Southern New Hampshire University

I competed my Bachelor's in Accounting online in May of 2020. Overall, my experience at SNHU was great. That being said, online courses are not for everyone. It can be very time consuming, and some concepts may not come as easily without the in class instruction. However, I was provided with everything that I needed to succeed. And, most of the professors were very helpful and understanding. I see a lot of people complaining about the general education courses that aren't related. You are going to have that no matter where you go. They are required. However, I would suggest attending a community college to attain an Associate's in your chosen field first. That will get some of the general courses out of the way at a lower price, and SNHU was great about transferring credits from the community college that I attended.

SNHU is an interesting school, it has some positives, but ultimately many many negatives. There are many classes that you are required to take that largely waste your time, because they are nowhere near your field. I have found over my 4 years here that people in the higher up departments tend to change programs without notifying the students who are in the program. I was a mechanical engineering major, but it's just too new to SNHU, and they essentially fired the only real mechanical engineering teacher they had who could teach in the machine shop. SNHU is a waste of your time and money if you don't yet know what it is you want to do with your life. I still don't know what I want to do, and I'm close to graduating with a degree I'll likely never use. Also don't forget that SNHU will change your program if you choose to go here, and it'll turn your life and course load upside down. I have friends who were in the culinary major, and they cancelled the culinary major last year WITHOUT EVEN TELLING THE STUDENTS. This year they cancelled the current Bradley 3 year honors program, again WITHOUT EVEN TELLING THE STUDENTS. The food at the cafeteria is awful, because it's Sodexo, and you're likely not to get any help with your issues in your degree, because SNHU JUST WANTS YOUR MONEY!!!

Like others, I'm surprised at some of the bad reviews. I'm about to graduate in a few days with my BA in Psychology, and I've been taking classes at SNHU for 2 years. I transferred here from VCU, and I'm so happy that I did. I couldn't afford to go to physical classes year round and still work enough to pay for tuition, and SNHU allowed me to work full time and get my homework done on the side. I've had a wonderful experience with the support end of SNHU, and my advisor is always in touch. Yes, there were probably 3 out of 30 professors that made so angry I wanted to scream, but that comes with any educational institution. Yes, the written directions can sometimes be confusing, and playing email/phone tag can be frustrating with some (those 3) professors. To some of the reviews about geneds, You do 2 years geneds that are pointless and not fun, and then you do 2 years of degree specific work. That's pretty standard at most places. Overall, I have to say that I'm so happy that I chose SNHU. Without them I wouldn't have been able to make my degree happen, and I really do feel like I've taken some quality classes, that I've been able to implement in my career field! I work in after school care and am getting a concentration in child and adolescent development, and I use the course concepts at work all the time. I've loved the freedom I've had in choosing electives, and was able to take criminal justice classes I was interested in, along with business classes. Probably not the best idea to get some kind of law/finance/heavily academic degree from any online school, but for your standard degree, I highly recommend SNHU!

Absolute worst experience I have ever had, a total waste of time. I started in 2017 and by 2019 have not touched a single core class. They keep piling on "lower-level" classes that have nothing to do with my chosen course. They care only about money, driving you into classes and ensuring you waste your time and resources. I have a 3.833 GPA and it means nothing, not one class can be used in my field of choice. I spent 10,000 dollars to walk away angry, with nothing and not even close to my degree. Most schools are 4 years, at this rate, I would be 5 years and wasted more money and time. Avoid Southern New Hampshire Univerity and save your self-time, money and frustration!!!!!! There are much better schools out there that care about your bottom line, not theirs.

Every school has its pros and cons. However, when I started with SNHU, the degree evaluation/course requirements were fair. Recently, according to their "department heads and program directors", accreditation standards changed and required SNHU to change the course requirements for degrees. I switched degree programs and was hit with a new set of requirements for the GenEd section of the program. I was going to switch back to my original program and was told that the new degree course requirements would still apply. I submitted a request to remain on my original catalog year and it was denied, twice. Now, instead of having one course left to complete in the GenEd section, I have five (5) new added course requirements. On the HR concentration and business core end, I lost 5 important courses because they are now requiring more GenEd courses. This is not an accreditation requirement, it is simply a way for the school to make more money knowing students in certain programs will want to take more of their degree related classes, resulting in the student to purchase extra courses. Because of this, I HIGHLY caution anyone who is thinking about attending SNHU. After receiving no help from the advisers, registrar, department heads and program directors, I decided it would be best to leave the school and search for a different one. The other schools I spoke with do not have such a change in their GenEd requirements. Hmmm. This could be a reason why their retention rate is only hovering around 50%. Do your due diligence before enrolling.

I have been an online student at SNHU since May of 2015. I am an accounting major … in my junior year … with a 3.98 GPA. I have received my AS in Accounting as of the end of February. I will say that my success has NOTHING to do with the help or teaching I have received from SNHU. That GPA is all me. At first, it was great. The instructors were engaging; the resources provided were excellent … I was actually learning what I needed. Then, a little over a year ago, things started changing drastically. It is as if SNHU is now more concerned with their enrollment numbers then with the actual student success they so proudly advertise. I picked SNHU after months of intensive research on the online schools available, and I chose SNHU because they promoted “ the student and their success is our priority.“ This is NOT the case at all !!! Over the last year, I have noticed a huge decline in the quality of the adjuncts that SNHU employs … they give little to no constructive feedback, and when asked to help with assignments it is “ look in your textbook … get a tutor ( this is nearly impossible seeing as how there are like two peer tutors for the ENTIRE accounting program, not to mention they are only supposed to tutor the ACC201 & ACC202 class … there are NONE for any of the upper-level accounting class AT ALL )… I can’t help you “ … blah blah. They give cookie cutter or copied and pasted replies if they actually make replies to discussion posts and give the same feedback on graded assignments. When a student voices their opinions or worries about a class or instructor … it is always the same thing … “file a dispute” … well, that department 9 out of 10 times sides with the school and the teachers. This is an ACTUAL quote from a supervisor of the SNHU conduct team, and I will never forget it … “ We will run this school the way we see fit.” Here are some numbers … just some food for thought … in 2014 there were 32,000 online students …. Now in 2019, there are over 130,000 !!! That is HUGE when you take into account the numbers rising, but the quality of the education and the resources provided to the online students has declined. In addition to all this, the quality of the actual course material is severely lacking. For example, I am currently taking ACC-331 Federal Taxation II, and the course material was dated back in 2014 … YES, I said 2014!!! That is unacceptable, and when I ask about it (before I registered .. took … paid the whopping $960 to take the class), I was told “As you can imagine, there are lots of moving parts here, and the academics team tries to keep advisors updated as much as possible. We think you'll find the course to be still very relevant. Many instructors supplement the material with the newest tax information, but regardless, the course is designed to teach concepts, such as how to research, approach, and apply tax laws, regardless of how those laws may or may not change.” This is a quote from the Dean of the online accounting program at SNHU. Now to me, this is very disconcerting because you're telling me the info I will be learning is “still relevant” to the current tax laws and code even though this material was dated back in 2014 ?!?! Come on … how stupid do you think we are ?!?! Really ?? This is a Federal TAXATION class over corporate taxation !!! This is SNHU mission statement: “Southern New Hampshire University transforms the lives of learners. Our success is defined by our learners' success. By relentlessly challenging the status quo and providing the best support in higher education, Southern New Hampshire University expands access to education by creating high quality, affordable and innovative pathways to meet the unique needs of each and every learner.” - https://www.snhu.edu/about-us This term will be my last here at SNHU. I will be transferring to another college that hopefully will help prepare me to further my career. The lack of respect, teaching, and attention to students concerns at SNHU is unacceptable to me. There is zero instructor support, and zero help from anyone in the upper management positions. SNHU is not about the student success … all they care about is the enrollment numbers as my numbers above have shown. In 2011, President LeBlanc told the NY Times, “Undeniably, the for-profits have a lot to teach us about improved service to students.” I can not be a part of a school that does not practice what it preaches. If SNHU does not do something and quick … the degrees they hand out each year will not be worth more than the paper they are written on. They will become just another diploma mill or for-profit college that President Leblanc views as “inherently evil.” I will share these fascinating articles I found just recently. Yes, one was written in 2014, but it shows you what people were saying then was going to happen, and it is happening now. SNHU needs to open their eyes and fix this before it is too late to repair the damage to our (the students) lives. https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/01/southern-new-hampshire-university-how-paul-leblancs-tiny-school-has-become-a-giant-of-higher-education.html https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2019/03/28/meet-the-english-professor-creating-the-billion-dollar-college-of-the-future/amp/ Jennifer Nelson

