Jones International University Online Degrees

Jones International University Online Mission
JIU, an institution of Higher Learning, engages with adult learners to inspire and empower them to accomplish their educational goals, lead richer lives, and shape the futures of their organizations and communities. JIU is committed to fulfilling this mission by:

• offering readily available student-centered services
• providing innovative and relevant curriculum delivered by accomplished, supportive faculty
• implementing state-of-the-practice, learning-centered technology, and learning resources
• engaging with constituents to create an exceptional educational experience

Values
We strive each day to be the first choice in online education. We approach our commitment to excellence with integrity, innovation, and resolve to ensure a customer-centered, diversified, sustainable partnership environment for all associates and constituents.

Vision
Jones International University (JIU®) seeks to be the “world’s” university – to make relevant, lifelong education of exceptional quality more equally available to everyone, no matter who or where they are – and to be an economically self-sustaining engine for the global democratization of education.

We have listed the current degree programs for your convenience. If you have specific program questions, or if you would like to learn more about enrollment, please complete the online information request form for comprehensive details.

Accreditation
Jones International University, The University of the Web®, is proud to be the first fully online institution in the U.S. to receive regional accreditation. We are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association. The Higher Learning Commission is one of the six regional accrediting bodies in the United States and offers the highest form of accreditation available to a university. The Higher Learning Commission may be contacted at www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org or by calling 800.621.7440.

In the U.S., accreditation is voluntarily sought by institutions and is conferred by six regional associations, and by several national associations that limit their scope to particular kinds of institutions. An institutional accrediting body evaluates an entire institution in terms of its mission and accredits the institution as a whole. This body reviews more than the educational offerings of the institution; it also assesses such characteristics as governance and administration, financial condition, admissions and student personnel processes, institutional resources, and relationships with outside communities.

The Higher Learning Commission is part of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The Association is a not-for-profit, voluntary, membership organization that was founded in 1895 for educational institutions. The Association is one of six regional institutional accrediting associations in the United States. Through its Commissions it accredits, and thereby grants membership to, educational institutions in the 19-state North Central region. The 19 states it serves includes Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming – and Department of Defense Schools and Navajo Nation Schools.

The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, based in Chicago, accredits degree-granting institutions of higher education. Its mission is: to establish requirements and criteria for the accreditation of institutions of higher education and accredit institutions found to meet those requirements and criteria; to strengthen educational and institutional quality through its assistance to its affiliated institutions, its evaluation processes and its programs, publications, and research; to advocate and exercise self-regulation in higher education through effective peer review; and to provide the public with accurate information concerning the relationship of affiliated institutions with the Commission.