peterson's annual distance learning survey

Peterson's Annual Distance Learning Survey 2019-2020

Welcome to the 2020 edition of Peterson's Annual Distance Learning Survey! Each year, Peterson's collects information from roughly 4000 colleges and universities and we are honored to have you participate in it!!

Peterson's is the country's leading provider of information about colleges and universities. Every year, millions of parents and students seek out resources to help them choose the best school for them and find opportunities to help them pursue studies. The information you provide in this survey is an invaluable tool for students across the globe. Your participation ensures that prospective students have the most up-to-date and relevant information about your institution's programs..

How to use this documentThis PDF survey form is the second part of two connected surveys, namely: Main Survey and Degree Program Survey (this document). You will need to complete the Main Survey only once; however, you should complete a separate Degree Program Survey for each of your program.

Before answering the survey, please also take note of the following:

Press Ctrl+S to save your progress. Like saving an offline document, ensure that you constantly save your work in the PDF to avoid repeating the process if a sudden shutdown happens. Saving can also be helpful in case you need to revisit the document and make some revisions.

For institutions with multiple degree programs, this form has to be filled out as many times as the number of programs. To do that, follow these steps:

1. Fill this out with information about a unit that you prefer to key in first. Once done, name the file using this format:[Institution Name]-[Degree Program Name].

2. To fill this out with information about another program, click File (at the upper left hand corner of the screen) and select Save As. Name the file accordingly using the format given above.

3. Start filling this out again, but this time, with information about the unit that you prefer to key in next to the first one that you have accomplished. Repeat these steps until all units have been encoded in separate PDFs.

References needed to answer the survey are linked in the questions. For such questions, the linked references will appear in blue underlined fonts like this: [sample reference appearance]

Feel free to email or print this for sending to colleagues who might contribute answers to the survey

Contact usFinally, should you have any questions or experience any issues with the survey, please reach out to us at: [email protected] or [email protected] (for PDF submission).

A member of our research team will promptly respond and assist you. We will send you a confirmation once we receive it. Thank you again for your participation!

© 2020 Peterson's. All Rights Reserved. Peterson's reserves the right to publish, replicate, and reuse this information in any form whatsoever.

Our definition of distance learning: a planned learning experience in which student and teacher are separated by physical distance. Blended programs may also be included, with a distance component of approximately 60% or higher. Completely online programs may also be included.

Degree programs ranging from certificates to doctoral degrees may be included as a Degree Program.

All questions are referring to the current academic year unless noted.

When filling out PDF forms, please include the degree programs you offered in the past academic year (2018-2019). If the award is no longer offered, changed its name, or new, check the appropriate boxes under Question 1. We request this so that we can update your list of awards/programs accordingly.

1. Name of Degree Program

Is this degree program currently being offered by your school?

Yes No – Remove Program

If the program is now inactive, please answer "No" so you may be taken to the end of the survey page. Refrain from answering other fields and just save the file as it is, retaining only details like Name of Degree Program and the selected "No" box above.

Degree program name changed?

Yes No

If yes, enter the desired new degree program name change below.

New degree program?

Yes No

2. Please confirm the degree or award acronym of this program.


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3. Please give the official name of your degree or award program. Repeating the degreeacronym will duplicate the information online (so if you put MBA Business Administration hereand have put MBA in Question 2, this will print as MBA MBA in Business Administration).

4. Choose up to three classifications for your program. These are based on CIP classificationcodes at the highest level. Codes cannot be added to the survey.

5. Are any standardized tests required to apply for admission to this program?

Yes No

6. Through which Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or U.S. Department ofEducation (USDE) recognized agency is this distance learning program accredited (this list onlycontains program-level accreditation)?

We collect school accreditation separately from this survey, so this question focuses only on a very specific programmatic accreditation through CHEA or USDE. This list is updated yearly at the beginning of the data collection season and does not include regional accrediting agencies. It is a set list and cannot be altered or added to during active data collection.

Select the classification from the dropdown list (smaller box). Your selections will then be reflected in the text field below (bigger box above the dropdown list).If you want to remove a classification from the text field, just highlight it then delete. Do not select more than three classifications. If you do so, the succeeding entries will be disregarded.


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7. Please describe the typical tuition cost for this distance learning program.

"From" and "To" represent a range of values ("From" would be the lower cost and "To" the higher value). If you have one cost, please put it in the All Students "From" box. There's no need to repeat the same number in all boxes. (if you do so, then you have one cost and that should go in the All Students box).

