School Details
Shawnee State University prepares today’s students for success in tomorrow’s world. Since opening its doors in 1986 in Portsmouth, Ohio, the university has provided its students with a personalized educational experience. The curriculum provides a Career-Ready Education, including skills students need to find the right job after graduation.
Online programs with Shawnee State are student-focused and academically challenging, without the inconvenience of a set class schedule or on-campus requirement. The school offers six convenient start dates throughout the year for online degrees. Students online can major in areas including criminal justice, RN to BSN, occupational therapy, mathematics, and more.
Accreditation & Licensing
Shawnee State University is accredited by:
Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
All Programs
Art & Liberal Arts
The Associate of Arts in General Studies from Shawnee State University is an online liberal arts degree for those interested in advancing their careers or continuing their educations in a bachelor’s degree program but are unsure of the topic they wish to pursue. This degree is designed to act as an introduction to a variety of educational topics. Featuring a flexible curriculum, students complete a selection of general education courses along with electives in topics they are interested in or may want to pursue in the future as a profession. The goal is to allow you to develop the academic foundation needed for success while also exploring the many options available to you when it comes to future majors or careers. These online liberal arts degree courses develop advanced skills and knowledge in various areas of interest, preparing students for success through a convenient degree option.
The Bachelor of Individualized Studies is an online liberal arts degree program from Shawnee State University for those seeking a customizable degree to meet unique career goals or those with previous college credits who want to complete a degree. This flexible degree will strengthen your unique talents while setting you up for success in diverse professional fields. Upon program entry, students work with an academic advisor to develop their own plan of study that will meet their educational needs, personal interests, and professional goals. You will have the opportunity to explore a variety of diverse, career-focused courses, customizing the curriculum to meet your interests and goals. While studying when it is convenient for you, you will advance at your own pace, building a strong academic foundation and receiving personalized guidance along the way. Graduates will have the academic credentials needed to pursue a graduate degree and the professional skills that will lead to success in their chosen field.
The next step in your education career begins with the online Graduate Certificate in Composition and Rhetoric from Shawnee State University Online Campus. Developed for secondary teachers who are currently licensed and have completed a master’s degree, this online graduate certificate delivers the credential you need to teach dual-credit composition classes in the state of Ohio.
The program consists of just six courses taught online by expert educators with real-world experience in the field. With their support, you’ll explore the theory, practice, history, and research methods of composition and rhetoric. You’ll graduate with a strong understanding of composition pedagogy, expert methods for teaching writing to diverse students, and the skills to practice effective research methods inside and outside of the classroom.
This online graduate certificate can be completed entirely online through Shawnee State’s virtual learning platform. As an online student, you’ll have unlimited access to your course materials and ample opportunities to discuss your ideas with your educators and classmates when it’s convenient for your schedule. In just fifteen months, you can complete your certificate with the credentials required for advanced teaching and education administration opportunities.
Shawnee State University's online M.A. in Composition and Rhetoric is ideal for teaching professionals who would like to teach dual-credit and college-level writing courses. With the program's unique focus on writing pedagogy, you'll get the theoretical background and practical skills to create and deliver high-quality writing instruction. You might also pursue a Ph.D. program in English composition, education, or a related field.
In our online master's degree program in rhetoric and composition, our knowledgeable faculty will provide you with foundational coursework in writing studies, the history of rhetoric, and writing assessment. Then, you can choose three elective courses to dive deeper into your own interests. You can complete your degree by developing either a master's thesis or portfolio. In less than two years, you can finish the 30-credit-hour program ready to become a dual-credit high school teacher or college professor. You can even transfer up to 24 credit hours of comparable coursework into the program.
By choosing to study online with Shawnee State University, you'll gain access to a network of expert faculty and talented alumni who can guide you on your educational journey. Learn more about how the online M.A. in Composition and Rhetoric can help you advance in your career.
Business
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – Accounting program from Shawnee State University Online Campus prepares you for diverse and in-demand professional opportunities in accounting and provides the credential required to take the CPA exam. Designed for your success as an expert accountant, the program combines business essentials with career-ready skills in taxation, auditing, and advanced cost concepts to ensure you can skillfully handle financial responsibilities and communicate effectively in your career.
