The following ABET accredited institutions offer online courses.
ABET says accreditation applies to the program, not to any special form of educational delivery.
University of Alaska Anchorage, AK (BS) Online
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN (BS) Video streams lectures to reduce on campus time.
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (BS) Online
St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN (BS) Online
Texas A & M University at Corpus Christ, TX (MS) Online
I have not recently checked all ABET programs, so feel free to chime in with others.
Even if not ABET accredited, can a State Board not accept a degree from an instate program, especially if it was the only survey program in that particular state?
How would the board know your degree was online? would the diploma include such information?
Paul in PA
From my understanding, if it's ABET accredited, then yes.
If the board really wanted to know some (maybe most) schools code the online classes differently on the transcript.
As to the efficacy of online/distance learning:
There are obviously some programs that are merely diploma mills, but the counterpoint definitely exists as well. The same exact thing goes on with brick-and-morter schools.
Instead of fighting progress and change Surveyors should embrace this as a solution to the disappearing programs. There is no reason this delivery method coould not be used to allow access to world class instructors.
Any field lab component could be accomplished under the mentorship of a local LS. This would complete the education-experience continuum nicely.
I know that NM has accepted the online degree that I will be getting from Great Basin College and reject another applicant that was going for the online at a different school. I can't remember the school. I have the board minutes. And GBC has not yet been ABET accredited. But I have to get it done soon since that GBC program has been suspended due to lack of enrollment and other BS.
Technically University of Florida Geomatics BS is not considered an online degree. The program requires labs and test that have to performed and administrated at 1 of their satellite campuses. Some of these labs require 1.5 hr drive on Saturday mornings, 1 way, to perform lab work. Most tests are administrated during working hours, with no options at all for rescheduling. Also UF does not cater to distance students. I feel that I am missing out on the capability to ask teachers questions and get immediate responses, sometimes I will not get response until long after test/assignment date. When taking a real online class there is no classroom lecture, but UF is like a class full of students, with 1 student online and the lectures are poorly recorded with a delay. Following voice and chalkboard is very difficult. If I did not have to work, I would move to Gainseville and sit through lectures over taking program "online" any day. Till then......
If it is ABET accredited, YES if sufficient semester hours are pre-approved by the Board. In Louisiana, it's 30 semester hours (and a Baccalaureate) from an ABET accredited program. Distance Learning has nothing to do with it, and the Board indeed does accept several Distance Learning courses for credit towards the 30 hours because the Board has examined the syllabus of each course accepted for credit.
> The following ABET accredited institutions offer online courses.
> ABET says accreditation applies to the program, not to any special form of educational delivery.
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> University of Alaska Anchorage, AK (BS) Online
> East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN (BS) Video streams lectures to reduce on campus time.
> University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (BS) Online
> St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN (BS) Online
> Texas A & M University at Corpus Christ, TX (MS) Online
Texas A & M University Corpus Christi, TX (BS) Starting soon.
Yes I believe our State Board will accept an online degree.