School Details
Institutional control: Private
About the online program: Grand Canyon University’s online bachelor’s degree programs are supported by a sixty-year heritage of quality Christian education. Students can study at the times and places they choose and our 4-credit courses allow students to complete their degree program in less time. With intentionally-small class sizes, students receive individual attention from instructors who care about their success.
Average class size: 14
Maximum class size: 25
Academics
3 year graduation rate (2011-2012): N/A
New student retention rate (2012): N/A
Most popular majors:
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse,
Business Administration and Management, General,
Elementary Education and Teaching,
Psychology, General,
Human Resources Management and Services, Other
Academic calendar: Other
Online courses offered:275
Can earn degree entirely outside U.S.:Yes
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation: 4
Amount of courses requiring students to work collaboratively with other students:Majority
Class participation graded:Yes
Number of times per week students must login to a typical course: 3
Expectation that instructors will respond to questions within specific timeframe: Yes
Instructor response expected within (hours): 24
Academic Integrity
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments: Yes
Measures to instill academic integrity: Academic integrity is primarily ensured through giving each student a unique username and password that they need to use to log into the learning management system. All activity is tracked by this username once they are in the system, so we know exactly which username and account has taken a quiz or submitted an assignment. Our policies and process adhere closely to FERPA regulations when managing student accounts and passwords or giving on student information to ensure that only the registered student is able to modify or reset account into.
Faculty
Average online teaching experience: 2 years
Full-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's: 0
Full-time faculty with a doctorate degree: 11
Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online: 115
Part-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's: 2
Part-time faculty with a doctorate degree: 351
Faculty who teach online also teach on campus:
Instructor office hours (weekly): 4
Faculty who have at least 1 year online teaching experience: 89%
Faculty who have at least 2 years online teaching experience: 80%
Faculty who have at least 3 years online teaching experience: 9%
Online learning tools
Bulletin boardsY,
Live streaming audio,
Live streaming video,
Online chatroomsY,
Online labsY,
Recorded audioY,
Recorded videoY,
Skype or other visual software,
SimulationsY,
Web conferencing (webinars)
Technology & Support
Recommended Internet connection: DSL
Required Internet connection: 56k
24-7 live tech support: No
Online course development: In-house
Courses designed by certified instructional designers: No
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty: 75
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty: 177
Student Services
Academic advisingY,
BookstoreY,
Career placement assistanceY,
E-mail addressY,
Financial aid office/servicesY,
Local area network,
Access to live librarianY,
Access to digitized library materialsY,
MentoringY,
Technical supportY,
Live tutoringY,
Writing workshopsY
Student Body
Region from which most U.S. students come: Southwest
Male: 7,487
Female: 26,293
American Indian: 0.8%
Asian: 4.7%
Black or African American: 26.3%
Hispanic: 7.8%
Two or more races: 1.7%
International: 0.0%
Pacific Islander: 0.4%
Unknown: 21.2%
White: 37.1%
Students 22 and younger: 4%
Students ages 23-39: 47%
Students 40 or older: 49%
New students who are first-time freshman: N/A
New students who are employed: N/A
Admission
Admissions requirements same as non-online students' requirements: N/A
College uses SAT or ACT scores in admissions decisions for new applicants: Yes
ACT Composite Score: N/A
SAT Critical Reading average score: N/A
SAT Math average score: N/A
SAT Writing average score: N/A
Continuing online instruction education required: No
Application essay required: No
Accept transfer students: Yes
High school completion requirements: Diploma or GED required
Minimum high schools GPA required: 2.7
Military-Friendly
Institution is Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) member: Yes
Institution is G.I. Bill certified: Yes
Institution Participates in Yellow Ribbon Program: Yes
In-state tuition for all military veterans: N/A