Academics at University of Cincinnati | Online Bachelors Degree

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type	Public
Terms	Semester
First year of program	1998-1999

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	N/A
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	N/A
Maximum class size	25

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs

Online courses

N/A

Five most popular majors

Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	34%
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching	25%
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	18%
Industrial and Product Design	10%
Fire Services Administration	5%

All majors

EDUCATION

Education, General

Special Education and Teaching, General

Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Sign Language Interpretation and Translation

Health Professions and Related Programs

Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services

Fire Services Administration

Fire Science/Fire-fighting

Social Sciences

Social Sciences, General

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

Fully accredited programs. Courses developed and taught by highly qualified faculty. Students receive the same degree as studets who attend on campus. No required campus visits. Programs are flexible; coursework is offered year-round. Curriculum is comprehensive, rigorous and research based. Coursework is offered year round.

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

N/A

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	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	N/A
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	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 to CMS. Multiple assessment methods including performance based Assessment, timed open-book exams and proctoring.

List of Student Assessments Administered

Graduation & Retention

One-year retention rates

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

School tracks graduates	N/A