www.uccs.edu\/online<\/a>.<\/p>\nFor community college students, the addition of online junior- and senior-level online undergraduate courses will allow them to complete degrees while remaining in their home communities in southern Colorado. For military personnel who began their education at UCCS or one of the state\u2019s community colleges, online courses allow them to continue their education even if deployed overseas or transferred to another duty station.<\/p>\n
\u201cIdeally, as we look in the future and more students will mix online, on-campus and CISCO-technology assisted courses,\u201d Reddy said. \u201cIt is important for students to understand that our online courses are developed specifically and with the highest possible standards. A degree that is completed online will have the same degree of rigor and of quality as one completed while attending classes in person.\u201d<\/p>\n
The degrees are offered by three colleges, the College of Business, the School of Public Administration, and the Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences. Each college is accredited by respective national and international accrediting agencies to ensure that standards for faculty and graduation criteria are upheld. These are the first online undergraduate degrees offered by UCCS. Since 1996, UCCS has offered an online Master of Business Administration degree with hundreds of graduates from around the globe as alumni. The Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences, the College of Education, the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the School of Public Affairs also\u00a0offer\u00a0 master\u2019s degree and graduate certificates online and the Division of Extended Studies offers online courses. Last spring, an 18 member task force was formed to pursue improvements in UCCS online education.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are starting with professional degrees that are in high demand,\u201d Provost Peg Bacon said. \u201cWe anticipate there will be more.\u201d<\/p>\n
The members of the task force were:<\/p>\n
\n- Reddy, chair;<\/li>\n
- Kathy Andrus, director, Teaching and Learning Center;<\/li>\n
- David Anderson, associate professor, Department of Chemistry;<\/li>\n
- Greg Augspurger, director, Student Success Center;<\/li>\n
- Vicki Brownrigg, assistant professor, Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences;<\/li>\n
- Jackie Crouch, technology services coordinator, Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences;<\/li>\n
- Rebecca Duray, professor, College of Business;<\/li>\n
- Beth Kumar, assistant professor, Kraemer Family Library;<\/li>\n
- Steve Medlin, student financial services manager, Resource Management<\/li>\n
- Patrick McGuire, assistant professor, College of Education;<\/li>\n
- David Moon, senior associate vice chancellor, Academic Affairs;<\/li>\n
- Tracy Parks, education technologist, College of Education;<\/li>\n
- Carley Ries, director, Campus Wide Extended Studies;<\/li>\n
- John Salnaitis, director, Enrollment Management Services<\/li>\n
- Gayanne Scott, executive director, Resource Management;<\/li>\n
- Scott Switzer, technology director, College of Education;<\/li>\n
- Scott Trimboli, director, National Institute of Science,\u00a0Space and Security Centers;<\/li>\n
- Homer Wesley, vice chancellor, Student Success and Enrollment Management;<\/li>\n
- Jerry Wilson, executive director, Information Technology;<\/li>\n
- Regina Winters, senior instructors, School of Public Affairs<\/li>\n
- Carla Jaeger, executive assistant, College of Business<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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