DEVRY UNIVERSITY

Online Center
Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois

Distance Learning Program

Distance learning, delivered through DeVry University's Online Center, integrates today's high-tech capabilities with the University's proven educational methodologies. The result is solid education enhanced by interactive information that enables students to send and receive feedback from instructors as well as to participate in various group and team activities with fellow online students. The Online Center serves approximately 16,000 undergraduate and graduate course takers.

Delivery Media

Typical distance learning technologies include the online graduate site (http://www.online.keller.edu) and undergraduate site (http://www.devry.edu), which are accessible 24 hours a day and offer course syllabi and assignments, a virtual library, and other Web-based resources; text and course materials, available through the online bookstore; CD-ROM companion disks; and study notes on instructor lectures.

Programs of Study

DeVry University Online currently offers undergraduate degree programs in business administration, computer information systems, information technology, and technical management and master's degree programs in business administration, accounting and financial management, human resource management, information systems management, public administration, project management, and network and communications management. Graduate certificates are also available for students who wish to develop their expertise in these program areas without completing a degree or who wish to specialize in one of these areas within their graduate degree program.

Undergraduate students must achieve a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 (on a 4.0 scale) and satisfactorily complete all curriculum requirements to graduate. Graduate students must achieve a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0, as well as fulfill the graduation requirements for their specific programs.

Student Services

In addition to offering high-quality education via distance learning, DeVry University is committed to providing online students with electronic access to the same full range of support services available to students attending courses on site. Through the online site, students can access admission and registration information, career services information, academic advising, and financial aid information. DeVry University also maintains an online library, which provides access to resources such as full-text periodical databases and online short courses for self-instruction. These resources are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to students and faculty and staff members.

Faculty

To ensure uniformity of content and rigor in course work delivered via the Online Center, the University taps the expertise of seasoned faculty members who have undergone specialized training designed to prepare and present courses online and then supplement course delivery with a variety of online instructional activities, all of which focus on course objectives.

Admission

DeVry University's admission process is streamlined, so students learn quickly whether they have been accepted. Applicants must complete a personal interview with an admissions representative and complete a written application. Applicants should visit the University's Web sites for further details.

The mission of DeVry University is to foster student learning through high-quality, career-oriented undergraduate and graduate programs in technology, business, and management. The University delivers its programs at campuses and centers and online to meet the needs of a diverse and a geographically dispersed student population.

More than 49,000 students are enrolled through DeVry University's North American system of twenty-three undergraduate campuses and forty-seven adult learning centers, including DeVry's Online Education Center. DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management is one of the largest part-time graduate schools in the U.S. Approximately 9,000 students are enrolled annually in the School's practitioner-oriented master's degree programs.

DeVry University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, 30 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602 (312-263-0456).

For admission to undergraduate programs, specific requirements must be met regarding age, prior education, demonstrated proficiency in the basic and prerequisite skills needed for college-level work in the chosen field of study, and computer literacy. Each undergraduate applicant pays a $50 application fee.

For regular graduate admission, applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree from a U.S. institution accredited by, or in candidacy status with, a regional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (international applicants must hold a degree equivalent to a U.S. baccalaureate degree); ensure that the registrar receives an official transcript; and demonstrate quantitative and verbal skills proficiency. Applicants who meet baccalaureate degree requirements and whose undergraduate cumulative grade point average is 2.7 or higher are eligible for admission.

Tuition and Fees

For undergraduate students, online tuition is $460 per credit hour ($395 per credit hour for information technology program students). For graduate students, online tuition per course is $1835. After acceptance into the graduate school, new students pay a $100 deposit, which is credited toward the first term's tuition. Tuition is payable in full at registration. An installment option is also available (with a small handling fee). Books and materials average $175 per course.

CONTACT

DeVry University
One Tower Lane
Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181
Phone: 800-839-9009 (toll-free)
Web site: http://www.online.keller.edu
http://www.online.devry.edu

Financial Aid

Federal Stafford Student Loan money is available to graduate students through the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP). Undergraduate students who qualify can take advantage of the five major federal financial aid programs in which DeVry is eligible to participate.