Academics at Upper Iowa University | Online Bachelors Degree

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type	Private
Terms	Other
Academic calendar (as submitted by school)	Six 8-week terms
First year of program	1999-2000

Faculty & Classes

Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	9
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	205
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	5
Part-time faculty with doctorate	91
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	Yes
Continuing online instruction education required	No
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	5
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	0
Average class size	12
Maximum class size	17

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs

Online courses

155

Five most popular majors

Business Administration and Management, General	17%
Accounting	14%
Human Services, General	14%
Psychology, General	13%
Finance, General	10%

All majors

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Business Administration and Management, General

Accounting

Finance, General

Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

Management Information Systems, General

Marketing, Other

Health Professions and Related Programs

Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

Psychology

Psychology, General

Public Administration and Social Service Professions

Human Services, General

Public Administration

Social Sciences

Social Sciences, General

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

UIU has articulation agreements with many community colleges to facilitate transferring your community college credits. Our demo course can help you determine if online learning is a good fit for you. We work closely with all services to offer military education programs that provide the flexibility needed by today’s military personnel. Several companies also have educational agreements with UIU through the Corporate Advantage Program.

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

Majority

Same curricula for online and face-to-face students

Little

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)	N/A
Skype or other visual software	N/A
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	1
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	No proctored exams
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments	Depends
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
Online students access the Pearson Learning Studio (PLS), our online platform, with a user name and password issued by the University. It is anticipated there will be a single sign on for access to myUIU and the PearsonLearningStudio in the future. The student can bookmark the login for PLS, but must provide a user identification and password each time s/he wishes to enter the classroom. Upper Iowa is continuing to look at new technologies as they are identified that may provide advanced student authentication strategies that are both financially and operationally feasible.

List of Student Assessments Administered

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	2 years
Maximum time to earn final 25% of credits	N/A
Graduation rates

School tracks graduates	No