Accreditation & Drexel University Online. Drexel University Online

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1 Overview Drexel University, Philadelphia's technlgical university, is amng the tp 50 private, nn-prfit, natinal dctral/research universities in the United States, and is ranked by U.S. News & Wrld Reprt as ne f America's Best Clleges fr 2007, 2008, & Funded by financier and philanthrpist Anthny J. Drexel in 1891, Drexel has been a leader in the integratin f technlgy int academics since its inceptin. Currently 90% f Drexel University faculty members hld a Ph.D. Drexel University has been a pineer and prven leader in distance educatin having delivered ur first cmpletely nline degree in Its nline prgrams have been ranked by U.S. News & Wrld Reprt amng the Best Online Graduate Prgrams and it has als recently been awarded the st Century Best Practice Award fr Distance Learning frm the United States Distance Learning Assciatin. This hnr encmpasses the leadership and trend-setting f innvative crpratins and nn-prfit agencies in nline educatin and is the highest award bestwed upn an rganizatin in this industry. Drexel University Online is a whlly-wned subsidiary f Drexel University specializing in innvative, Internet-based distance educatin prgrams fr wrking prfessinals and partnering rganizatins in the United States and abrad. All f Drexel s curses are delivered fully nline, and are accessible thrugh a standard cmputer with an Internet cnnectin; n special sftware is required. Since all instructin is delivered asynchrnusly, students can access all curse material anytime, anywhere. This prvides students the cnvenience and quality f a Drexel educatin withut the cmmute r career interruptin. In additin, Drexel s nline prgrams are taught by the same distinguished faculty as the n campus prgrams. The use f this prven delivery system prvides us with the ability t immediately and fully cmply with all technical and instructinal requirements tday s students demand. Drexel currently services students acrss 10 time znes.

2 Accreditatin & Drexel University Online Accrding t a recent article in Educause Quarterly entitled E-Learning at a Crssrads What Price Quality? (Vlume 30; Number 2; 2007) Nearly all cllege distance-learning curses are reginally accredited, but accreditatin frm a prfessinal bdy, such as the Assciatin fr Advancement in Cllegiate Schls f Business (AACSB), is much less cmmn. The mst recent annual study by U.S. News & Wrld Reprt indicates that the majrity f nline graduate students take curses nt accredited by prfessinal bdies. (34) The Slan Cnsrtium certificatin standards fr full-scale distance-learning prgrams at clleges and universities are als useful in determining prgram quality. Over 900 nline prgrams are included in the Slan-C list, ranging frm elite universities like MIT and Carnegie Melln t rural cmmunity clleges. (34-35) In terms f master s prgrams, a miniscule number have achieved bth prfessinal accreditatin and Slan-C certificatin. (35) Drexel University Online Reginally accredited by the Middle States Assciatin f Clleges & Secndary Schls The same accreditatin as Clumbia, Crnell, New Yrk University, Princetn, Yale and the University f Pennsylvania Accredited by sme f the natin s highest academic accrediting bdies AACSB (Business) ALA (Infrmatin Science) ABET (Engineering) CCNE & NLN-AC (Nursing) CePH (Public Health) Member f the Slan Cnsrtium (Slan-C) Hnred with the Best Practice Award fr Distance Educatin by the USDLA

3 Highlights Drexel University, ranked One f America's Best Clleges by U.S. News & Wrld Reprt, ffers tpranked bachelr's and master's degrees nline in the fields f Cmputing Technlgy, Infrmatin Systems, Library Science and Engineering. An internatinally recgnized center fr educatin and research, the Cllege has ffered Online prgrams since 1997 In the 2007 editin f U.S. News and Wrld Reprt s America s Best Graduate Schls, the publicatin ranked the ischl at Drexel as ne f the tp graduate schls in the cuntry fr Library and Infrmatin Science, a distinctin it has held cntinuusly fr 10 years. This prestigius prgram was als ranked 11th in the natin verall, while the schl s specializatins in Infrmatin Systems and Digital Librarianship came in at 5th and 6th in the natin, respectively. Drexel University's Cllege f Engineering is an internatinally recgnized leader in engineering educatin. It is the third largest private engineering cllege in the US, with numerus engineering faculty recgnitins, the latest technlgy, highly-ranked engineering prgrams and research accmplishments. Drexel's part-time MBA prgrams are ranked 10th in the natin and 2nd in the mid-atlantic regin accrding t Business Week magazine. The LeBw Cllege f Business has been named ne f the natin s tp 10 schls fr entrepreneurs in the latest Entrepreneur-Princetn Review rankings, released Octber 10th, f graduate and undergraduate entrepreneurship prgrams. Drexel University ffers tp-ranked, respected Bachelr's and Master's business degrees fr students interested in the fields f business and management. The nline MBA degree prgram (MBA Anywhere ) prgram is ffered thrugh LeBw Cllege f Business at Drexel University, recgnized by Financial Times, U.S. News & Wrld Reprt, BusinessWeek, and Entrepreneur fr its superir prgrams.

