I've got a friend who has just applied for - and been accepted on - an online graduate program in Information Science. He said that the entry qualifications were tougher than those for the same program delivered by traditional methods, as the tutors were concerned about students being able to study and work at the same time, and being able to finish the program.
I was encouraged by this, as there is some critism that students start to study online programs, but are unable to finish them. A large drop-out rate of any program is a sign that there is something either wrong with the student selection procedures or the program itself. So to see this kind of rigor being applied to the selection procedure is notice that online programs are taken seriously in terms of academic standing and by the faculty that is delivering them.
# posted by Mary @ 11:50 AM
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