SNHU is an average school. I loved how often my advisors were in contact with me... until they weren't. After some complications at home and with finances I had to look into withdrawing from class. I submitted the form and emailed both of my advisors to inform them of what was going on and the responses suddenly stopped. It was as if they didn't actually care enough to simply respond to what I was informing them of. Don't get me wrong, I understand that there are other students they need to handle so they may not have had time to contact me, however it really was sudden. They never told me that the classes had been successfully dropped so when I went to log in, thats when I found out that they had listened to me. Extremely frustrating to not even hear back about what was going on. The course load itself was reasonable and the work was challenging enough to keep you interested.

I started SNHU in 2015 and I will graduate in 2019. I have been to other online universities and I can say that when it comes to having support and people being there for SNHU wins hands down. After my third semester I was not doing so well due to personal family matters. My advisor was right there to help and guide me back on the right track. It wasn't easy I had to repeat two classes. But worked hard and still do work very hard in every class. I am so excited to be a part of this university and can't wait to receive my degree. To those who speak so negatively about SNHU. Things are never easy you have to work for want you want in life. Giving up after having a bad experience isn't an option. There are definitely going to be bad times at any school you go to.

If you plan to attend SNHU and need financial aid, make sure you pay very close attention to your FAFSA account. Especially if you have an annual income that makes it so you don’t qualify for the Pell Grant. You’ll be looking for changes or adjustments made by SNHU’s Financial Aid Department. The adjustments are made so you will be eligible for these grants. I know this, because they did it to me causing my FAFSA to get red flagged and my Pell Grant pulled. So now I owe SNHU over $1500 and can’t continue my education until I pay them back. The entire staff and advisors were very helpful. Then, just like that…..the attitude amongst the entire university changed. No support, no bubbly voice on the other end of the phone, no one wanting to guide me or help me. Except to tell me I need to talk to someone in financial aid about a payment plan so I can get this debt paid. Basically saying “pay us the money you owe and don’t call us again until you do”. Which brings me to the point I wanted to make to begin with. Until all of this happened I never noticed the “Change History” on my FAFSA. Yes, with every time you or in my case, the financial aid department, make a change or correct something on your FAFSA, it is logged. You can view this by signing into www.fafsa.ed.gov then click the link at the bottom that says, “View Correction History to view corrections made to your FAFSA”. This link shows all the corrections made, by whoever (you or the school) and the date they were made. I was completely unaware of the corrections the university made, yet I’m the one paying for it. When I first filed for a FSA ID, the only money I had to claim was that from the pension plan I cashed out. I wasn’t working or receiving a paycheck and this is what I kept telling the financial aid department. Evidently this was too confusing for them because I kept getting emails and phone calls as to where this money came from and why wasn’t I filing taxes. So, I filed taxes to appease them but by doing so, put me in a different financial bracket which meant the grant money I qualified to receive was less. I guess they would have none of that, so someone in the financial aid department went in and changed the information on my FAFSA so that I would fall into the financial bracket qualifying me for more grant money. Confused yet? I had to jump through the same hoops and supply the same information to them for the 2016-2017 school year and with the 2017-2018 school year. Accept this time the Government flagged my account and pulled the Pell Grant money. In order for me to continue my education, this money has to be paid back to SNHU (they offered me a plan of $83 a month for 18 months). I can’t even go to another college because they won’t release my transcripts until this money is paid. Do you think if I had $1500 just laying around, I would need financial aid to begin with? Here’s the best part (not really), I’ve attended school for over a year and the proof I have is not the Associates Degree like I should, no, it's the $14,000 of debt I’ve accumulated. Oh, it gets better! Because I’m no longer enrolled in school, beginning in December of this year I have to start making payments on this $14,000 debt. All because the school made changes to my FAFSA so they could get more money, that I have to pay back……………..it’s a vicious circle with no end. So, if you choose SNHU, make sure and cross your “T’s” and dot your “I’s” and keep a close eye on your FAFSA for changes being made by someone other than you.

I don't know what these people who rate the school as bad is talking about. One reviewer can't even spell WASTE and is bitching about the school...haha. I worked hard for my grades. ALL of my professors were more than helpful and responded to my emails/questions promptly. They are not going to be at their computers all the time as they're industry professionals, at least for my program. I've had emails showing us tools, letting us know on current events, and tips/tricks for finding an IT job. This is a non-profit school, unlike a majority of them out there...the campus is beautiful.

I am working on a criminal justice degree, and it has been 3 months, and I have not taken one course that pertains to it. So far I have taken a course where I "learn about learning", then one in English composition and that I can understand or writing term papers and such. Humanities, learning about artifacts?? What?? I cannot see the relevance in a handful of these so called core classes. I can't imagine that a requirement to be a private investigator is having a stately opinion about ancient relics. The IT department is useless. I tried going to them for help before, and I wonder if they just sit there with a book of flip cards for everyday computer issues because when I called with a specific issue, "well. you need to speak to your instructor..." Are you serious? Then, the classes I am having to take appear to be graded on opinion and not on a verified technical grade scale. Don't grade my work by your "opinion", because anybody could do that and they don't have to be a teacher. I am going to finish my two years because I need this higher education, but then that is it! I suggest if you want an education from an institution where you want specific relevant courses you can sign up for, this wouldn't be the one. I'm looking to learn about criminal justice, and right now I would be more qualified to be a concierge at a historical museum.