The program utilizes a curriculum developed and taught by industry experts who base each lesson on real-world accounting experience. With personalized attention from your instructors, you'll explore strategic business concepts and develop a firm understanding of accounting fundamentals. When you graduate, you'll have the credential to continue your education with a master's degree, or take the CPA exam with confidence and start building a career as a CPA, certified management accountant, cost estimator, or tax preparer.
Shawnee State offers flexible schedule options, unlimited access to coursework and materials, and convenient electronic communication methods through its online campus. As an online student, you'll study on your schedule as you balance your education with your full-time commitments and complete your degree at your own pace.
The online BSBA: Information Systems Management degree from Shawnee State University Online Campus delivers the essential business knowledge and technology expertise you need for professional advancement opportunities. To ensure you graduate with career-ready skills and a competitive edge in the field, the program follows an industry-aligned curriculum built on the standards set by the Associations for Computing Machines (ACM), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and the Institute for the Certification of Computer Professionals (ICCP).
As a student, you'll receive personalized attention and careful instruction from expert faculty who build each lesson on real-world industry experience. With their guidance, you'll learn to navigate technology in today's business world as you explore application development, data modeling, information technology infrastructure, project management, and more. You may also focus your study on professional topics that interest you most through a selection of elective courses and gain hands-on experience through an internship opportunity.
Designed for working individuals, this program can be completed entirely online through an interactive, virtual classroom. Access course materials from the time and place of your choice and study on your schedule as you prepare for professional success as a web developer, computer programmer, network technician, and more.
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Management program from Shawnee State University Online Campus combines leadership expertise with effective decision-making skills to immediately apply in the workplace. Designed for the next generation of leaders, the program establishes a strong foundation of business knowledge and examines effective management strategies to ensure you graduate prepared to address business challenges.
The program is taught by expert educators who incorporate years of real-world management experience into each lesson. Supported by their expertise and personalized attention, you'll explore a curriculum founded on business essentials and build career-ready skills in financial accounting, business statistics, professional communication, management principles, and more. Upon completion of the program, you'll be equipped with the knowledge necessary to succeed in a variety of management positions, plus the academic credential required to take your career a step further and continue your education with a master's degree.
Shawnee State offers flexible schedule options, unlimited access to coursework and materials, and convenient electronic communication methods through its online campus. As an online student, you'll study on your schedule as you balance your education with your full-time commitments and complete your degree at your own pace.
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Marketing from Shawnee State University is an online marketing degree that allows you to complete your degree on your schedule through an interactive classroom. As you work toward a marketing degree that will advance your current career or launch a new one, you will be taught by expert educators with experience in the field. Featuring a hands-on learning approach, this online marketing degree program offers excellent academic support that includes one-on-one attention from faculty. Students complete courses covering key business and marketing topics, including:
- Management concepts
- Business legalities
- Communication techniques
- Marketing principles
You will learn to incorporate innovative marketing strategies in the business world through real-world course projects. This engaging and interactive field experience with marketing professionals allows you to build a portfolio featuring your skills and experience in marketing and business for future employers.
Criminal Justice, Safety & Law
Shawnee State University offers an online Certificate in Criminal Justice to the working adult student. This program is designed for corrections officers, law enforcement professionals, and those with degrees seeking to supplement their academic path with CJ skills. Studies for this online criminal justice program will cover subjects including but not limited to:
- Theory
- Policing
- Correction facilities
Faculty bring real-world experience to the virtual classroom, an interactive and innovative space for those seeking to advance professional competencies. Students will expand upon skills in law enforcement directly applicable to the field, communication, research, decision-making, and more. With an online certificate in criminal justice, students are taking steps to become leaders in criminology, policing, corrections, and court rooms.
Education
The Master of Education in Curriculum & Instruction from Shawnee State University is an online curriculum and instruction degree program for teachers who seek to advance their careers or who are planning to move into an administrative role in education. The flexible online format allows busy working teachers and school professionals to complete their studies even with their full lives. You will examine planning, instruction, and assessment techniques to help develop learning environments. The experienced faculty teach advanced topics to prepare you to meet the diverse needs of all students while creating meaningful learning experiences. Coursework advances skills in critical thinking, collaboration, and communication while also teaching theoretical and practical principles of curriculum design and development. Graduates will be familiar with the tools used to develop instruction, methods used to analyze strengths and issues in multicultural education to create a caring learning setting for all students, and with research-based instructional models related to effective instruction in classrooms.
