Affordable Colleges Online<\/a>. The department has offered its degree as an entirely online option for several years, and students can complete all three tracks in the major \u2014 American Politics & Policy, International Relations & Comparative Politics, and Pre-Law \u2013 in the virtual environment.<\/p>\n\u201cWe are very proud to be ranked as the top program in the country for online Political Science degrees by Affordable Colleges Online,\u201d says Kerstin Hamann, Ph.D., Pegasus Professor and chair of the department. \u201cOur faculty are committed to giving students the best experience possible in their online classes. We also provide opportunities such as honors in the major theses to our online students to provide experiences outside the classroom.\u201d<\/p>\n
The number of students who complete their political science major at UCF exclusively through online courses has steadily increased, and many students enroll in a mix of online and face-to-face courses in the department. The Political Science Department also offers its other major \u2014 International & Global Studies \u2014 as an online option for undergraduate students.<\/p>\n
Affordable Colleges Online uses four ranking factors \u2014 affordability, quality, flexibility and program \u2013 to compare different programs.\u00a0 While all the ranking factors are considered, affordability is the most highly weighted as it includes the cost of tuition and financial aid provided to students. Quality accounts for acceptance and graduation rates, while flexibility takes the inclusion of part-time enrollment options into consideration. The program criteria take a deeper look into the different degrees granted in the program area.<\/p>\n
“In our seventh annual survey of online learning programs across the nation, we wanted to honor the colleges and universities that are providing innovative ways for students to complete a degree,” said Dan Schuessler, CEO and Founder of AffordableCollegesOnline.org, in a prepared statement. “These schools are going above and beyond the industry standard to help make online education programs more accessible and affordable.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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