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Online degree programs contact
Michael Berkowitz , Director of Enrollment
3201 E. Elwood Street
Phoenix, AZ 85034
Phone: (800)366-9699
E-mail: michael.berkowitz@phoenix.edu
Online degrees
- Master of Business Administration
- MBA/Accounting
- MBA/E-Business
- MBA/Global Management
- MBA/E-commerce Management
- MBA/Technology Management
- Master of Arts in Organizational Management
- Master of Science in Computer Information Systems
Admissions
Minimum admissions requirements:
A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited university; minimum GPA of 2.5 and 3-years work experience (these programs are designed for enrollment by working adults only).
Automatic acceptance for students who meet minimum admissions requirements? Yes
Fall 2000 total student enrollment: 3,439
This school began offering an online degree-granting program in 1989.
Tuition and financial aid (2001-2002)
Private Institution
Tuition: $505 per credit hour
Additional fees online students are typically required to pay: None
Institutionally funded grants are available to students enrolled in online degree programs.
Federal financial aid programs are available to students enrolled in online degree programs.
Technology
Required Internet access speed: 56K or less
Technologies used in typical courses: Simulations, Streaming video, Threaded discussions (asynchronous)
Support: Live real-time help is available to students 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Academics and learning environment
- Most of this school's online degree programs do have a matching program with the same name offered in a physical setting.
- Credits earned for courses in the online degree programs can be transferred toward the equivalent degree program offered in the physical setting.
- Admissions requirements for the online programs are the same as requirements for the equivalent degree programs offered in the physical setting.
- More than half of full-time faculty who teach in the online programs also teach in the programs offered in a physical setting.
- Exams are typically administered online, proctored in a campus setting, proctored in a non-campus setting.
- Excluding chat rooms, all the courses in online programs are offered asynchronously.
- In typical courses, online interaction between students and faculty is a requirement.
- Courses in online programs typically do require students to work cooperatively with other students online on group projects.
- Courses in the school's online programs typically do have a maximum class size of 12.
- Students typically are required to log into their online courses 5 times per week.
Residency requirements
Typical courses in online degree programs do not require all students to meet in a physical setting.
Faculty
Faculty are required to undergo training before teaching online courses.
Faculty are required to respond to student comments and queries within 24 hours.
Student services
Students have access to: Academic advising, Financial aid office, Online Library, Tutoring
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