Academic Integrity, Real-World Innovation
Our Academic Standards
We expect every course in every program to meet an academic standard appropriate to its degree level. By “academic standard” we mean that every course includes an approriate mix of theory and application to ensure that learners achieve both knowledge and skill at expected levels.
Course Standards
Objective-based
Every course in a Canis Learning Systems program is built around a set of academically-oriented course objectives. The objectives set out in measurable format the exact expectations of a successful course process. They establish for faculty members and learners exactly what a course’s content will involve.
Canis Learning Systems’ course objectives begin with the statement:
“Upon completion of this course, learners will...”
They are comprised of a number (usually 6-10) of measurable outcomes that will result from completing the course process.
Assessment-ready
From the course objectives spring data-driven assessment measures. Each course is built with the expectation that its components will provide data that contribute to the client’s assessment activities.
Modular Design
Also springing from the course objectives, each course is modular in design. Modules are integrated to provide linkage and cross-disciplinary learning. Modular design permits ready and targeted assessment of learning and performance.
Academic Process
For each objective of each course, learners are expected to respond with academically appropriate feedback and work product. Each objective is associated with testing, projects, papers, and interactions that reinforce learning at theoretical and applicable levels.
Course Components
Each objective of each course is configured with the combination of the following components:
Degree Standards
Associates
Programs developed to be delivered at the Associates degree level generally feature 60 credit hours of study, including a general education core (generally 30-42 hours) and introductory level theory and application in the major study area (up to 30 hours).
Bachelors
Programs developed to be delivered at the Bachelors degree level generally feature 120 credit hours of study, including a general education core (generally 60-87 hours) and theory and application in the major study area.
Masters or Master Certificate
Programs developed to be delivered at the Masters degree level generally feature 36-42 credit hours of study, at a level of theory and application that indicates a level of academic mastery upon completion.
First Professional
Programs developed to be delivered as First Professional degrees conform to the generally expected structure and features for a First Professional degree.
Continuing Education
Programs developed as Continuing Education (non-degree seeking) are configured to meet client standards for educational objectives.
Faculty Standards
Faculty members who instruct in Canis Learning Systems programs are recruited and deployed in compliance with client expectations and applicable accreditation standards.
Generally, faculty members are expected to have earned the degree level “above” that which they are teaching, in an applicable discipline, or including significant course hours in the discipline.
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