AIU Online

American InterContinental University (AIU) Online Highlights

• Online virtual campus of American InterContinental University, an international institution founded in 1970
• Approximately 50,000 online graduates throughout the world
• Offers access to course materials via mobile devices
• Accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and a member of the U.S. Distance Learning Association

About AIU Online

AIU Online is the online, web-based campus for American InterContinental University, a higher education institution established in 1970 and with residential campuses in the United States and England. The University's online degree programs offer career-focused undergraduate and graduate degrees in business, criminal justice, education, healthcare, technology, and visual communication.

AIU Online Academic Programs

AIU Online offers its degree programs through several schools, including:

• School of Business - This school blends core business and general education courses with the goal of fostering critical analysis and communication capabilities. Degree areas include business, criminal justice administration, finance, human resources, information systems, medical billing, operations management, project management, and more.
• School of Education - Programs emphasize that students understand learning theories, design of courses, educational technology, and the use of research methods. Concentration options include curriculum and instruction, educational assessment, instructional technology, and leadership of educational organizations.
• School of Healthcare Management - This school offers Business Administration degrees that are focused on healthcare management. Topics covered include ethics, industry overview, legal, healthcare systems, management, office practices, and policy.
• School of Information Technology - The school is designed to teach state-of-the-art IT skills and to base its curriculum on input from the IT marketplace. Optional concentrations include Internet security and project management.
• School of Marketing - The school is aimed at preparing marketing professionals to be effective as they manage, plan, implement, and assess marketing and advertising programs.
• School of Organizational Psychology and Development - Structured to ready students for careers involving the resolution of individual, group, and organizational issues, such as careers in human resources, training, and customer service.
• School of Visual Communication - Designed to prepare students with the graphic design skills needed to pursue careers in areas such as advertising, computer animation, and marketing. Concentrations include visual communication, digital design, and Web design.

As part of the school's commitment to quality education, AIU Online regularly reviews its programs, policies, and activities to help ensure that they are up-to-date with the latest business conditions.

Learning Options at AIU Online

AIU Online's “virtual campus” environment gives students the flexibility of anytime/anywhere studies. Delivered via the Internet, AIU Online's courses apply an “Asynchronous Learning Model” that utilizes a combination of face-to-face classroom time and web-based education components. AIU Online organizes students in teams and strives to keep class sizes small.

AIU Online offers students the choice in speeding up the completion of their degrees for some programs, such as for an Associate's degree. The University has a flexible scheduling approach for which students can take two courses in parallel or alternatively take a concentrated course in a five week session.

Features of AIU's online classroom environment include:

• Interactive communication – message boards, instant messages, and email
• Contents – multimedia lectures and presentations, printable presentations, frequently asked questions, multimedia workbook exercises, quizzes, online course reference resources, online library of journals, newspapers, and articles, and online help

Another online mode of study that AIU makes available is mobile learning, in which many course lectures and multimedia materials can be viewed from mobile devices such as cellular phones or PDAs.

Faculty

AIU Online appoints faculty with professional experience in their respective fields with the goal that they each will have directly related relevance to their courses. The instructors all have advanced degrees.

Student Life

AIU Online faculty has created AIU Community websites to facilitate interactions between students, alumni, and others on common areas of interest and study. For example the Educator 2 Educator site caters to exchanges between teaching professionals, administrators, and others. The Marketing Scene site brings together professionals and consumers to discuss marketing, advertising trends, specific ads, and more.

AIU Online's online Learning Center is another aspect of student life. The Center provides support services including:

• Online Learning Labs – Provides study sessions at no additional cost that augment subject areas such as English, math, art, design, spreadsheet software, and presentation software.
• One-to-One Tutoring – Students can receive live, real-time tutoring sessions from AIU Online faculty.

AIU Career Services gets involved with students from the time of enrollment and works with students after graduation. Career staff is available to help with career roadmaps, resumes, cover letters, interviews, uncovering career opportunities, and making contacts in a student's field of interest.

To help students navigate the technical aspects of their online experience, AIU Online has a 24/7 technical support team to assist with computing and software issues.

Admissions and Financial Aid

AIU Online admission requirements depend on the program. Every applicant must at least complete a telephone interview with an Admission Advisor and provide documentation of high school graduation or equivalent. Students whose first language is not English need to submit proof of English language proficiency. The admission process can be completed as quickly as four to seven business days.

For financial aid AIU Online can help students work through a number of alternatives. The University participates in several federal and private aid programs. University grants and scholarships are available. A student may have aid choices available from his/her employer including tuition reimbursement. Military tuition benefits may also be an option for veterans and active military personnel.