The Master of Education in Intervention Specialist is an online special education degree from Shawnee State University for teachers seeking to improve teaching skills and advance careers in education. Featuring an accelerated curriculum with flexible and interactive courses, this program allows even busy teachers to complete licensure requirements and gain intervention specialist skills to advance careers. Students complete courses that develop proficiency in essential education and psychology topics. Coursework covers strategies for working with children with special needs both in general education and in special education classrooms in this online special education degree program. You will learn instructional and behavioral management strategies, culturally and linguistically relevant instructional strategies, and about ways to make tests and other measures of understanding pertinent to special education. In addition to covering the skills and knowledge needed to successfully teach special education, this program also offers strategies for relaying information about your instruction to parents and colleagues. Graduates are ready for leadership positions in special education or to pursue doctoral degrees in this field of study.
The Master of Science in Mathematics from Shawnee State University is an online teaching degree for current high school teachers who want to earn the credentials needed to teach College Credit Plus courses or current instructors who want to teach higher-level mathematics. In as little as 27 months students become proficient in teaching mathematics at advanced levels at the high school, community college, or university level. This online math degree is convenient for busy professionals, allowing you to work on your degree at your own pace and on your own schedule while still receiving attention and personal assistance from experienced professors.
Courses explore advanced mathematics and applied research, covering such topics as mathematics, probability, and statistics. You will study abstract algebra structures, applied linear regression, calculus concepts, and more. This flexible program allows students to tailor the curriculum to better meet their personal goals by selecting five courses for core requirements and four mathematical electives.
Healthcare
Gain the management expertise required for a variety of healthcare leadership positions with the online BSBA: Healthcare Administration degree from Shawnee State University Online Campus. This program offers two career-focused concentration options in healthcare administration and long-term care. The long-term care track is one of only 15 bachelor’s degrees of its kind to be fully accredited by the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB).
The healthcare administration concentration delivers essential management skills and a strong understanding of administrative duties within a variety of healthcare organizations, making this option ideal for the next generation of hospital and health clinic administrators. Strongly focused on nursing homes and community-based services, the long-term care concentration delivers the academic credential that qualifies you to apply to take the Ohio State Licensing Exam to become a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator.
As a student, you’ll learn from expert faculty who build each lesson with real-world experience in the healthcare industry. They’ll help you practice making effective management decisions while preparing to meet healthcare needs through community-based services, address problems with current healthcare policies, and more.
All of the online BSBA: Healthcare Administration courses can be completed entirely online through an interactive, virtual classroom. Access course materials from the time and place of your choice as you prepare for professional advancement opportunities in today’s healthcare industry.
The Bachelor of Science in Health Science is an online health science degree from Shawnee State University for those continuing their educations or seeking new careers in this field. This is a career-focused degree with great flexibility, allowing students to customize their degree to fit professional goals. Experienced faculty teach courses in a variety of health science and healthcare topics, providing the knowledge, skills, and expertise needed to excel in this fast-growing and dynamic field. The curriculum explores the social, psychological, and physical concepts that influence communities and the basic administrative techniques related to the field. You choose the courses that cover your areas of interest, including:
- Medical terminology
- Healthcare system
- Ethics
- Research
- Management
- Finance
Graduates will have a strong foundation in the health science field along with more thorough knowledge in the areas each student chose to meet their interests and future goals.
An online Post-Professional Doctorate in Occupational Therapy is available to the nontraditional student at Shawnee State University. This program is designed for working healthcare professionals looking for the next step in their career. Personalized and flexible online studies for this certificate in rehabilitation therapies include but are not limited to:
- Clinical leadership
- Entrepreneurship
- Policy and justice
Practicing occupational therapists will take on evidence-based practices preparing them for leadership roles in the field. Enhance professional competencies with a strong comprehension of occupational justice, policy to practice, and more with faculty bringing real-world experience to the virtual classroom. Push forward in a highly lucrative profession with distinct knowledge provided by Shawnee State online.
Math & Science
Earn an online Graduate Certificate in Mathematical Science from Shawnee State University. This program is designed for current educators with a background in mathematics. With a customizable curriculum, an online mathematics certificate allows students to align professional goals with an academic pathway. Studies may dive into topics such as:
- Geometry
- Number theory
- Mathematical analysis
Faculty bring real-world experience in the mathematics field to the 100% online classroom. This program provides educators the credit points to teach dual credit or college-level mathematics courses. Take advantage of specialized skill development, one-on-one instruction, and a highly interactive, flexible educational experience with Shawnee State University online.
