Academics
Distinguishing Characteristics
| School type | Public |
| Terms | Semester |
| First year of program | 1997-1998 |
Faculty & Classes
Programs
Integration With Campus
| Can earn degree entirely online | Depends | ||||||||
| Possible in-person attendance requirements | |||||||||
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| Same academic track as campus-based program | Yes | ||||||||
| Collaboration among online and face-to-face students | Neutral | ||||||||
| Students enroll as online students | Yes, online students take different classes than on campus students | ||||||||
| Credits earned online equal earned on campus | Yes | ||||||||
| Faculty who teach online also teach on campus | Majority | ||||||||
| 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 | Yes |
| Offers DANTES course(s) for credit | Yes |
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 | No |
| Percentage of classes with lectures | 76-99 |
| 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) | |
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Password-protected access to course materials; Use of a quality checklist that addresses academic integrity; Proctor guidelines and processes for testing; Academic integrity/quality assurance training and faculty development opportunities provided to faculty who teach online courses |
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List of Student Assessments Administered
| Adult Learner Inventory (Noel Levitz) | Yes |
| Adult Learner Inventory 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 | Post-Graduation Plan Survey / ACT Alumni Outcomes Survey |
| Other assessment results publicly available | Yes |
Graduation & Retention
| One-year retention rates | |
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| Limited time to complete degree | No |
| Target time to earn final 25% of credits | 2.5 years |
| Maximum time to earn final 25% of credits | N/A |
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| School tracks graduates | Yes |
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