Can I print the eBook? This question couldn’t be answered by 7 altogether academic and admissions advisers in SNHU. Since they offer this customized eBook, I believe this answer was very simply and easy to answer but it wasn’t. The lack of interest in solving my problem was very disappointing. Also, before enrolling I asked my admission adviser about the courses materials and he didn’t specify that SNHU has customized access codes on its eBooks. My academic adviser didn’t tell me I had to pay twice if I wanted a printed version when an eBook is required. The supervisor for the academic advisers believes they didn’t do anything wrong because many students prefer the online versions. I believe my advisers should have informed me since I was insisting on my preferences for paper versions. I registered in SNHU on March 2017. I am a transfer student who needs 10 courses for getting a bachelor in Psychology. My first course was Sociology of Social Problems. I bought a physical version of the book required for this course. I got an A+ (967 points out of 1000) and I was very happy with it. I worked hard and I was proud of my grade. My teacher’s feedback wasn’t what I expected but I think I learn a lot from the book and the research I did for the assignments. On the last week of April 2017, I was ready to register for Biopsychology but I got a very unpleasant surprise. The required materials for this course was an eBook, and the “optional” was the paper version of the book. My experience with previous text books was that paper versions always come with an access code for the online lab. I always bought a paper version because I can’t spend hours reading in front of a computer. So, it didn’t matter if I got the online or paper version of the book. However, this time was different. SNHU has a customize code for this eBook that allows students to get access to the university lab. This code is not in the regular books. Therefore, in order to get access to the university lab I had to buy the eBook ($85.00) and about $120.00 for the physical book (loose-leaf). The explanation I got from the admission director was that the eBook gives me access to many resources and quizzes and the paper version doesn’t. I pay tuition ($960.00) and it should cover quizzes and access to the university library and other resources, like many other universities. So, I don’t understand why I have to pay for an online book which I am not going to use. I was willing to pay extra for the physical version, but they won’t give me the access code for the lab. They insisted I had to pay $85 for that eBook, but I didn’t buy that book. Finally, the supervisor of the academic advisers sent me an email explaining that only a very small portion of the eBook can be printed. This answer was not what I expected neither. Disappointed by this answer, I was ready to quit and look for another university. But the supervisor of the academic advisers told me that the disability department can be an option. She explained if I qualify, they can give me the paper version free. I don’t really understand how I can qualify for a disability status. My irritated eyes and headaches after reading for hours in front of a computer don’t fall in the category of a disability. I am a tutor and I work with people with real disabilities. I know the process of getting an approval for extra accommodations; and a doctor’s report is required for this process. Even though, my experience with the first course was fine, I am planning to look for another university. I simply don’t understand the criteria of SNHU personal. Also, the disorganization and lack of information from the advisers’ team makes me think that I might face many more obstacles in the future. My advisers were supposed to contacted me back for solving my problem, but I waited patiently for more than a week and no one contacted me back. This really surprised me because during my first course I used to receive phone calls from different advisers asking how I was doing; and when I really needed their assistance, no one was willing to help me on time. I didn’t register there to get only a degree, I enrolled there because I want to become a competent professional. I think they don’t understand the difference. Hope my experience helps others make a good decision. Thank you.

I tried to complete a course in Business and the teachers ignored my emails. My academic advisor was no help and they were useless and now I have to pay the full price because they are useless. SNHU is not a great school and if you want to waste money and time, please attend. If not don't. I also felt like I learned nothing when I was there anyway.

I graduated from the B.A. program at the end of 2016 after attending online classes over the past two and a half years. I enjoyed the classes, the flexibility, and the support from the school. I am surprised by some of the poor reviews, take them with a grain of salt. People are far more reactionary when angry. Some of these were probably written directly after a negative experience, while still heated, but I digress. Here are my honest observations from my time with SNHU: The majority of the staff were very attentive and responded to concerns in under 24 hours as promised. If you want a professor with more experience, sign up for classes early, don't wait till last minute and and get a TBD professor. I did have two professors over my time that I was disappointed with. I escalated that to my adviser, and had my concerns dealt with in a satisfactory manor, bu that only happened twice. On that topic, my adviser was extremely helpful. Always quick to respond when help was needed with anything from registration to financial aide. He helped to clarify my path and what classes to take, and led me to the correct people when he did not have the answer. The financial aide department was equally as helpful in explaining how my loans would work, and helped me craft a letter to pare down the amount disbursed over and above what I needed to help me avoid building more debt than was absolutely needed. I was able to transfer the maximum number of prerequisite classes from my community college courses, which was also a great help. Classes did build in difficulty, and the deeper I went the more time I needed to spend in the online class room. There were weekly discussion boards that encouraged interaction with fellow classmates, as well as weekly assignments and reading, just like you would see in a "normal" classroom. Again, SNHU requires you to be fully engaged, from signing up for classes early, to ordering books on time, to participating in discussions and handing in papers by the deadlines. If you are willing to truly participate and are not expecting a cake walk degree mill, SNHU is a great choice.

Firstly, I thought that being a purely online degree course in a subject I am passionate about would be perfect for me to realize my ambition to get a degree in later life. However, whilst the technology is reasonable, the course material easy to understand (and therefore not at all taxing to the brain), I quickly found the instructors inconsistent and unhelpful in their application of the grading rules, and the support mechanisms very good if you are American, almost xenophobic in nature if you are not. After a year of study (and with a GPA of 4), I realized this institution is merely a money grabbing exercise, totally inflexible, and unwilling to assist in resolving issues and concerns. This is best summed up by an email I received from one of the current crop of professors, who told me that 'in many years of lecturing, this is without doubt the worst university I have ever worked at'. Enrol at your peril, unless you want an easy but low-level degree and have money to throw away. Definitely do not enroll if you live outside the US...

I started the Online MBA in January 2017. Almost finished with this first term. I am taking 2 classes, and I spend a solid 20 hours per week, at least. Probably closer to 25, altogether. I have very good grades, but I have had to WORK for it. I have had ZERO problems with SNHU. Advisors, teachers, and all support personnel are very quick to respond to any questions, and very helpful. Everything has gone quite smoothly. But then, I have done MY PART too. That is the key at SNHU, as it is in life. I expect to graduate at the end of 2018. When I do receive my diploma, it is going to be something that I can be very proud of. That, to me, is the bottom line. The very bottom line.

