University of Arizona

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Distinguishing Characteristics

Distinguishing characteristics of online program (as submitted by school)

The University of Arizona and the College of Optical Sciences is an international front-runner in optical sciences education. There is no other optics distance degree program for working engineers anywhere in the United States. Our Mining programs enjoy the same level of uniqueness. Instructors have extensive industry experience and research experience. Our systems/industrial/EMGT programs are relatively new and offer the greatest amount of flexibility with live and asynchronous versions

School type Public
Corresponding undergraduate programs ABET accredited Yes
Terms Semester
Most frequent duration of time for new students to graduate 2.0 years

Program Offerings

Online master's in engineering degree programs 13
Concentrations offered
Engineering Management
Industrial/Manufacturing
Mining
Other

Course Offerings

Online courses in online degree programs 70

Faculty

Instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online 45 full-time; 8 part-time
Average experience teaching online courses 8 years
School finances online instructor training No
Course development tech staff 1 full-time; 1 part-time

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Integration With Campus

Can earn degree entirely online Depends
Possible in-person attendance requirements
Orientations No
Classes No
Group projects/simulations No
Exams Yes
Amount of programs with in-person attendance requirements None
Online students in classes with face-to-face students Yes
Collaboration among online and face-to-face students Encouraged but not mandatory
Students enroll as online 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 Most
Physical campus library digitized 100%

Retention

One-year retention rates
One-year retention rates

Graduation

2-3 year graduation rate
2-3 year graduation rate
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