Academics at University of Florida | Online Bachelors Degree

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type	Public
Terms	Semester
First year of program	2001-2002

Faculty & Classes

Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	51
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	N/A
Average online teaching experience	7 years
Faculty have at least 1 year online teaching experience	90%
Faculty have at least 2 years online teaching experience	70%
Faculty have at least 3 years online teaching experience	60%
Full-time faculty with doctorate	42
Part-time faculty with doctorate	N/A
Full-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	0
Part-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	N/A
School finances online instructor training	Yes
Continuing online instruction education required	No
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	20
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	N/A
Average class size	N/A
Maximum class size	N/A

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs

Online courses

N/A

Five most popular majors

Business Administration and Management, General	85%
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	8%
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	7%
N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A

All majors

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Business Administration and Management, General

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

Kinesiology and Exercise Science

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

Graduating students score within nations top 5% on ETS Busniess Field Test. Courses taught by same award winning faculty teaching on campus. Flexible viewing of course lectures. Access to personalized Academic Advising, IT support seven days a week and network of peers.

Integration With Campus

Can earn degree entirely online

Possible in-person attendance requirements

Orientations	No
Classes	No
Group projects/simulations	No
Exams	Yes

Same academic track as campus-based program

Veterans

Institution is G.I. Bill certified	Yes
Institution participates in Yellow Ribbon Program	No
Institution is SOC Member	Yes
Offers DANTES course(s) for credit	No

Delivery

Archived classes	All
Classes can be received live	None
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	Optional
Review and sign ethics statement	Yes
Percentage of classes with lectures	All
Number of times per week students must login to a typical course	4
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	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)
Monitored testing at satellite locations around the state and use of Proctor U for online testing. Locked down browser and turn it in software.

List of Student Assessments Administered

Academic Profile (ETS)	Yes
Academic Profile results publicly available	Yes
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)	Yes
National Survey of Student Engagement results publicly available	Yes
Other assessment	Yes
Description of other assessment	The Student Experience in the Research University.
Other assessment results publicly available	Yes

Graduation & Retention

One-year retention rates

Limited time to complete degree	No
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	No