Southern New Hampshire University is perfect for the lowest common denominator. If you don't think for yourself, don't think outside the box, and are comfortable regurgitating information to please the professor, you will probably excel in this school. All of the classes follow the exact same format; discussion board due Thursday, discussion board replies due Sunday, all assignments for the week due Sunday. Every class has a "final project," that you complete by working on milestones throughout the eight weeks. For the final project, simply make the instructor's corrections and turn it in. You rarely have to do more than put the entire project together. If you are the kind of student who doesn't like to work too hard and doesn't ever question the professor, you can get by easily and even earn a high GPA. Be sure to follow the rubric in detail and you will earn all the point necessary for "exemplary," which leads to an A. Miss a few aspects and you'll rarely receive lower than a B. The real trouble comes if you are creative, innovative, self-motivated, or simply not interested in following establish hierarchies. It is important that you know that your teachers are the boss. They hand out grades like cops hand out tickets and will not listen to any plea you may have that you actually did the assignment worthy of the full credit. If you are feeling creative, the professor will probably not understand you and will grade you lower. If you are feeling argumentative or simply like questioning the system, the professor will not like being questioned and will grade you lower. If you don't understand the project, the professor will likely not allow you to resubmit after receiving clarification. Once you turn in a project, that is it. You receive a grade and there is no going back. Professors do not create the courses. You should know from the start that the professors are incredibly low paid and that all of the assignments and rubrics come with the course. Instructors simply administer the material. This means that some professors will grade you improperly because they didn't create the rubric. The professor might give you a completely different rubric in the weekly announcements or might simply forcibly change the points you earned and you have no recourse. Academic Advisors are not there to help you. They are there to regurgitate the policies outlined on SNHU's website. If you can search for it on Google and find the webpage with the answer, your academic advisor will basically quote that information verbatim. They make no exceptions for anyone, unless you want to take more classes and give them more money. They are not helpful and they are inflexible. Furthermore, your academic advisors have full access to every assignment in every class. They can go through your class for you and tell you what you've completed, what you haven't, and they receive copies of every e-mail your professor ever sends. It is incredibly invasive and assures that they have an answer to your question before you help it...which is to say, they will support the professors and not you. You can't withdraw from classes if you have a problem with your professor and the academic advisor will not allow you to transfer to a different section with a different professor. Once you are in the class, you are stuck. If you have a problem with your professor or your academic advisor, you have no recourse. You can e-mail your professor, who will tell you he or she is following the rules and the dean or team lead agrees. You can't actually reach the dean or team lead because that information is not made available to students. If you have a problem with your academic advisor, they might refer you to their supervisor who will tell you that your advisor is doing his or her job properly and there is no solution to your problem. Your final recourse is an online form...and who knows where that goes. If you are a pretty easy going person who doesn't make waves and is smart enough to teach yourself the subjects and follow rubrics to the exact letter, then you will be able to finish the coursework and earn a degree. If you are a bit slow and need help understanding things, your professor will eventually stop replying to your questions and you will be directed to the general question forum where your fellow students are expected to teach you. If you are bright, creative, and not one to conform to social norms, you will beat your head against the bureaucracy that is SNHU and might survive, but will most likely succeed at a different school. If you want a traditional degree in Anthropology from an actual school where the professors who teach you are also the ones who teach the IRL class, I suggest Colorado State University. They cost a bit more per credit hour, but they are an actual college with real people and professors and not a new business model of how to save a failing private school by enrolling over 30,000 online students.

I found the material covered to be relevant and presented in a manner that made a lot of sense. The classes are well organized and my adviser was attentive and quick to respond to questions/concerns. As with any school your education is only worth what you put into it. Those that say the degree is useless may want to get a job else where. I've gotten hired by one of the big four consulting firms on Wall Street and promoted at that firm. I then took a job offer from another large consulting firm at a higher level position. I was making around $40,000 before I finished my degree, and now I'm at $90k about two years later. Side note: How do you get duped/tricked into coming to a school? You have to read and sign a ton of paperwork for both school administrative reasons and for financial aid. These folks that feel they got tricked are probably the same people that fall for the Nigerian prince scams...

I am proud to admit that after two years as a student in SNHU's English Language and Literature program, I made the easy decision to transfer before it was too late. The academics are mediocre and appease the lowest common denominator; often, as an intellectually curious student, my thorough discussion board posts would go ignored by student and instructor alike, in favor of posts that welcomed brief responses. I found myself questioning in several courses why, in an environment that supposedly encourages engaging interaction and stimulating conversation, I was always made to feel invisible. Aside from this, I was enrolled in two creative writing courses in which the instructors openly criticized the names I chose for my fictional characters (and didn't actually read the names correctly to begin with). This was a red flag for me, and certainly didn't bode well for the instructors' attention to detail. Moreover, at one point I was paired with an academic advisor who attempted to talk me out of selecting a philosophy minor based on a prior (and clearly biased) experience they had with the discipline. Their aim as advisors is to encourage a student's drive for individual challenge--not navigate the student's path for them amplified by personal grievance. Education is, in a nutshell, one's acceptance of effort, perseverance and rigor. The cookie-cutter, rear view mirror academic experience students receive here should be taken with a grain of salt. If I may be honest, students who want to be recognized for their voracious educational pursuits, and who want to become more than a fuzzy blip on society's radar, would fair better attending elsewhere.

If you want a degree where you hardly do any work, and subsequently learn little to nothing in the process then this is the school for you. Their online information technology degree is a joke. The reason being, the professors do not actually teach you how to do anything. They give you very easy assignments and the "tests" are just like regular assignments. There is no incentive for a person to even try to learn. Everyone likes things to be a little laid back, but this is a type of degree you actually have to learn how to do it. With this school, you will not get that. Potential employers will doubt your abilities at IT if you get a degree from this school. The best schools for IT degrees are ones that are ABET accredited. it is the highest accreditation you can get and one employers look for when hiring.

I thought this was meant to be a university not a damn high school the administrators and the COCE cover each others butts also the teachers are little to no help and the teachers and advisors don't get back to you for weeks on end and when they do they say that they tried to email you. they whole university is a joke and you also get multiple answers for the same question. they then tried and say that they never said that do yourself a favor and DON'T ENROLL AT SNHU THEY WILL SCREW YOU OVER...........

This is the worst school possible in almost all aspects. DO NOT ATTEND. The teachers are very little help, the classes are a joke and the degree means nothing. Waste of money and time. Nice people but prepare to be surrounded by idiots who think its cool not to do classwork. I wish I transferred earlier and now it is too late for me. CLASSES ARE A FUCKING JOKE.

