University of Nebraska--Lincoln

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type	Public
Terms	Semester
First year of program	2008-2009

Faculty & Classes

Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	23
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	4
Average online teaching experience	N/A
Faculty have at least 1 year online teaching experience	100%
Faculty have at least 2 years online teaching experience	100%
Faculty have at least 3 years online teaching experience	56%
Full-time faculty with doctorate	14
Part-time faculty with doctorate	0
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	Yes
Continuing online instruction education required	No
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	9
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	N/A
Average class size	N/A
Maximum class size	40

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs	1
Online courses	45
Five most popular majors
Agriculture, General 100% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
All majors
About the online bachelor's degree program (as submitted by school)
Extremely flexible with a wide variety of focus areas available within the program. Degree competition option for transfer students nationwide or international. Taught by experienced practitioners and researchers. Customizable to a wide variety of professions.

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	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)
Academic integrity statements included in all courses. All courses, exams, assignments are password protected. All exams are given in proctored settings. Proctors are approved according to a set list of requirements, and they are provided proctor codes that are aligned with each student for each exam. All exams must be visually observed by the proctors. Written assignments are reviewed by plagiarism software. Group projects and presentations and extensive discussions are required.

List of Student Assessments Administered

Graduation & Retention

One-year retention rates	N/A
Limited time to complete degree	No
Target time to earn final 25% of credits	4 years
Maximum time to earn final 25% of credits	N/A
Graduation rates	N/A
School tracks graduates	No