University of Phoenix

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type	Proprietary
Terms	Other
Academic calendar (as submitted by school)	Continuous
First year of program	Before 1993-1994

Faculty & Classes

Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	257
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	7,085
Average online teaching experience	5 years
Faculty have at least 1 year online teaching experience	N/A
Faculty have at least 2 years online teaching experience	86%
Faculty have at least 3 years online teaching experience	70%
Full-time faculty with doctorate	103
Part-time faculty with doctorate	1,721
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	145
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	N/A
Average class size	14
Maximum class size	23

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs	65
Online courses	707
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
Biological and Biomedical Sciences Biology/Biological Sciences, General Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services Business Administration and Management, General Operations Management and Supervision E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce Accounting Accounting and Business/Management Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Finance, General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Marketing/Marketing Management, General Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Communication, General Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Computer and Information Sciences, General Computer Programming/Programmer, General Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Network and System Administration/Administrator Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other EDUCATION Elementary Education and Teaching English Language and Literature/Letters English Language and Literature, General Health Professions and Related Programs Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator Long Term Care Administration/Management Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse History History, General Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration Securities Services Administration/Management Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Behavioral Sciences Natural Resources and Conservation Environmental Studies Public Administration and Social Service Professions Human Services, General Public Administration
About the online bachelor's degree program (as submitted by school)
Each student has a dedicated graduation team including an academic advisor and a financial advisor. In addition, from the time students inquire about enrolling until they complete their education at the University, they are supported by a cadre of administrators and advisors at the Central Administration level in Phoenix, Arizona, through the University Services offices, the Office of Dispute Management, and the Colleges, among others.

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	No

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	N/A
Web conferencing (webinars)	N/A
Skype or other visual software	N/A
New-student orientation	Yes
Review and sign ethics statement	Yes
Percentage of classes with lectures	None
Number of times per week students must login to a typical course	4
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation	16
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on 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	No proctored exams
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments	Depends
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
Randomized question sequences, timed testing environment, running schedule to update exam items, Certificate of Originiality submission with each student assignment, plagiarism checker hosted through Turn-It-In, student code of conduct requirements.

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	Standardized Assessment of Information Literacy Skills (SAILS). This is a multiple-choice assessment created by Kent State University to measure students’ level of information literacy. We have used this assessment for the last 5-years.
Other assessment results publicly available	Yes

Graduation & Retention

One-year retention rates	N/A
Limited time to complete degree	Yes
Target time to earn final 25% of credits	1.5 years
Maximum time to earn final 25% of credits	8 years
Graduation rates	N/A
School tracks graduates	Yes