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Saint Leo University

Saint Leo University is a private, non-profit, liberal arts-based, Roman Catholic university located in Saint Leo, Florida, that aims to serve people of all faiths. It has an online center, as well as onsite teaching centers in Florida, California, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.

The University has a total enrollment of more than 14,500, including more than 4,000 students in the Center for Online Learning. All Center for Online Learning students, that are located in 33 countries around the world, receive the same educational degree as campus based students. Currently the school only offers online undergraduate degrees.

Accreditation

Saint Leo University Center for Online Learning is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Academics

Saint Leo University Center for Online Learning offers variety of different degree programs. It offers Associate of Arts degrees in the following fields: Saint Leo also offers the following bachelors degrees: Students may also pursue a minor in accounting, criminal justice, human resource administration, or management.

Admission

Although students should contact the schools for specifics regarding admission, in general, gaining entrance into the University requires a high school diploma or GED, transcripts for any standardized college and advanced-placement tests when applicable.

Credits transferred from a university abroad must be evaluated by an accredited agency. Other certifications required for additional transfer credit include nursing licensure for the nursing program, official documentation of FBI or police training for criminal justice and proof of armed service.

Saint Leo does not redeem work experience for credit hours.

Five Features that Make Saint Leo Stand Apart

  1. Comfort. To ensure that students feel comfortable learning online, Saint Leo University makes the 101 Strategies for Success course a prerequisite in the first term.
  2. Professional Competence. Many of Saint Leo's online courses are aimed at building professional competence. Students not only learn theory, but practical application as well.
  3. Anytime/Anywhere. The school has an "anytime/anywhere" credo. Students can set their own weekly schedules. The University allows students to accelerate their studies. Although full-time is two courses per term, the equivalent of 12 credits in a 16-week semester on campus, students are allowed to take an additional course as long as they maintain a 3.0 grade point average. Students with less than a 3.0 can petition with a one-page essay.
  4. Not a Numbers Game. Saint Leo University Center for Online Learning is interested in its students, not just in numbers. This is evidence by the fact that it began teaching courses through the internet in 1998 with just 12 students.
  5. Second Life. Saint Leo University offers a Second Life Virtual Campus, where all students, staff, faculty, parents, and friends can come together to explore, interact and collaborate. The island is always in a state of development, so everyone is invited to look for changes on a daily basis.
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