School Details
Institutional control: Public
About the online program: FIU offers the following online degrees:
Bachelor of Business Administration-Human Resource Management
Bachelor of Business Administration-International Business
Bachelor of Business Administration-Management
Bachelor of Business Administration-Marketing
Average class size: 50
Maximum class size: 100
Academics
3 year graduation rate (2011-2012): N/A
New student retention rate (2012): N/A
Most popular majors:
Finance, General,
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General,
International Business/Trade/Commerce,
Marketing/Marketing Management, General,
Business Administration and Management, General
Academic calendar: Trimester
Online courses offered:N/A
Can earn degree entirely outside U.S.:Yes
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation: 1
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: 1
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: Depends
Measures to instill academic integrity: If a professor does not require an exam to be visually monitored, the following software are used: Turnitin, Lockdown browser, and Task Stream. Additionally, exam questions are shuffled and mixed.
If a professor requires an exam to be visually monitored, ProctorU is used.
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: 22
Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online: 24
Part-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's: 0
Part-time faculty with a doctorate degree: 1
Faculty who teach online also teach on campus: All
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: 62%
Online learning tools
Bulletin boardsY,
Live streaming audioY,
Live streaming videoY,
Online chatroomsY,
Online labsY,
Recorded audioY,
Recorded videoY,
Skype or other visual softwareY,
SimulationsY,
Web conferencing (webinars)Y
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: Yes
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty: N/A
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty: N/A
Student Services
Academic advisingY,
BookstoreY,
Career placement assistanceY,
E-mail addressY,
Financial aid office/servicesY,
Local area networkY,
Access to live librarian,
Access to digitized library materialsY,
Mentoring,
Technical supportY,
Live tutoring,
Writing workshops
Student Body
Region from which most U.S. students come: Southeast
Male: 28
Female: 19
American Indian: 0.0%
Asian: 6.4%
Black or African American: 14.9%
Hispanic: 25.5%
Two or more races: 0.0%
International: 27.7%
Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Unknown: 0.0%
White: 25.5%
Students 22 and younger: 19%
Students ages 23-39: 73%
Students 40 or older: 8%
New students who are first-time freshman: 78%
New students who are employed: N/A
Admission
Admissions requirements same as non-online students' requirements: Yes
College uses SAT or ACT scores in admissions decisions for new applicants: Yes
ACT Composite Score: N/A
SAT Critical Reading average score: 475
SAT Math average score: 495
SAT Writing average score: 510
Continuing online instruction education required: Yes
Application essay required: Yes
Accept transfer students: Yes
High school completion requirements: Diploma or GED required
Minimum high schools GPA required: N/A
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: No