Academics
Distinguishing Characteristics
| School type | Public |
| Terms | Semester |
| First year of program | 1998-1999 |
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, 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 | Majority | ||||||||
| Same curricula for online and face-to-face students | Most | ||||||||
Veterans
| Institution is G.I. Bill certified | Yes |
| Institution participates in Yellow Ribbon Program | No |
| Institution is SOC Member | No |
| Offers DANTES course(s) for credit | No |
Delivery
| Archived classes | All |
| Classes can be received live | Minority |
| 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 | Yes |
| Percentage of classes with lectures | 76-99 |
| Number of times per week students must login to a typical course | 4 |
| Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation | 4 |
| Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation | 4 |
| 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 | One setting |
| Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments | Depends |
| Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school) | |
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USA utilizes a variety of tools to ensure academic integrity for courses in USA Online. To combat plagiarism, many instructors require the use of Turnitin for document submissions. Two options are available for online proctoring of high-stakes assessments: Software Secure’s Remote Proctor and ProctorU. Remote Proctor is a hardware device designed to address cheating during online assessments by recording audio and 360 degree video of the test-takers environment. It also incorporates a biometric fingerprint scanner to accurately verify student’s identity. ProctorU is a web-based proctoring service that requires students to take exams in the presence of a live, online proctor that monitors the students environment via webcam. |
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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 | 1 year |
| Maximum time to earn final 25% of credits | N/A |
| Graduation rates | N/A |
| School tracks graduates | No |
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