Title: Traditional Education
1Park UniversityChanging the world one degree
at a time
- Traditional Education
- Extended Learning
- Online Learning
2Park UniversityTraditional Programs
- Established in 1875
- Located in Parkville MO
- 2000 students at home campus
- Serving the Kansas City metropolitan area and.
3Park UniversityExtended Learning Program
- School for Extended Learning (SEL) established
in 1972 - Currently serves 12,000 students at 35 sites in
20 states - Most sites at military installations
- Focus on non-traditional students
4Park UniversityOnline Learning Program
- Pilot course offered in 1996
- Currently 5,000 students per term taking 228
sections of 80 courses - Fully accredited by the North Central
Association (NCA)
5Distance Learning Instructional Format
- Park online instruction is
- Web based
- Asynchronous
- Instructor led
- 8 and 16 week terms
6- Park University research indicates that
- Students learn as much or more
- More and better interaction
7Park University Online courses provide a unique
opportunity for rich instructor-student and
student-student interaction
8Support Services Available Online
- University Catalog
- Application forms
- Student Advising
- Registration
- Payment of fees
9more Support Services
- Financial aid information
- Sample syllabi
- Bookstore
- Academic records
- Financial records
- Graduate Application
10and more Support Services Available
- Library Services
- Course evaluation process
- Online Tutoring Services
- Transcript order form
- Placement services
- Alumni services
11Faculty DevelopmentProgram
- Experienced, approved faculty - both full time
and adjunct (part-time) - Provide training, support, mentors, focused
toward teaching in the online environment
12Bachelor of Science Degree Completion Programs
- Management
- Management/Computer Info Systems
- Criminal Justice Administration
- Social Psychology
- Management/Human Resources
- Management/Marketing
13 Graduate Degrees
- MBA
- Management
- International Business
- Health Care Administration
- MPA
- Public Management
- Government-Business Relations
- Non Profit Community Services Mgt
- MEd
14Student RequirementsOnline Environment
- Pentium personal computer
- Reliable Internet connection
- Personal e-mail access
- Basic computer literacy - familiarity with the
Internet (e-mail, WWW, basic office skills)
15Program Strengths
- Students are able to continue work
toward degree not placing education on hold - Nontraditional Students from all over the world
bring a rich diversity to share in class - Learning environment/resources expanded for
instructors and students
16Additional Credit
- Transfer
- Testing
- CLEP
- Dantes
- Validated Learning Equivalency
- or VLE
- Credit awarded based on documented and approved
educational experiences
17- Admissions Forms Needed
- Application
- Evaluation of previous
- credits/experience
- Transcripts
- Application Fee
18Park University
- Changing the world
- one degree at a time