University of Bridgeport

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	7
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	35
Average online teaching experience	4 years
Faculty have at least 1 year online teaching experience	95%
Faculty have at least 2 years online teaching experience	90%
Faculty have at least 3 years online teaching experience	80%
Full-time faculty with doctorate	3
Part-time faculty with doctorate	6
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	N/A
Continuing online instruction education required	Yes
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	3
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	0
Average class size	15
Maximum class size	20

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs	2
Online courses	N/A
Five most popular majors
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 80% General Studies 20% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
All majors
Health Professions and Related Programs Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
About the online bachelor's degree program (as submitted by school)
The B.S. in Dental Hygiene is a degree completion program for RDH's with an A.S. in Dental Hygiene.

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	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	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	N/A
Offers DANTES course(s) for credit	No

Delivery

Archived classes	All
Classes can be received live	Minority
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	Yes
Review and sign ethics statement	Yes
Percentage of classes with lectures	51-75
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	1
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	Multiple geographically dispersed settings
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments	Depends
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
Code of Ethics

List of Student Assessments Administered

Graduation & Retention

One-year retention rates
Limited time to complete degree	Yes
Target time to earn final 25% of credits	3 years
Maximum time to earn final 25% of credits	7 years
Graduation rates
School tracks graduates	Yes