10 ways ASU is changing digital education

Update: Global Freshman Academy is now known as Universal Learner Courses.

With our Global Freshman Academy, students can get a fresh start at college without transcripts or applications, and only pay for their tuition once they are satisfied with their grade. At ASU, we focus on inclusion rather than exclusion and we want anyone anywhere to be able to try college without risking their GPA.

Hallway conversations are fine by us! In fact, we encourage all our students to chat with each other, as well as their professors. We developed an instant messaging application called Pitch, that allows for multiple seamless conversations. Download for iOS | Download for Android

With over 30,000 ASU Online students, the non-traditional student is becoming the new traditional student. We’ve been able to scale our programs online by opening more than 150 degree programs since its inception, so ASU Online students can get the Sun Devil experience from their living room.

At ASU, we love research. We love it so much, that we established a lab which focuses on making learning better and easier for our online students. The Action Lab at EdPlus is dedicated to studying the science behind digital learning, and how learning online is a vital part of equipping students with the tools to learn new skills throughout their lifetime.

A unique part of ASU Online is that each student is assigned a success coach to help them along their journey. Success Coaches facilitate conversations with students related to academic and personal goals, career aspirations, and they are our students go-to person for support, overcoming obstacles and connecting them to other campus resources.

The Starbucks College Achievement Plan enables any Starbucks partner (employee) in the U.S. to attend ASU Online with full tuition reimbursement, through an innovative partnership between Starbucks and ASU. This is another example of how ASU, through its unique partnerships, is helping shape innovation in higher education, particularly with ASU Online.

At ASU, we’re dedicated to making college accessible and affordable, and the cost of your education transparent. Currently, more than 80% of our students use some sort of financial aid. With the cost calculator, potential students can also calculate what their cost of tuition would be, so they are better prepared for their future.

Want to internationalize your degree and engage with other students from around the globe- all from your hometown? PLuS Alliance partners with two other leading universities to make that happen! Take select courses from King’s College, London and UNSW Sydney.

We partnered with adidas to jump start a Global Sport Alliance that goes beyond the playfield, to include research into diversity, sustainability and human potential, as well as scholarship opportunities for adidas employees. Hats off to our partners who are always ready to innovate with us!

ASU Online professors collaborate with instructional designers to bring each individual online course to life. Our instructional designers work hard behind the scenes to bring our students the most engaging online experience, and they are the very definition of the university’s commitment to innovation.