School Details
Institutional control: Private
About the online program: Award winning faculty training program. Small classes and personal attention. Competence based curriculum that includes credit for life experience. Students can design their own concentrations, working one on one with faculty.
Average class size: 17
Maximum class size: 26
Academics
3 year graduation rate (2011-2012): N/A
New student retention rate (2012): N/A
Most popular majors:
General Studies,
,
,
,
Academic calendar: Quarter
Online courses offered:135
Can earn degree entirely outside U.S.:Yes
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation: 8
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: 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: Depends
Measures to instill academic integrity: DePaul’s policy on Academic Integrity is included in all syllabi of online courses and in DePaul’s Undergraduate Student handbook. In addition, a link to the Academic integrity website is available in each online course. Turn-It-In technology is available to DePaul faculty to verify originality of student work. The technology is based on prior submissions to Turn-It-In as well as public sources against which a student's current submission is compared. After comparison, Turn-It-In gives the faculty member a report on the probability of plagiarism, though the final decision whether the work constitutes a violation of DePaul's Academic Integrity Policy is made by the DePaul course instructor.
Faculty
Average online teaching experience: 5 years
Full-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's: 0
Full-time faculty with a doctorate degree: 23
Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online: 24
Part-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's: 1
Part-time faculty with a doctorate degree: 36
Faculty who teach online also teach on campus: All
Instructor office hours (weekly): 0
Faculty who have at least 1 year online teaching experience: 91%
Faculty who have at least 2 years online teaching experience: 86%
Faculty who have at least 3 years online teaching experience: 78%
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: 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: 8
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty: 4
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: Midwest
Male: N/A
Female: N/A
American Indian: 0.0%
Asian: 3.2%
Black or African American: 19.5%
Hispanic: 10.3%
Two or more races: 2.1%
International: 0.0%
Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Unknown: 12.1%
White: 52.9%
Students 22 and younger: 0%
Students ages 23-39: 67%
Students 40 or older: 33%
New students who are first-time freshman: 0%
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: No
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: 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: No
Institution is G.I. Bill certified: Yes
Institution Participates in Yellow Ribbon Program: Yes
In-state tuition for all military veterans: N/A