2009 Academic Annual Report

1. UOPX is less ethnically diverse than the latest national enrollment figures provided by the National Center for Education Statistics

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False

2. UOPX has more female students in attendance than the national average

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False

3. Meeting the needs of next generation learners will require the University to develop cutting edge systems for delivering curriculum.

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False

4. UOPX has five learning goals, two of which do not include: Collaboration and Communication.

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False

5. The Academic Annual Report provides a transparent look at the ways in which UOPX measures itself.

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False

6. MAPP testing (Measure of Academic Proficiency & Progress) and SAILS testing (Standardized Assessment of Information Literacy Skills) are used to measure UOPX quality and performance.

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False

7. Working full-time will enrolled and having children are not risk factors that impact student success.

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False

8. The University was granted regional accreditation in 1978 by the Higher Learning commission.

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False

9. UOPX has graduated more underrepresented students with master’s degrees in business, health care and education than any other university in the nation.

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False

10. Associate faculty, comprising approximately 25,500 for UOPX, are contracted to teach individual classes or activities.

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False

11. Internal research has shown that UOPX students’ average annual salaries increase during the time they are enrolled in programs of study.

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False

12. First Year Sequence builds on the concepts of laddering material taught over multiple courses.

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False

13. Programmatic accreditation is often conducted by private organizations that focus on the quality of educational programs offered for specific disciplines and professions.

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False

14. According to the National Survey of Student Engagement, UOPX students rate lower than the national average in student engagement.

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False

15. University Orientation is a three week non-credit bearing, free orientation course that addresses skills necessary to be successful in UOPX.

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False

16. The accreditation community has decreased the emphasis placed on assessing student learning.

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False

17. There are seven risk factors that pose as a challenge for UOPX students. The highest risk factors include a delayed entry to Post Secondary Education and lacking a High School diploma.

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False