University of Maine--Augusta

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Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type Public
Terms Semester
First year of program 1995-1996

Faculty & Classes

Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online 104
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online 186
Average online teaching experience 10 years
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 47
Part-time faculty with doctorate 15
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 No
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty 8
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty N/A
Average class size N/A
Maximum class size 30

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs 8
Online courses N/A
Five most popular majors
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician 30%
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 23%
Business Administration and Management, General 16%
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other 8%
Library and Information Science 6%
All majors
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Business Administration and Management, General
Accounting
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Information Technology
Health Professions and Related Programs
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Library Science
Library and Information Science
Science Technologies/Technicians
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other
Social Sciences
Social Sciences, General
About the online bachelor's degree program (as submitted by school) N/A

Integration With Campus

Can earn degree entirely online Depends
Possible in-person attendance requirements
Orientations Yes
Classes No
Group projects/simulations No
Exams Yes
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 Most

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 Majority
Classes can be received live Majority
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 No
Percentage of classes with lectures All
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation 4
Courses requiring students to work collaboratively with other students All
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) N/A

List of Student Assessments Administered

National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Yes
National Survey of Student Engagement results publicly available Yes

Graduation & Retention

One-year retention rates N/A
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 N/A
School tracks graduates No
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