Friday, November 27, 2009

Online Education Guide

Auburn University

Program Contact Information

Dr. Susan Villaume, Associate Dean
3464 Haley Center
Auburn, AL
(334) 844-4448
villase@auburn.edu
http://www.education.auburn.edu/distance-education

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2008-2009 Program Information

Degrees and Certificates Offered

Online graduate degrees offered Business Education, Foreign Language Education, Music Education, Collaborative Teacher, Early Childhood Special Education, Rehabilitation Services
Are these online graduate degree programs accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Enhancement (NCATE)? Yes
Online graduate certificates offered None

Admissions

Minimum requirements for admission?: Must meet Auburn University Graduate School requirements which are available in the current AU Bulletin available on the Auburn University Web site (http://www.auburn.edu/).
Are students who meet minimum admissions requirements automatically accepted? No

2008-2009 Enrollment

Year that this school began offering an online graduate degree program: 1999
Total number of students enrolled in online graduate degree program(s) (Fall 2008): 83
Year that this school began offering an online graduate certificate program: N/A
Total number of students enrolled in online graduate certificate program(s) (Fall 2008): 0

2008-2009 Tuition, Fees, and Financial Aid

In-state Tuition: $383 Per Credit
Out-of-State Tuition: $383 Per Credit
Additional fees online students are typically required to pay: N/A
Is institutional financial aid available?: Yes, institutional aid is available.
Is federal financial aid available?: Yes, federal aid is available.

Technology

Minimum required Internet access speed: 28k
Recommended Internet access speed: 256K or higher
Technologies used in typical courses: Chatrooms (synchronous); Threaded discussions (asynchronous); Streaming video; Streaming audio
Support: Yes - 12 Hour(s)

Academics and Learning Environment

  • Most of this school's online degree programs are offered in a physical setting.
  • Credits earned for courses in the online degree programs can be transferred toward the equivalent degree program offered in the physical setting.
  • Admissions requirements for the online programs are the same as requirements for the equivalent degree programs offered in the physical setting.
  • All full-time faculty who teach in the online programs also teach in the programs offered in a physical setting.
  • Exams are typically proctored: in a campus setting, in a non-campus setting.
  • Excluding chat rooms, less than half of the courses in online programs are offered asynchronously.
  • In typical courses, online interaction between students and faculty is optional
  • Courses in online programs typically do not require students to work cooperatively with other students online on group projects.
  • Courses in the school's online programs typically do have a maximum class size of 25.
  • Students typically are not required to log into their online courses .

Residency Requirements

Typical courses in online degree programs do require all students to meet in a physical setting. Number of mandatory meetings required per typical course: 1 Duration of a typical course: 16 week(s) Duration of each required meeting: 1 day(s)

Faculty

Faculty are not required to undergo training before teaching online courses. Faculty are not required to respond to student comments and queries.

Student Services

Students have access to: Campus-based library; Online library; Academic advising; Financial aid office

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