At first, I was in love with this school, despite the fact that nearly all of my transfer credits didn't transfer! Nevertheless, things started off really well and I appreciated many aspects of taking online courses at SNHU. The staff and financial aid office were very accommodating, attentive, and helpful. The courses are a bit expensive, but not outlandish in relation to other universities. I was even surprised at how simple and user-friendly the online software was for many of the courses that I took in the beginning. Honestly, things were great and I valued the education that I was receiving at the time. However, it seems like the program has changed over the few years that I have been enrolled at SNHU. The most obvious thing is that students are basically left to teach themselves. Yes, online students are expected to be more independent than their campus counterparts, but when the role of your instructors are essentially to assign work and grade work, there's only so far a student can go before they actually need a professional to teach them the material. The most you can expect is a two page summary each week on 80 pages of reading material and MAYBE a few Youtube videos. Granted, I know the instructors welcome questions, and some do respond pretty quickly, but there's always a wait and it adds up. What's worse is often times the homework questions are based on software that is several versions old and the program features and interface have greatly changed. Either that, or each course requires that you learn a new software on top of the actual material. For instance, I've taken a few courses dealing with statistics and each course uses a different software (despite doing pretty much the same things): one will use Excel, another will use Minitab, and another will use MyMathLab - each of which have upgraded several times over by time it's your turn to answer questions that were relevant X amount of versions ago. I know it sounds petty, and maybe I'm just frustrated. If I am, it's because I feel left out to dry. I'm paying $900+ a course to teach myself subjects that hardly even relate to my degree. Every course is the same. The instructors copy and paste the same announcements they used in the last term, and the assignments are the same as well. What's worse is that each major milestone writing assignment has vague requirements that hardly relate to the material covered in the previous modules (half the time it's based on material that actually comes two weeks after that milestone is due), so you spend 40 hours extra a week researching material that may or may not actually relate to the assignment. And, after you spend all that time and effort working your butt off on some 14 page assignment, your instructor gives you a "Great job, (insert name). Keep up the good work," as feedback! I don't want a freaking pat on the back, I want to know if my research and ideas are relevant to the assignment, or if I just got an "A" on some paper because I used the right font-size and spelled my name correctly! Otherwise, why the **** am I paying you $900 a course!

The individuals posting negative comments about SNHU are being disingenuous. I have attended several colleges over the years, and I can honestly write, that SNHU classes can be more challenging than other colleges I have attended - one of those colleges includes Texas A&M University. Simply put, SNHU is a legit University. With that said, there are things SNHU can improve upon, but they are still a better University than most. Finally, while SNHU does have an online an department, they are *not* an online school like Phoenix or DeVry. SNHU is a traditional University.

I live in Vermont and there are no colleges near me, nor do any public institutions offer online graduate degrees, so I was left to look at out of state options for my master's degree. SNHU fit the bill for my needs: non-profit, reasonably priced, regionally accredited, and has a physical campus. Their IT and business programs are also accredited by ACBSP, which is a nice bonus. The 10 week term structure works out well for me; the week off between terms is just enough time to relax before the next course starts. Like any online program, SNHU is aimed at students who are self-motivated and can keep themselves on track. Instructors are available to answer questions, but the majority of learning takes place through reading, writing (many) papers, and completing projects. The courses in the MS in IT program are relevant, and I found them all of them to be very interesting. Having a background in IT certainly helped, but you can come in on the ground floor and succeed. Overall, I have been pleased with both the courses and the school in general. The admissions process was smooth, my advisor has been helpful, and the financial aid process has been easy. I really have no specific complaints about the school. It is a well regarded school in my area, so I am glad that I made the selection I did.

I recently graduated with my BS in Environmental Science. I was with SNHU for a little bit over a year. I already had my AA in Biology and did not want to go to school longer than I had to. I initially enrolled in a Business Administartion program with the shcool however, they have some really great online tools that let you evaluate what classes you need if you change programs and it uses your transcripts to estimate what has been completed in the program. Since my AA was a science based one, I found if I switched my major to Environmental Science I could take 5 less courses. The switch was very easy. My advisor was awesome. After three terms they gave me a new advisor and she was just as great. They took care of every single issue I had including allowing me to course overload so I could finish my degree when I wanted to. I had a date set in mind to graduate but then had to take a term off, and I asked to take 3 classes a term instead of two and they went to the dean and got it approved. And NO they do not just give anybody a 4.0, at least not in this program, and there is a ton of work to be done. My last three classes each had 10-12 page papers due for them, and on one, I did get marked down where I was off. Every teacher did call me out when I was trying to take short cuts and I am ok with that. They should call you out and make sure you are getting a quality education. I had real text boooks and got through most of them in the 8 weeks I had them. I would never have been able to finish in a traditional college setting and it would have taken me years. The best part, it was all decently priced. They even worked with my company to provide employees a 10% discount.

Advertising is 100% lie. Curriculum is in-depth. However, the most challenging part over 10/11 wk terms involves sketchy syllabus, 1-page module lectures, courses without assigned texts, and links to web blog content rather than peer-reviewed articles. Read the fine-print carefully. Student is NOT earning a Master of Science in Industrial-Organizational Psychology. Instead, degree is MS Psych + I-O Concentration skimming I-O content in the concentration like Leadership, Motivation, and Consulting. Core courses are 100% clinical and old school. Zero HR psych courses, assignments, or content. Unfortunately for the graduate, program does not help locate nor provide access to supervised internships. Lack of supervised internship = Not qualified to be ANY State counselor. If uninterested in clinical psychology but wanting to make a career change into HR/Management by investing in a Graduate degree, absent the I-O academic credentialing, this MS degree barely qualifies to apply for entry-level HR positions. W/Masters, overqualified to apply for entry-level positions because really...this is a clinical major with no practicum!?! Don't do it! Hook up with a State University and save money, complete an internship/practicum, and find the career of your dreams! This SNHU program will NOT help you achieve ANY career goals unless already employed in Admin/Operations and your employer doesn't really care/notice your degree coursework is barely related to I-O psychology at all.

Warning!!! Rip Off! Do not waste your time or money on this school. There are so many more QUALITY choices. ASU and Oregon State are just two. My issue with them: I went to the school for nearly 2 years. I was working full time and going to school at the same time. Unfortunately, my work occasionally takes me out of the country, as a photographer working for the press. My adviser was fully aware of my situation, and knew I was possibly going to be out of town during a term. In fact I was traveling to Africa to cover a warzone. He suggested I still register and if called out of town I could drop the class, or if unable to get online the class would be dropped automatically if I did not join the class. The end result was, no I was not automatically dropped, I was fully charged, and due to the class being failed my GPA was dropped. At the same time Financial aid was dropped and I was forced to pay the fee for the class directly. I tried to contact my adviser, without any help, along with everyone else I was passed onto. I have since been unable to continue my education and the 15 grand that I have already spent is just a waste. The biggest problem with the school is they are unwilling to help, listen, or even understand. It is almost like they do not want you to succeed, just put money in their pockets. They will not work with you. The advisers are rude and unwilling to help. And they are not understanding at all. Not the way a school should be.

Over all very pleased with SNHU. Been taking classes since April 2014. I was originally a Business major but switched to IT Database Admin. The classes have all been great and I have learned a lot since starting. My math classes have all been challenging and the IT classes are all very good. I have a friend who works in IT and is a part time professor at our local university teaching Computer Science and said this program is the same as our state university minus a couple of calculus classes. I guess the negative reviews are from those who either didn't pass a class or were not doing well and couldn't drop it to get a refund. Either way this is a good school with great peer support and academic support. It is what you make of it. I don't need a lot of advising since I am already a working adult, done the in class thing, and know exactly what I am going for. You get out what you put in. Yes this school is regionally and nationally accredited which makes all the difference in the world.

