School Details
Institutional control: Public
About the online program: The Bachelor of Arts in General Studies(BGS) degree is an online degree program that provides place-bound students an opportunity to earn a regionally accredited bachelor's degree. The BGS program does not designate a major. Many students consider this an important feature because it eliminates the constraints of a major’s predetermined curriculum and allows BGS students more flexibility to develop a multi-disciplinary and carefully focused course of study. No time limit to complete a BGS degree
Average class size: 35
Maximum class size: 40
Academics
3 year graduation rate (2011-2012): 33%
New student retention rate (2012): 61%
Most popular majors:
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other,
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Academic calendar: Semester
Online courses offered:170
Can earn degree entirely outside U.S.:Yes
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation: N/A
Amount of courses requiring students to work collaboratively with other students:Minority
Class participation graded:Yes
Number of times per week students must login to a typical course: 2
Expectation that instructors will respond to questions within specific timeframe: Yes
Instructor response expected within (hours): 48
Academic Integrity
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments: Yes
Measures to instill academic integrity: Onsite proctored exams utilize a lockdown browser and plagiarism software is available for use by all faculty.
Faculty
Average online teaching experience: N/A
Full-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's: 0
Full-time faculty with a doctorate degree: 136
Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online: 183
Part-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's: 0
Part-time faculty with a doctorate degree: 7
Faculty who teach online also teach on campus:
Instructor office hours (weekly): 2
Faculty who have at least 1 year online teaching experience: N/A
Faculty who have at least 2 years online teaching experience: N/A
Faculty who have at least 3 years online teaching experience: N/A
Online learning tools
Bulletin boardsY,
Live streaming audio,
Live streaming video,
Online chatroomsY,
Online labsY,
Recorded audioY,
Recorded videoY,
Skype or other visual softwareY,
Simulations,
Web conferencing (webinars)
Technology & Support
Recommended Internet connection: DSL
Required Internet connection: DSL
24-7 live tech support: No
Online course development: In-house
Courses designed by certified instructional designers: Yes
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty: 12
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty: N/A
Student Services
Academic advising,
BookstoreY,
Career placement assistance,
E-mail addressY,
Financial aid office/services,
Local area network,
Access to live librarian,
Access to digitized library materialsY,
Mentoring,
Technical supportY,
Live tutoring,
Writing workshopsY
Student Body
Region from which most U.S. students come: Midwest
Male: 231
Female: 285
American Indian: 0.2%
Asian: 1.0%
Black or African American: 9.5%
Hispanic: 4.3%
Two or more races: 1.2%
International: 0.0%
Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Unknown: 6.0%
White: 77.9%
Students 22 and younger: 10%
Students ages 23-39: 63%
Students 40 or older: 27%
New students who are first-time freshman: 0%
New students who are employed: 90%
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: 2.5
Military-Friendly
Institution is Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) member: Yes
Institution is G.I. Bill certified: Yes
Institution Participates in Yellow Ribbon Program: No
In-state tuition for all military veterans: Yes