University of North Dakota

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type	Public
Terms	Semester
First year of program	2000-2001

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	Yes
Continuing online instruction education required	No
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	33
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	18
Average class size	25
Maximum class size	40

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs	10
Online courses	368
Five most popular majors
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
All majors
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Communication, General Engineering Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering, General Electrical and Electronics Engineering Mechanical Engineering Petroleum Engineering Health Professions and Related Programs Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities General Studies Psychology Psychology, General Social Sciences Social Sciences, General
About the online bachelor's degree program (as submitted by school)
The University of North Dakota has achieved distinction by building steadily on a core mission, values, and tradition that trace back to 1883. Our outstanding academic programs at all levels prepare students for a lifetime of learning, personal fulfillment, and success, and to have a positive impact on society. As a sophisticated research university, we create, advance, and apply knowledge to meet the most pressing needs facing our communities.

Integration With Campus

Can earn degree entirely online	Depends
Possible in-person attendance requirements
Orientations No Classes Yes Group projects/simulations Yes 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, but can apply to switch course enrollment to campus-based
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	Majority
Live online/on-campus classes after 5 p.m.	Most
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	26-50
Number of times per week students must login to a typical course	N/A
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation	4
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation	0
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)
Proctored exams requiring ID for entrance, proctor has password for access to exam, IP address is tracked for the computer accessing the exam password, proctor information is available 24/7 for instructors and administrative staff, student has username and password for authentication into the Learning Management System.

List of Student Assessments Administered

Academic Profile (ETS)	Yes
Academic Profile results publicly available	No
Adult Learner Inventory (Noel Levitz)	Yes
Adult Learner Inventory results publicly available	No
College Student Survey (HERI)	Yes
College Student Survey results publicly available	No
Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (ACT)	Yes
Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency results publicly available	No
Collegiate Learning Assessment (CAE)	Yes
Collegiate Learning Assessment results publicly available	No
Community of Inquiry	Yes
Community of Inquiry results publicly available	No
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)	Yes
National Survey of Student Engagement results publicly available	No
Priorities Survey for Online Learners (Noel Levitz)	Yes
Priorities Survey for Online Learners results publicly available	No
Student Satisfaction Survey (Noel Levitz)	Yes
Student Satisfaction Survey results publicly available	No
Other assessment	Yes
Description of other assessment	UG Students and Information Technology(ECAR)- admin to randomized sample
Other assessment 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