Be very careful of SNHU! The integrity of this University should be carefully scrutinized. My first clue was the deception of preliminary transfer credits. They boldly announce they will do an unofficial transcript review, but they won't. They force you to apply and spend money and time gathering official transcripts. After weeks of waiting, they contradict their original stands. Actual costs are significantly more than what they portray on the website. They also have numerous complaints with the BBB for keeping parts of your financial aid and scholarship funds. You are spending close to $100,000 on your upper level education - be smart and stay away from these unscrupulous blood suckers.

While I gave higher marks overall, I have recently run into an awful situation. Up until now, I have recommended this school to anyone who asked. I was very pleased with the course offerings, the breadth and depth of instructors as they are coming with real-world experience, and my advisor. However, this latest class has blown this all away. I just finished a general IT course for a certificate. The instructor was touted as having great experience. In 10 years of college experience, he is the worst instructor I have ever had. And I passed this course with a C, maybe a B. He doesn't grade the assignments according to the rubrics. His comments are completely off-base, so bad that it reads as if he gave me someone else's comments. A large project was severely downgraded. And the total number of points on the rubric was not what he input in the gradebook. I lost a whole grade-point. After week 3 (out of 10), I contacted him to try and understand what was going on. His answers rambled and provided no clarity. So I escalated the matter. I filed a complaint with the school and found out that most of the class was doing the same thing. SEVEN weeks later, and all I am hearing is that the dean has addressed the matter of the instructor using the wrong rubric. No acknowledgement of the weird comments or wrong grade input. Bottom line, if you don't have any issues, you'll do fine. However, the second there is an issue, there is no help. I wish I had gone to a different school, one where Academic Services and the appeal system actually listens to the students.

Came within two classes of completing program. Ran into a young professor who did not have the minimal skills to run the class. I dropped the class and the university charged me for the whole class while refusing to address my concerns. I suggest, strongly suggest looking elswhere.

I had a situation where my instructor had some discriminating behavior and I shared it with my academic advisor and she was not helpful at all. Actually, she tried to down-play it and make it seem as if I was taking it wrong. My academic advisor and her immediate lead tried to convince me that there was no Dean of Students for the online students and there was basically no one I could talk to. I was informed of this third party on the outside that would look into the matter and that everything had to filled out on paper. As much as I have paid this school in tuition, I should have been able to speak to someone and not blown off being informed about some form. Oh yeah, by the way the academic counselor saw the email the instructor sent to me. The situation was not handled right and I will no longer attend a school that allow such behavior as this.

Education is what you make of it. I am currently taking my 6th class. This degree will assist me in gaining all the credits required to get my CPA certification, along with a Masters degree. Overall, the educational experience has been great. These are REAL courses, REAL textbooks, and you have to submit REAL work. I researched it, and its the same textbook my local state university uses, however each class is half the cost. I am spending more time working on each individual class than I did while attaining my undergraduate degree at a brick and mortar college. I would estimate I spend 20 hours a week per class at a minimum, which is still doable while working a full time job. I enjoy that you are forced to discuss the class materials weekly in the discussion board as part of your grade. A much better mental investment than the wasted first two years at a brick and mortar where you show up and attend giant classes with 200 others, and can pass with little or no work as its impossible for instructors to actually handle that student load. Instructors seem well qualified and answer questions quickly, and prompt students to participate. The access to instructor feedback and assistance far exceeds brick and mortar. Financial aid department seemed knowledgeable and willing to help. If I had a complaint, and this is nothing new with any college experience, is that the textbooks from the MBS website are overpriced. In summation, real university, real work, real degree, great value.

SNHU claims to be non-profit, and technically it may be, but the COCE is run just like UoP and garbage for-profits. Grades are given away. No work is expected. The level of instruction is pitiful. The academic standards keep going down and down and down because all SNHU cares about is keeping butts in seats so the financial aid will keep flowing.

This is now my third school to finish my bachelor's degree. I started at a small college in NH where I received my Associate's degree. When I moved to Florida I started at a state community college to get my requirements to switch to a larger university. It was a horrible experience. I had to start my associate's pretty much all over again and the classes were all over the place. One class would be so easy I felt like it was a waste of money, where another class was so hard I thought I was attending Harvard. After a year and a half I gave up and started looking elsewhere since I was still so far away from their "requirements". I needed a school that was better suited for a person who has a life/job/family etc. I have had several friends who had attended SNHU in person and really liked it that I decided to give it a try online. While occasionally at the beginning I felt their admission staff was a tad pushy, it wasn't something that pushed me away. They were very friendly and answered any questions I have. My academic adviser is A+! She did a one on one with me to figure out Blackboard since I had some issues at the beginning finding my way around. So far I have found that if you don't do the work you do not get the grade. Don't turn in an assignment? Get a zero. Yes I have received A's/ A-'s but I have DONE the work and I have put in a ton of effort into my final projects to receive A's on them. The weeks I may have slacked off, my grades reflected it. The books are pretty much all ebook format purchased through their bookstore. I have had really amazing high quality books and ones I think were designed for high school. It is really convenient to have them online since I could read them on my tablet. The prices for them are not too crazy but I have occasionally found them for a better price elsewhere. Teachers are overall very good. They are knowledgeable in their subject areas and provide great feedback. While I have certainly liked some over others, they are for the most part very consistent. Overall, I think that it is a good school. I look forward to finally being able to finish my bachelor's degree and really feel as though I have earned it.

SNHU is running a grift on its students. Note that it gives you 3 credits for 8 weeks of work, instead of the normal 16 at a real college, but you pay as if you're at University of X or X State University. This system is in place so SNHU can suck down massive amounts of federal aid, not because it is the best way of providing quality education. SNHU exists to make money for SNHU ... tho' it is a not-for-profit unlike Phoenix and the other thieving dens. Regardless of the on-line schools' for-profit or not-for-profit status, at the end of the program, you get lots of debt. Now if you want to just fill a block, enroll here, but you should know that in the real world, people will in fact look down upon you for having a SNHU degree. SNHU is rotten to the core: they get only crappy professors (a great number of them educated only in on-line settings, which is why this is more a Ponzi scheme than a college) who make only $2200 a course (what's their motivation to go above and beyond for you when the prof is getting $110 on average for each student? ... that's $13.75 per week per student ... how many hours of the prof's attention each week do you think $13.75 buys you? -- about 15 minutes if your lucky); the work that students get away with performing is a pathetic (20 pages of reading a week in a class, for example) but the grades are inflated through the ceiling; and the staff designing the curricula have joke degrees (why do their deans, for example, have only MA degrees, and then from 5th-rate schools?). If you want a real educational experience, enroll at your local community college, earn your intro credits there, then go do the hard work and make the sacrifices at a brick and mortar school to get a real degree.