Nursing
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing online RN to BSN degree program from Shawnee State University is designed for Registered Nurses (RNs) who want to advance their knowledge to provide better patient outcomes and increase their salaries or for those RNs who have credits from an associate’s degree in nursing or a diploma program that they can transfer. Students can transfer up to 35 credit hours of lower division courses from an associate degree or diploma program. This program provides a quality education that features small classes, personalized attention, and dedication to your future success. As you complete this flexible yet accelerated curriculum on your own schedule and at your own pace, you will learn how to assume a variety of leadership roles in nursing.
This online RN to BSN program teaches you to assess the physical, mental, functional, and basic psychosocial skills of patients of all ages. Courses cover everything from the history of various nursing theories to legal and ethical issues in the field. You will learn about cultural influences that affect health and health-seeking behavior, healthcare policy and planning at different levels, ways to promote the quality of life for the elderly, and promoting health for communities.
Becoming a registered nurse was only the first step in your career. Are you ready to become a leader in your field?
With Shawnee State University Online Campus, you can complete your MSN on your own time, from anywhere an internet connection is available. This program accommodates your full-time nursing schedule to ensure you gain the essential leadership knowledge required for career advancement without traveling to campus.
As a student, you’ll choose from two career-focused concentrations in Nursing Education or Nursing Leadership. Courses for each option are taught by the same distinguished faculty Shawnee State’s campus is known for.
With the Nursing Education specialization, you’ll explore educational theory, instructional strategies and technologies, and educational models within the field’s theoretical foundations. After completing this program, you’ll be prepared to sit for the National League for Nursing’s (NLN) Certified Nurse Educator – Novice (CNE®n) exam.
The Nursing Leadership specialization examines quality, cost, and healthcare access in relation to nursing’s scope of practice, standards of care, and concepts of advocacy. You’ll graduate prepared to sit for the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Nurse Executive Certification (NE-BC) with additional work hours in leadership and management.
Exciting practicum opportunities are available with both specializations, allowing you to gain hands-on experience. Ready to get started? Learn more today.
Becoming a registered nurse was only the first step. What’s next for your nursing career?
With Shawnee State University Online Campus, you can complete your MSN with a specialization in Nursing Education in as little as 20 months. This program is designed to accommodate your full-time nursing schedule and can be completed on your time from anywhere an internet connection is available.
The Nursing Education specialization explores educational theory, instructional strategies and technologies, and educational models within the field’s theoretical foundations. The program also offers an exciting practicum opportunity that allows you to gain invaluable hands-on experience working in the role you want.
Each course is taught by the same distinguished faculty Shawnee State’s campus is known for. Committed to your success as both a student and a nurse educator, your instructors will provide you with the support and one-on-one attention you need to achieve your academic and professional goals.
When you graduate, you’ll be fully prepared to sit for the National League for Nursing’s (NLN) Certified Nurse Educator – Novice (CNE®n) exam and become a nurse educator.
Are you ready to take the next step in your career and transform your future? Get started with Shawnee State today.
Becoming a registered nurse was only the first step in your career. Start your next chapter as a leader in nursing and transform your future with an online MSN.
Shawnee State University Online Campus offers a flexible MSN program with a specialization in Nursing Leadership that you can complete in as little as 20 months. Designed to accommodate your full-time nursing schedule, this program can be accessed whenever it’s convenient for you, from anywhere an internet connection is available.
As a student of the Nursing Leadership specialization, you’ll explore quality, cost, and access to healthcare in relationship to nursing’s scope of practice, standards of care, and concepts of advocacy. You’ll also complete an exciting practicum opportunity that allows you to gain invaluable hands-on experience working in the role you want.
Each course is taught by the same distinguished faculty Shawnee State’s campus is known for. Committed to your success as both a student and a nurse educator, your instructors will provide you with the support and one-on-one attention you need to achieve your academic and professional goals.
After completing your MSN, you’ll be fully prepared to sit for the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Nurse Executive Certification (NE-BC) with additional work hours in leadership and management.
Are you ready to take the next step in your career and transform your future? Get started with Shawnee State today.