If you're considering enrolling for an online degree, you may wonder where to turn to for additional information about the online universities and degree programs that interest you. Finding answers to these kinds of questions is easy. All of the nation's leading online universities offer prospective students and full-time enrollees online access to counselors and student portals that make finding pre-enrollment degree and course information a snap.



One of the best examples of this kind of student support can be found at the University of Phoenix Online, the nation's biggest online university and the home to one of the country's most popular MBA degree programs. Students considering the University's MBA program can have all of their pre-enrollment questions answered by requesting more information on the program via a form located on the UOP website.

After it receives a request for additional info, UOP follows up by having a member of the University's educational counseling staff place a call to the prospective enrollee. During the course of the telephone consultation, counselor and student explore the student's career objectives, a process that includes an evaluation of any transfer credits the prospective enrollee may bring to the UOP program. This helps the counselor chart the course offerings a student needs in order to complete her MBA degree at UOP.

The role taken by counselors in helping students to complete their degrees at UOP continues well beyond the pre-enrollment period. Counselors are also trained in shepherding new students through the online enrollment phase, including the process of requesting transcripts and completing applications for scholarships and financial aid. Approximately 59% of students enrolled at UOP, particularly those who hold down a full-time job while studying for their degree, receive financial aid towards that degree from their employer.

While UOP makes counselors available to students at any point during their academic careers, enrollees also benefit greatly from the University's online student portal, where each student is given their own pin-protected entrance to UOP's online campus. The gateway has links to a wide range of resources that provide information about specific degree programs, degree requirements, class schedules, the University bookstore, as well as resources that allow students to track their tuition payments and grades and even view online evaluations of their coursework by their instructors. Another important link whisks students to a student success center, where advice is available on subjects ranging from career planning to tutoring.

Institutions of higher learning like the University of Phoenix Online have made it as easy as possible for prospective students and actual enrollees to find information relevant to their career choice and online degree program. Making good use of these opportunities is a sure way to smooth your path to a coveted online degree.