I love SNHU. I finished my degree last week and came accross this website through a positive article written about the school. I have attended a few different on campus classes at different schools and these online classes are the most difficult. Remember when high school teachers said college was so, so hard? Well they were talking about real schools. I went to a community college and it was easier than middle school. Two four year school classes were easier than high school AP classes. SNHU mostly resembles a high school AP class. It is labor intensive and writing intensive. We get feedback from teachers. The teachers may be adjunct faculty but most of them know what they are doing. Some freshmen level classes are a joke, but at the 200+ level you'll see how difficult it becomes.

I recently graduated from SNHU. Is it the best school? No. I would recommend it to all my peers though. I really liked the school, the teachers, the course work and the curriculum. Now that I’ve graduated, I’ve learned that you get out what you put into it. If you read all coursework and do the weekly assignments, you will get a solid education. I really don’t have any complaints about the school. The staff was pretty good, the teachers were very helpful and I don’t feel the courses were too easy. I definitely feel like I’ve earned my degree unlike diploma mills. I can honestly say that I’m proud that I chose SNHU and have a degree from the school.

I just completed my BS in Information Technology program at SNHU. This was my second bachelor's degree - the other one I completed on-campus at the University of Notre Dame. I was pleasantly surprised with the program at SNHU. It was more challenging than a number of classes I took at Notre Dame. The degree at SNHU prepared me well for the IT workforce. Anyone that says SNHU hands out 4.0 GPA's is absolutely lying! I know a number of classmates who have failed classes at SNHU. The notation that SNHU is a diploma mill is absolutely preposterous! In addition, *all* my teachers and professors knew the material well. Its also *not* true that SNHU only has adjuncts - that is just a silly thing for people to say, since its simply not true. With that said, there are areas SNHU could definitely improve upon. For one, they need to do a better job of paying attention to student feedback! I know from sources that they don't pay attention to student feedback, which bothers me. Finally, SNHU advertises way too much about their online program. I am not sure who the simpletons are behind this decision, but they are damaging their brand and they don't even realize it! The advertisements make SNHU look like an online school similar to the University of Phoenix, Kaplan and Devry. In the long run this will hurt them. For some of you who don't know, SNHU is a regular brick-and-mortar university like all the other *real* uni's. The difference, is that they have a huge online presence in-comparison to other similar universities.

SNHU is a good institution. Tier 1 ranked Fully accredited, and also awarded special accreditation (European). Brick-and-Mortar besides online Great sports teams About 70% acceptance rate, early applicants are about 92% SNHU has affiliations and joint programs with Berkeley School of Music. I met Harvard graduates completing their Master's at SNHU. Yale,Harvard, and other colleges hire SNHU graduates to teach. Many of the faculty members at SNHU graduates from prestigious universities. I graduated from a state university in FL and currently pursuing my Master's of Science in Applied Economics at SNHU. So far I have had a great experience. Classes are affordable and challenging. On the contrary, my state university in FL was a joke (FSU). They professors are nasty and everyone treats you like a number. The problem is that people are arrogant and think that they can insult schools and belittle people's education. SNHU is not Harvard, yet, how many schools are like Harvard? Hardly none. People just want to brag and say "I graduated from Yale. Yea. I am so better than you".......right.....a classmate of mine who also attended Yale stated to me that the course work at SNHU was more demanding compared to Yale's curriculum. SNHU is not a diploma mill nor does the school provide a poor education. SNHU is a great university. Don't like it? Then get out, grow up, and stop wasting your time posting rants online.

Southern New Hampshire University has been an outstanding experience so far. I have had great instructors and a very knowledgeable advisor. The financial aid office has been easy to deal with and I have not yet encountered anyone that did not understand or speak English clearly! In general, whenever I have left a voicemail or sent an email, I have gotten a response very quickly with a thorough explanation. I tried University of Phoenix and did not last a full semester because my teachers were neither interested nor knowledgeable. To the people that are looking for an online college and complain that all SNHU wants is money, I would try looking again and it is not any schools responsibility (online or otherwise) to drag you through! Be an informed consumer and ASK QUESTIONS!!

I am actually attending the online course as we speak for my Bachelors in Science for Healthcare Management. My experience so far has been amazing! I love my counselors, my advisers, and my my teachers. They really help you understand what you are doing, and walk you through the start process. If you are looking for a legit school, SNHU is the place to be. Not for profit and is accredited, which a lot of the online schools out there are for profit, which doesn't look good for employment. It took me awhile to find them, but I am sure glad I did and didn't waste my time with some washed up school like Everest or Phoenix, which would have just put me in debt, without a job in the field I studied. Everywhere else I was going for my Associates, they offered and talked me into Bachelors, and I am so glad they did, I am doing what none of my family has done. p.s. What is sad about the grammar misspellings is that this offers text correct and they still chose to look ignorant. tisk tisk

I love this school. I am shocked to see so many bad reviews, but I don't take them too seriously, since a majority have bad grammar and punctuation errors. For people who want a real review and not some bias view from an average/not good student, then listen to this review. The teachers are actually very helpful, if you give them a proper amount of time to respond to your emails and they are very courteous and helpful. I am glad that now I have an advisor that is permanent, because within the first few terms, of the Undergraduate program, you get a few different advisors. My advisor is Samantha and she is awesome. If in regards to the actual website, it is very easy to handle and understand. I have been an A student for my entire life and I am still keeping that same pace in this school and I am putting in the same amount of work. When I hear that this University just hands out grades, it is merely not true. In society, establishments do not just hand out grades, because then it would reflect badly on the school. If you are going to write reviews, be honest and not have some moralistic vendetta against something that you were not good at, because like a reviewer said earlier, "A person is more likely to write a negative review versus a positive one." This is the truth, but in every situation there is always something that you enjoyed in that program. Also, the Financial Aid Department isn't bad at all. I have never had an issue with them and they have been nothing but helpful and sweet. Thank you for reading my review and I hope you all have a wonderful day! Jean-Marc

I Don't get the bad reviews at all. This school is as good as or better than Cal State East Bay. All of the professors have been passionate, intelligent and available to me whenever I had a question or concern. The only complaint I have about the school is one IDS 400 class that I have to take in order to graduate. It's a diversity class and it doesn't relate to my major in any way. That is my only complaint. I have taken ten classes so far and I have 7 classes left. I only disliked one class out of ten. Pros: Advisor rocks, professors rock, classmates rock, course layout rocks, term schedule rocks. Cons: SNHU Onecard sucks, Rude Financial aid dept sucks, pretty much anyone who deals with money and tuition sucks. HOWEVER, advisor has your back and will fight for you if you need help. So it's whatever. :) Good school, worth every dime.

