Upper Iowa University

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	17
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