From (lower cost value) To (higher cost value)

All Students

In-District students

In-State/Province students

Out-of-state students

International students

8. If you've entered tuition costs in Question 7 above, please give the correspondingunit for these values (i.e. per credit hour, credit. per year, etc.)

9. If you've entered tuition costs in Question 7 above, please give the correspondingcurrency unit.

10. What is the total number of credits or courses required for completion of this program?(Please specify number. Please also enter number without non-numeric characters such ascommas, periods, symbols etc.)

The number of credits times the cost listed in Question 7 will display on your school's online profile as "Total estimated cost" if you give tuition figures and the same unit values in Questions 8 and 11. If the unit values differ or if you do not give a value for either the tuition or the credits, you will not have a “total estimated cost” value on your online profile. You may also choose to not enter cost or credits on this survey.


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11. If you've entered total credits in Question 10 above, please give the corresponding unitfor these values (i.e. per credit hour, credit, per year, etc.). If you gave tuition costs above,this unit should match the unit in Question 8.

12. Is this program available 100% online (no on-campus requirement)?

Yes No

13. Is this program available in English?

Yes No

14. Which of the following best describes the geographical service area for this distancelearning program? Check only one.

Local area students only Students nationwide only

In-state students only All students worldwide

15. What equipment does a student need to participate in this distance learning program?Check all that apply.

Computer Satellite

DSL or other high-speed internet connection Television

E-mail VCR

Internet access Video conferencing

16. Is there a minimum GPA required for acceptance into this program?

Yes No


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If the answer is “Yes”, please specify the minimum GPA required for acceptance.

17. Please list any standardized tests that are required or recommended.

Required Recommended Neither

SAT

ACT

SAT Subject Tests

GMAT

GRE

18. Please list the score expectations for any test you listed above.

"From" and "To" represent a range of values ("From" would be the lower score and "To" the higher score).

From To

SAT

ACT

SAT Subject Tests

GMAT

GRE Verbal Reasoning

GRE Quantitative Reasoning

GRE Analytical Writing

19. Please list any other tests that may be required.


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20. Please list any additional admission requirements that exist for this program (character limit:250).

No

21. Does your program accept transfer credits?

Yes

If the answer is “Yes”, what is the maximum number of transfer credits accepted?

If your program accepts transfer credits, are there any specific requirements for the credits that will be accepted by your program? (Character limit: 400)

22. Please list any additional fees that exist for this program. (Character limit 200)


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23. How are distance learning courses delivered for this program? Choose all that apply.

Online platform Streaming video

Audio conferencing Correspondence study

Video conferencing Hybrid instruction

Web conferencing Other

Streaming audio

24. Which services are offered as part of this distance learning program? Choose all that apply.

Online office hours On-campus graduation ceremony

Online chat Digital textbooks

Access materials via mobile devices Online management of assignments and exams

Social discussion forums

25. Which best describes the instructors who teach courses for this program? Choose only one.

Instructors teach distance learning only

Instructors teach on-campus only

Instructors teach both distance learning and on-campus

Not available/not applicable

26. Please provide the URL for this program (include leading http or https).

27. Which best describes the schedule for this program? Choose only one.

Designated class times Both designated and flexible class times

Flexible class times Not available/not applicable

28. What is the average course length (in weeks) for this program?


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29. What is the minimum duration (start to finish) in which a degree for this program can becompleted?

Less than 1 year 3 years 1 year 4 years 18 months More than 4 years

2 years There is no minimum length of time in which a degree can be completed

30. Program ContactIf this program has a separate contact person from those listed within the main institutionsurvey, please provide details below.

This only needs to be filled in if it differs for the contact listed in Q11 Unit Contact on the Main Survey.

Social Title:

First Name:

Middle Name:

Last Name:

Suffix:

Title:

Address Line 1:

Address Line 2:

City:

State/Province:

Zip code:

Country:

Phone:

Fax:

E-mail:


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End of SurveyThank you very much for completing the survey! Once filled out, kindly send this form to [email protected].

If you have a correction to make to the survey after submission, we should be able to reopen it for you. Please email your request to [email protected] or [email protected] and include your school name and unit (if applicable) and the program name/names that need to be reopened. We get many requests to reopen surveys and will complete them on a first come, first served basis.


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