4 Highlighted Online Degree/Certificate Prgrams Online Graduate Degree Prgrams MS in Library and Infrmatin Science Cncentratins Archival Studies Cmpetitive Intelligence & Knwledge Management Digital Libraries Library & Infrmatin Services Schl Library Media Yuth Services MS in Infrmatin Systems Cncentratins Database Systems Human-Cmputer Interactin Infrmatin Architecture Infrmatin Security and Assurance Sftware Prcess Web Systems and Services MBA Anywhere Cncentratins Finance Marketing Infrmatin Systems Strategy Entrepreneurship MS in Human Resurce Develpment Settings Business Settings Glbal Settings Educatin Settings MS in Cmputer Science MS in Glbal & Internatinal Educatin Online Certificate Prgrams Certificate f Advanced Study in Infrmatin Science and Technlgy Pst-Bachelr s Certificate in Cmputing Security Technlgy Additinal Online Prgram Areas Engineering Educatin Nursing & Health Prfessins Clinical Research Library Science Public Health Technlgy Txiclgy & Industrial Hygiene Fr a full listing f the available nline degree/certificate prgrams visit

5 Educatin Partnership Prgram PURE. It s the nly way t describe the benefits yur cmpany will receive thrugh the Drexel University Online educatinal partnership prgram. In partnering with Drexel, yu will be able t enhance yur rganizatin s educatin and learning & develpment. By ffering yur emplyees/staff and immediate family reduced tuitin rates twards a high-quality, reginally accredited degree that they can cnveniently pursue nline. Mre imprtantly, this exclusive benefit is abslutely NO COST t yur rganizatin! Benefits f Drexel PRO: N Cst t ffer Nn-Exclusive Agreement N Cst Prmtinal and Marketing Materials Related t the Educatinal Partnership Prgram and available nline prgrams N Cst Partner Webpage Fr emplyee direct access and explanatin f Educatinal Partnership Prgram Benefits Link, Banner Ad and/r Buttn fr HR Intranet Page Over 90 Online Prgrams: Undergraduate (degree cmpletin), Graduate & Certificate Partner s Online Tuitin Rates Are Up T 25% Less than On-Campus Tuitin Rate Deferred Billing Optin fr thse eligible fr Tuitin Reimbursement Use with Tuitin Assistance/Reimbursement, Student Lans, Grants and/r Schlarships Offer T Emplyees/Staff, Vlunteers & Immediate Family (spuse/life partner and dependent children) N minimum number f enrlled emplyees t ffer Dedicated Drexel Online Partnership Liaisn Partner TODAY with Drexel Online and jin ver 250 rganizatins natinwide that are enjying the benefits f Drexel PRO such as the Virginia Library Assciatin, New Yrk Library Assciatin, Illinis Library Assciatin, Maine Library Assciatin, Maryland Library Assciatin, Pennsylvania Library Assciatin, New Jersey Library Assciatin, and many thers. In return, Drexel Online asks fr the pprtunity t prmte the Drexel PRO educatin benefits and available nline prgrams t yur emplyees in methds deemed apprpriate by yur rganizatin. Each partner is setup with a c-branded partner page which yur emplyees/staff, vlunteers and immediate family can access directly t gain additinal infrmatin abut the fferings. We cnduct n-site visits, webinars, lunch n learns, varius learning riented presentatins, articles fr newsletters, blasts etc. All methds are tracked s that we can prvide yu with the feedback yu need t assist in making effective learning and talent develpment decisins.