possible new Master's at Western Illinois University

Western Illinois University, which has a long-established non-traditional Bachelor's program costing not much more than the tuition, "is exploring the prospective interest in a non-traditional graduate degree program. This flexible program would allow students to complete an interdisciplinary master's degree with no campus attendance."

If you are interested, please complete the following survey and e-mail it to [email protected] .

1. How likely are you to continue your education by enrolling in a Master's Degree program?
(a) Very likely
(b) Likely
(c) Somewhat likely
(d) Unlikely
(e) Already earned a Master's Degree

2. Have you researched Master's Degree programs?
(a) Yes, extensively
(b) Yes, a little
(c) No

3. Have you applied for admission to a Master's Degree program?
(a) Yes
(b) No

4. When considering a Master's Degree program, what is your most important concern? (Choose one)
(a) Cost
(b) Reputation of institution
(c) Accessibility of courses
(d) Field of study
(e) Diversity of academic offerings
(f) Location of institution

5. Are you able to attend a local university to earn your Master's Degree?
(a) Yes
(b) No

6. If Western Illinois University were to offer a non-traditional (field of study not designated) Board of Trustees Master of Arts that could be completed at a distance, how likely would you be to enroll in the program?
(a) Very likely
(b) Likely
(c) Somewhat likely
(d) Already earned a Master's Degree

7. If you were interested in completing a non-traditional Master's Degree, please list in order of priority the areas of concentration that you are interested in pursuing.
(a) _______________
(b) _______________
(c) _______________
(d) _______________
(e) _______________

8. Which of the following course delivery systems for distance education do you prefer?
(a) Independent study (correspondence)
(b) Internet (World Wide Web)
(c) Both equally

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This is the second time WIU has asked me to complete a survey regarding a Masters program. The first was 5-6 years ago. They may be just testing the waters again.

Kevin

 

I present at technology conferences each year with a professor from Western Illinois U. In November, we are going to be presenting papers about our experiences in the development of an online masters program (his at WIU and mine at La Sierra University).

So it looks like Western is really serious about it this time. I don't think that it is just testing the waters (or else my friend's part of the presentation will be REALLY short)

Tony Piña
Faculty, La Sierra University & Cal State U. San Bernardino