Academics at University of South Carolina--Aiken | Online Bachelors Degree

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type	Public
Terms	Semester
First year of program	2006-2007

Faculty & Classes

Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	6
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	3
Average online teaching experience	5 years
Faculty have at least 1 year online teaching experience	89%
Faculty have at least 2 years online teaching experience	89%
Faculty have at least 3 years online teaching experience	78%
Full-time faculty with doctorate	3
Part-time faculty with doctorate	0
Full-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	0
Part-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	0
School finances online instructor training	No
Continuing online instruction education required	No
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	15
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	2
Average class size	11
Maximum class size	20

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs

Online courses

Five most popular majors

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	100%
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All majors

Health Professions and Related Programs

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

About the online bachelor's degree program (as submitted by school)

This is a completion program for individuals who have an Associate of Science degree in nursing but wish to obtain a BSN. Applicants of the completion program should also have a South Carolina RN License.

Integration With Campus

Can earn degree entirely online

Possible in-person attendance requirements

Orientations	No
Classes	No
Group projects/simulations	Yes
Exams	Yes

Same academic track as campus-based program

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	No

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	N/A
New-student orientation	Yes
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	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	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)
Before students enter the program they are required to read and sign a code of academic/ethical integrity. Faculty members may manipulate online assessments by assigning passwords to assessments, removing printing capabilities for assignments,and electing to use an anti-plagiarism service. All online exams are also timed.

List of Student Assessments Administered

Academic Profile (ETS)	Yes
Academic Profile results publicly available	No
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)	Yes
National Survey of Student Engagement results publicly available	No

Graduation & Retention

One-year retention rates

Limited time to complete degree	No
Target time to earn final 25% of credits	3 years
Maximum time to earn final 25% of credits	N/A
Graduation rates

School tracks graduates	Yes