Welcome to Grand Canyon University
Don’t Miss a Day of Your Future!
Founded in 1949, Grand Canyon University is a premier, private, accredited, Christian university located in Phoenix, Arizona. The University offers online degree programs through the Ken Blanchard College of Business, College of Education, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, College of Entrepreneurship and College of Liberal Arts and supports both traditional undergraduate students as well as the working professional.
If you are driven to pursue a higher standard of success and require flexibility in your schedule to get there, Grand Canyon University is the right choice for you! With an online and campus-based enrollment of more than 16,000, GCU emphasizes individual attention for both traditional undergraduate students, as well as the working professional. With our cutting-edge curriculum, you will gain the real-world experience you need to succeed in today’s global marketplace. Online and campus-based bachelor’s and master’s degree programs are offered through the College of Education, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, College of Entrepreneurship, Ken Blanchard College of Business, and the College of Liberal Arts. Grand Canyon University is a private Christian university.
How It Works
Angel Technology
At Grand Canyon University Online, we strive to make your online experience as seamless as possible. All of our courses use Angel technology, which means you will have a consistent format in each of the classes you take. At the start of each course, you will enter an Angel tutorial to familiarize you with the online structure. In your account, you will have access to everything including your course syllabus, staff information, as well as discussion boards and a digital drop box, where you will "turn in" all of your assignments.
For each course you are enrolled in, you can plan to invest 10-12 hours per week. Interaction is asynchronous, so you sign on, respond to message boards, and see professor notes, all on your time and at your own convenience.
In the Classroom
You will spend your time performing various tasks such as writing, reading, responding to others in online discussion groups, working on projects, or researching. Students take two courses each sixteen-week semester -- divided into eight week segments. Courses are focused. Each class is structured so that you only take one at a time. We believe that concentration on one class at a time affords you time to take maximum advantage of each lesson. New classes start every two months.
Exams will be taken electronically through the Angel system. However, most courses use alternative methods of assessment, such as portfolios, research papers and projects.
All of Grand Canyon University's online courses are uniquely tailored to meet your needs. Our professors work hard to create an optimal online learning environment. That means you get feedback and have the opportunity to ask questions of your professor as well as to other students who are in your course of study.
Course Requirements
Although classes do not meet at a specific time and place, students are expected to "attend" to their course by log-in four times per week (on average), and meet assignment deadlines and requirements for interaction with instructor and course peers. Students progress through the course as a class and participate in an online community. The program is not independent study.
Our programs may be the most student-friendly courses offered by any university. Not only will you learn...you'll enjoy doing it!