Transferring to another school. SNHU online has competitive tuition, that's it. Save a few $$ to buy a diploma that's already considered a joke? No thank you. Some of the teachers don't know their stuff or can't teach. Others don't care. Advisors are a mixed bag, financial aid run by children. Expensive advertisements try to save the day. Dishonest people.

I am in my first term at SNHU working towards a BS in Healthcare Management. I have tried 3 other online school prior to committing to SNHU. This by far has been the BEST online program I think anyone could experience. However, the adviser I currently have isn't exactly the most attentive or helpful person, but, overall, I love the set up of the coursework using BlackBoard modules and the interactive learning materials that they use. I feel that this is the next best thing (If not better) than sitting in a classroom with a professor and peers. I would highly recommend this to anyone seeking a online program who is unable to attend a brick & mortar school!

I was very surprised to see the negative reviews. I attended online classes at a couple of traditional University's and by far find this to be the best experience I've had. What first attracted me to SNHU was the shorter time of completion and price. I was surprised at how many times my advisor contacted me before the start of classes. I never talked to my advisor at any of the other schools, I'm not even sure if I had one. My advisors at SNHU, answered all my questions and are readily available. The second thing I found is the course work was actually providing me with information I can use. Those other schools had one management class, no HR and no organizational behavior classes. I have to 7 of those to graduate. I've taken 7 classes and have 6 more to go. While working full time, I only have one year left. In a traditional school that would take a minimum of a year an a half or up to, three years. I think one bad apple shouldn't reflect your option of a whole university. It's about the education your getting.

I attended this school back when they were only a brick-n-mortar private college. I chose to attend them again to finish my new RN degree because of their past good reputation and because I trusted the school to provide quality courses. Is this school a Yale or a Harvard?, of course not, are they equivalent to a standard state University? Yes, I believe so. I have attended many colleges from my first experience with SNHU when it was named New Hampshire College, to Southern CT State U, a private CT nursing college, and a CT community college. SNHU courses have been the same in terms of quality, and learning experience, and in some cases I can honestly say I have learned much more in my classes with SNHU. A lot of comments imply that going to actual classes in rooms are more conductive to learning, but I disagree. Honestly, how many of us have spent countless hours in a classroom with nothing more than a Professor lecturing on & on & on. I like being able to focus my studying and time on what I feel I need to learn & not wasting time on nonsense. If I have a question, or issues I can post for discussion or contact my Professor directly here at SNHU. Nowhere else in any other college experience has a Professor provided me with their private phone #. At SNHU they have. My Professors have been timely & extremely knowledgeable, as well as extremely helpful. In my other classroom courses, it was; drive to school, sit in class, listen to lecture with powerpoint or on chalkboard, drive home (any questions or issues-Good Luck in scheduling time with the Professor or TA, MOST Professors only have limited office hours for student questions or problems), but at SNHU, it was: log in, get comprehensive week course instructions, watch lectures, pause if needed, rewind to review, take notes, do assigned readings & research, review lectures, contact Professor for immediate response, post extensive,cited researched discussion posts & replies, write papers & do work, as well as discuss course & questions with other students & Professor on discussion boards or with Adobe Connect live, etc...and repeat the next week. SNHU is NOT easy. It is the most writing and research I have ever done for class work. I would say a great education for the price.

These are the rudest people ever. I have never dealt with people that treat a person in that fashion. I asked how many credits are needed in the program to graduate, reply: Didn't you read the email. I asked "I am needing the fax number please for transcripts, she replied which dept? I said: To send transcripts, she replied: "well I have 100 fax machines in this building with a snotty voice.

I see all these negative comments, and why not? After all, people are more likely to write a negative review than write something positive. This is just a part of the human experience. SNHU cannot expect everyone to like the program. OK, so the reason I began with classes at SNHU is it is regionally accredited and has a real campus, plus it is not for profit. There is no indication it is like Keiser, Kaplan or UOP at all. It is a real college with dorms, on campus education, and the rest of the college experience (if you want it). Now I went to this college because at the time it was the only one with any online degree programs in liberal arts (that is, English, History etc). It also did not require the insanity of obtaining very advanced mathmatics courses, even if I wanted a degree that was not mathmatically oriented. Also, many colleges require, not just foreign language courses, but two foreign language courses in a row. While I understand that this broadens a student's horizons, there were no local schools for me to take Latin or Greek at, and too few that offered those languages online. If there is one deficiency, it is the lack of a foreign language program, and that is the same deficiency that exists in many schools. I had the advantage of already graduating from Eastern Florida State College, and had taken courses there. The work was essentially the same, and the evaluations of my work largely have depended on the professors. I messed up and did not study as I should have for my macroeconomics final. I wound up with a C+ in the course. So far from being a college that requires no effort, a lack of effort has cost me. On the other hand, in creative writing classes, I would guess that generally an elective kind of subject like that would get most people an A, even at a state university. But I managed to get a C in computer systems as well, this because of a lack of interest and lack of effort on my part. I don't want to advertise my weaknesses here, but I just want to say that anyone talking about the grading not being hard enough apparently had different professors than I did. I have not had adjunct professors (I suppose that means with a master's degree, as if that weren't enough...isn't that a little snobbish?) but a mix of professors with master's degrees and Phd's. I didn't find much difference between them, so the idea this makes a difference, I think, is perhaps all in ones head. I have taken some courses at schools, including the Ivy League schools, and found the content to be about the same. The difference is that the Ivy League schools do a lot more lecture and have longer reading lists. Still, the overall content and point of the courses is the same. I would not rank SNHU as the best school in the United States, but there is really nothing wrong with it either. I believe the people who have a problem with the university are acting perhaps a little out of a single bad experience, so they sort of try to flame the whole school.

I'm not sure where a lot of people are coming from, but I can only share my experience with SNHU. I transferred from a for-profit school due to the complete lack of academic rigor. I consider myself a fairly intelligent person, and I am able to complete my assignments without too much difficulty. It doesn't mean they are easy, nor does it mean I am not learning anything. Quite the contrary. The academic support has always been extremely receptive and proactive in assisting me. I'm a very independent learner, so I have no real need for them to follow up with me constantly. They do call me frequently though and ask if they can be of any help. This is the first university I've attended where I have, knock on wood, never had a problem with my financial aid. It was awarded correctly, and I have received my refund the date they tell me without fail. I have had, as all college students have had, professors who are both good and bad. That is the nature of the beast, I'm afraid. A Film History class I took was rather painful, but I completed it with an A. The text selected was so dry that it, literally, put me to sleep. The best professor I have ever had was at SNHU for a philosophy course. She worked with me through some personal health issues, and she made sure that I was able to complete the course. She was tough but fair. Her grading was spot on. As for the courses themselves, as I said earlier, I may be a poor judge. I've never had issues in academia, as I am a fairly good student. I apply myself, do my readings and listen to lectures as available, and complete my discussion board postings on time. Discussion boards are, as with most schools, nothing more than busy work. There are some great discussions to be had, especially if you are passionate about the subject. