International Advantage

Outstanding Faculty

What makes AU's faculty outstanding?

Here are the facts:

100% of Anaheim University's graduate school professors hold doctoral / terminal degrees from accredited universities and are experienced professionals.
A high percentage of Anaheim University's professors are distinguished authors and noted experts in their fields of study.
Anaheim University faculty members teach in an online learning environment that provides regular interaction with each and every student in both synchronous (real-time) and asynchronous (in your free time) instructional modes.

Global Networking

Join the AU Global Learning Network

Anaheim University's online learning community provides the opportunity to network with students around the world. Whether you are studying in Anaheim University's online MBA, Sustainability or TESOL program, you will have the opportunity to participate in academic and professional discussions with your professors and classmates from around the globe.

As a member of AU's Online Global Community, you will enjoy the following benefits:

Share a great variety of perspectives through live webcam classes and daily forum discussions
Learn the latest in global strategies in a culturally diverse environment from professors and students residing around the world
Take advantage of career advancement opportunities through a global network of contacts
Make lasting friendships with people with similar interests in nearby and faraway places
Become part of a lifelong learning community with a global reach

Work Full Time and Study Online

The majority of Anaheim University students work full-time and study online. Anaheim University's degree, diploma and certificate programs in Business, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), and Film provide you with the flexibility to:

Fit your study schedule around your home and work commitments
Study while on the go from where ever you are in the world and become part of Anaheim's global learning community
Use what you learn today at work tomorrow
Earn while you learn

History & Mission

Mission

Anaheim University was established as a unique, innovative and sustainable institution of higher learning to meet the educational needs of a diverse and global student body through academic programs of the highest quality. Dedicated to a student-centered philosophy, Anaheim University makes higher education accessible to qualified students worldwide through both online and on-campus study.

Anaheim University Objectives

Taking advantage of opportunities available through the newest of technological innovations, Anaheim University has been designed to be a global institution with a multicultural perspective with programs designed to meet the needs of its diverse student population. To accomplish this, Anaheim University has the following objectives:

Excellence of academic instruction through the guidance and expertise of dedicated faculty
Utilization of new and reliable technologies
Deployment of technology-based learning resources
Meeting the educational needs of the students by offering instructional programs otherwise unavailable to those students because of access, cost, or work schedule
Provision of an instructional environment where students can take active roles in their learning processes
Support of an academic environment where faculty members are able to deliver the highest quality educational programs
Regular course and program assessments and evaluation to ensure the quality of the curriculum

History

stdmain 2220 Anaheim University was founded in Orange County, California in 1996. Anaheim University is accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC). The DEAC is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a recognized accrediting agency and recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

In addition, Anaheim University is approved to operate by the California Bureau for Private Post-Secondary Education. "Approval to operate" means that Anaheim University operates in compliance with state standards as set forth in the California Education Code and the California Code of Regulations.

Anaheim University operates primarily as a distance education institution.

Accreditation

Anaheim University is accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC). The DEAC is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a recognized accrediting agency and recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, or CHEA (www.chea.org). Anaheim University is currently operating under a Show Cause Directive, effective July 28, 2023 that was extended on July 19, 2024 (Directive). The Directive requires the institution to provide the DEAC with requested information regarding its administrative, financial, and academic processes as outlined in the show cause directive. The university must show cause why its accreditation should not be withdrawn.

The Distance Education Accrediting Commission is a non-profit [501 c 6] educational association located at:
1101 17th Street NW, Suite 808, Washington, D.C. 20036 Tel: 202-234-5100

Please click here to see the DEAC Student Achievement Disclosure for the Public.

Anaheim University is also approved to operate by the California Bureau for Private Post-Secondary Education. "Approval to operate" means that Anaheim University operates in compliance with state standards as set forth in the California Education Code and the California Code of Regulations.

Bureau for Private Post-Secondary Education

Address: 1747 N. Market Blvd. Ste 225 Sacramento, CA 95834 P.O. Box 980818, West Sacramento, CA 95798-0818
Web site Address: www.bppe.ca.gov
Telephone and Fax #'s: (888) 370-7589 or by fax (916) 263-1897 (916)574-8900 or by fax (916) 263-1897

Faculty & Staff

- Administrative Staff
- School of Business Faculty
- School of Education Faculty
- School of Film Faculty

Student Resources

Live Webcam Classes

Online HD Webcam Classes in Real Time

webcamSilver Video Chat in HD with your professor and fellow students around the globe in real time

The Real-Time Online HD Webcam Classes offer these features:

Real-time high definition video communication with professors and fellow students residing around the world
Online classes recorded and archived

Classes are typically held on Friday nights (North/South America time) / Saturday mornings (Asia time).

For each course in the MFA program, the Ed.D. and MA TESOL programs, except for the Research Portfolio, students meet for 90 minutes a week, with the first 60 minutes being taught by the professor and the remaining 30 minutes being led by an elected Student Host. Students in the Business Administration, Sustainable Management , and Entrepreneurship programs, on the other hand, meet in real-time online webcam classes with their professors twice during each six-week course: once during the first and fourth weeks of the term.

Professors lead powerpoint presentations and facilitate discussions amongst the students through video, audio and text chat in real time.

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Online Discussion Forum

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Communicate daily in your free time with your professor and classmates around the globe

The Online Discussion Forum is an electronic network facilitating active communication and interaction among all students enrolled in the same course. When you post a message to the Online Discussion Forum, the post is immediately available to all other students in the course, allowing students to discuss the week's readings in their free time. A weekly Student Host directs students to perform certain tasks as outlined in the online course guide.

All discussions are facilitated by the course professor, who helps to guide the students. The Online Discussion Forum plays an integral part in AU's online programs by facilitating the out-of-class interaction among students necessary for effective exchange of ideas. The Online Discussion Forum ensures that learning and interaction do not end when the class does.

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Bookstore

Order your books online from anywhere in the world

AU Students have the opportunity of ordering their textbooks through the Anaheim University Virtual Bookstore.

The Virtual Bookstore is your one-stop source for all your textbook and course material needs. This site was designed for you to:

Buy textbooks based on your course schedule
Track your textbook orders
Sell your textbooks back from a previous term
And much more

The Virtual Bookstore is committed to offering you the lowest overall price with money-saving used books, multiple shipping options, and access to hundreds of academic items related to your studies.
Our goal is to minimize your textbook costs and to provide you with the most efficient and successful online shopping experience possible.

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Online Library

Access the Anaheim University Online Library 24 hours a day 7 days a week from anywhere

The AU online library offers students 24-hour access to a collection of publications and other printed resources available in digital format for their research.

The Anaheim University Online Library is committed to supporting the information needs of each program. At present, the Online Library provides access to 86,000 scholarly book titles from major academic publishers as well as over 100 subscription databases in many subject disciplines, containing publications not typically available for free on the web. These databases include scholarly and trade journals, research reports, e-books, dissertations, magazines, newspapers, and many other types of academic and popular materials.

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Social Sites

Stay connected with Anaheim University both inside and outside of class! Log in to your Anaheim University online courses, order your books, connect with students outside of class online, and access additional resources through Anaheim University's social media sites.

Student Links & Social Media Sites

Anaheim University Ambassadors Alumni Association

The Anaheim University Ambassadors Alumni Web is your essential resource for staying in touch with former classmates, the university and its activities, as well as worldwide associates.

You can stay in touch with friends so that other alumni know where you are and what you are doing. Plus you will have access to career networking contacts around the world!

About the Alumni Association

billhartley By virtue of successfully completing your studies at Anaheim University you have become a member of a distinguished and growing group of individuals whose continued contributions and support of the University are critical to our success.

The University is supported by three separate, but equally important, pillars. The first pillar is our highly motivated and very able students who represent our reason for being. The second pillar is our faculty and administration who constantly strive to make Anaheim University the finest of its kind in the world. The third pillar is you, our alumni whose continued contributions and support of the University are critical to the University's continued success.

Our Alumni Association and the members of our alumni are referred to as "Ambassadors". As distinguished graduates of Anaheim University, you are all Ambassadors. An "Ambassador" is defined as "a person who acts as a representative or promoter of a specified activity".

Alumni Career Development

Anaheim University alumni are informed of career opportunities as job announcements are received from companies, schools and recruiters seeking the qualifications held by Anaheim University graduates.

Support the AU Ambassadors Alumni

Anaheim University is a pioneering online institution of higher learning. The University, through its state-of-the-art online face-to-face learning environment, provides opportunities for students around the globe to interact with industry experts allowing them to both further their knowledge and advance their professional skills in a user-friendly and interactive environment. Students come to pursue their dreams, advance knowledge, and transform their own lives and the lives of others.

Global Learning Partnership program

Companies that send 2 or more employees to take programs through Anaheim University are eligible for:

10% Tuition Discount

A 10% discount on tuition for GLP employees wishing to pursue an Anaheim University program, regardless of whether the tuition is paid for by the organization or directly by the employee.

Reduced Tuition for Large Groups

GLPs introducing large groups of employees wishing to pursue education through Anaheim University will receive special reduced tuition rates based on the number of enrollments.

How to Become a Global Learning Partner (GLP)

Companies that send 2 or more employees to take programs through Anaheim University are eligible to become a Global Learning Partner. The organization would be required to schedule 1 annual orientation presentation by Zoom with a University representative to explain about Anaheim University's programs to interested employees of the organization.

Anaheim University
Office of Admissions Room 110
1240 S. State College Blvd.
Anaheim, CA 92806-5150
USA

Tel : 714-772-3330
Fax : 714-772-3331
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Click here to apply online to the Global Learning Partnership program.

Anaheim University Press

Anaheim University Press (AUP) is an academic publisher, publishing in-print scholarly works, e-books and digital learning content. AUP provides opportunities for scholars, faculty and students to individually or collectively publish books, articles, and research reports. AUP provides content and curricula design services, including published material that is available for global interest. In addition, AUP provides outsourced publishing, content creation and other related services to publishers, schools and colleges.

FEATURED TEXTBOOK

"Teaching English to Young Learners" by David Nunan

Teaching English to Young Learners by David Nunan

Teaching English to Young Learners is written by former president of the TESOL International Association, Dr. David Nunan. The aim of Teaching English to Young Learners (TEYL) is to provide you with knowledge and skills for teaching English as a second or foreign language to young learners aged 3 to 15.

Teaching English to Young Learners is available in paperback and as a Kindle e-book through Amazon.
Paperback: $27.00
Kindle e-book: $7.99
Click here to order Teaching English to Young Learners

Consumer Information Disclosure Form

General Information
Name of Institution:	Anaheim University
Address:	Office of Admissions Rm 110 1240 S State College Blvd. Anaheim, CA 92806
Year Founded:	1996
First Accredited:	2009
Accreditation Expires:	2024
CEO/President:	Dr. Andrew Honeycutt
Accreditation Agency:	Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC)
State License:	Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
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Participation in Funding Programs:	N/A

Mission & Description

Institution Mission Statement:
Anaheim University was established as a unique, innovative and sustainable institution of higher learning to meet the educational needs of a diverse and global student body through academic programs of the highest quality. Dedicated to a student-centered philosophy, Anaheim University makes higher education accessible to qualified students worldwide through both online and on-campus study.

Areas of Special Focus:
TESOL, Business Administration, and Film.

Description of Institution:
Anaheim University is a pioneering online institution of higher learning founded in 1996 with its administrative offices located in Anaheim, California. Anaheim University is accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC). The University, through its state-of-the-art online face-to-face learning environment, provides opportunities for students around the globe to interact with experts in their fields allowing them to both further their knowledge and advance their professional skills in a user-friendly and interactive environment. Anaheim University offers online programs in English teacher education, business administration and film.

Online Degree Accessibility

90px-Disability symbols.svg Anaheim University subscribes to the theory of Lernfreiheit, the freedom to learn for all, regardless of circumstances. The University is currently conducting research into how the University's website can be improved for those who are either visually or hearing impaired, or for other students who may require assistive technology in order to enhance their learning experience. Residential on-campus sessions are held in buildings equipped with handicapped facilities.

Committed to meeting the educational needs of a diverse and global student body of mature professionals through academic programs of the highest quality and in line with our student-centered philosophy, Anaheim University seeks to make higher education accessible to qualified students worldwide through both online and on-campus study.

Anaheim University is using adaptive technologies to allow visitors to access Anaheim University website content. These technologies include a screen reader that allows people to make the letters on the page larger or smaller, change the screen color and contrast, and reads aloud the text on the screen. Full support for access keys is available, so that users can control reading using a keyboard following WCAG specifications. By using accesskeys, users can control both the screen reader and font size buttons.

Anaheim University's website is currently under construction and is being developed to include the following features for making Web content more accessible according to WCAG 2.0 (Section 508).

Page navigation by keyboard - users don’t need to use a computer mouse to navigate through the relevant sections of the website. A keyboard will be enough.
Skipping to the next Menu items is possible with the Tab key, so users can can quickly move through the page
Avoidance of animated elements (for people suffering from epilepsy), stable graphics, and no garish animated effects
Understandable links - the description of a link clearly indicates what it refers to
High contrast mode: ensures optimal readability of the text ( Black/White Mode, Black/Yellow Mode, Yellow/Black Mode)
Night mode - lets users avoid eyestrain
Width switcher (fixed/fluid) adjusts the width of the screen to fit the user’s needs
Font size switcher (3 degrees of font size, which are fixed as a percentage)
A screen reader that reads aloud the text either of the entire page or selected portions of the page

Privacy Policy

Anaheim University respects your right to privacy. The University does not sell, rent, trade or otherwise distribute the personal or contact information of its students, potential students, graduates or clients and the University adheres to all state and federal regulations regarding privacy and confidentiality. Use of this information is limited to the University, its appointed vendors, agents and partners, as well as governmental and accrediting agencies. Information is only shared with vendors, agents and partners on a need-to-know basis in order to better serve our students and is strictly used by such vendors, agents, and partners for the development of the University. Our site has a number of links to other local and international organizations and agencies. In some cases, for the benefit of the visitor, it may be required that we link to other web sites of other organizations. It is important for you to note that upon clicking on a link to another site, you are no longer on our site and you become subject to the privacy policy of the new site. Anaheim University reserves the right to change this agreement and to make changes to any of the services or programs described in the site at any time without notice or liability. Any such revisions will be posted to this web site. Since any such revisions are prospectively binding to you, you should periodically visit this page when you use the site to review the current agreement that binds you.

Privacy Notice

This privacy notice explains how Anaheim University (referred to as "we”, “us”, "our") collects, uses and shares your personal data, and your rights in relation to this personal data. This includes how Anaheim University processes personal data of past, present and potential students of Anaheim University ("you", "your”).

Anaheim University is the data controller of your personal data and is subject to the General Data Protection Regulation (the "GDPR”).

How we collect your information

We may collect your personal data in a number of ways. These methods include but are not limited to:

from information you provide to us before joining, (e.g., when you request information from or express your interest in studying at Anaheim University);
when you apply to study at Anaheim University by completing application and enrollment forms through the university website and when you complete other admissions procedures;
from third parties, for example from your previous school, current school, university or employers who may provide a reference about you or who may provide funding for your studies;
when you communicate with us in-person, by telephone, mail, e-mail, live-chat, website forms, and other methods of communication (e.g, to ask questions or to resolve an issue);
in a number of other ways as you interact with us during your time as a student and alumni of Anaheim University, for the various purposes outlined below;