American Sentinel University offers 30 online degree programs that are taught by a global faculty, all specialists in their profession or industry - with no student residency requirements, no scheduled classes and no commute.
Our online students receive world-class educational experiences pursuing online degrees from any location in the world. How online courses work at American Sentinel University is simple, flexible - and completely accessible.
Monthly Enrollments
Structured, independent study courses are open for enrollment twice per month. Online students enjoy the freedom to manage their schedule within their eight week term, with a minimum enrollment per term of four weeks. Nearly all courses are scheduled in eight week terms, however several technology courses are scheduled in twelve week terms - please check the Academic Calendar for details.
Supported by faculty and staff, undergraduate students at American Sentinel University will be required to complete a minimum of 15 credit hours (or 4-5 courses) over a 12-month period. Graduate students will be required to complete a minimum of 12 credit hours (or 3-4 courses) over a 12-month period.
Online Campus
The richly interactive academic experience at American Sentinel University evolves from the online campus where students have ready access to their grades and courses, and communication with faculty and fellow students is just a click away. Online student life is customized and based on individual needs for interactivity.
Each class contains an array of course-specific services to support students as they work on online nursing degrees, IT degrees, MBA programs, healthcare programs, or any of American Sentinel's numerous online degrees and certifications in healthcare, technology and business.
Study Independently
Online students at American Sentinel discover that coursework designed within the environment of structured independent study specifically for internet delivery:
- Clearly state the course objectives.
- Lead students through each course with directions on what to do next.
- Contain faculty lecture notes to explain difficult concepts.
- Include self-tests and practice exercises to help students prepare for graded exams.
- Use textbooks written by leading academic and industry experts.
- IT-related courses include professional software. Students learn on the same software used in the industry.
| GENERAL | Structured Independent Study |
|---|---|
| Start times | Academic Calendar and Course Schedule |
| Length of courses | Courses will be completed in 8 or 12 weeks (check Academic Calendar for details) |
| ACTIVITIES | Structured Independent Study |
| Online real-time interactive lectures | NO |
| Offline non-evaluated practice assignments | YES |
| Offline reading and research | YES |
| Online group case studies | NO |
| Online individual case studies | YES |
| Online threaded discussions | YES |
| Offline individual assignments for evaluation | YES |
| Offline group assignments for evaluation | NO |
| Faculty interaction | YES |
| Cohort group interaction | NO |
