psychology

Psychology, General

Social Sciences

Social Sciences, General

Political Science and Government, General

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

N/A

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

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	Yes
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.	Half
Online chatrooms	Yes
Web conferencing (webinars)	N/A
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	1
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	Majority
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	Depends
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
secure login and password with blackboard, photo id, fingerprint id, axle

List of Student Assessments Administered

Academic Profile (ETS)	Yes
Adult Learner Inventory (Noel Levitz)	Yes
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)	Yes

Graduation & Retention

One-year retention rates

Limited time to complete degree	No
Target time to earn final 25% of credits	2 years
Maximum time to earn final 25% of credits	N/A
Graduation rates

School tracks graduates	N/A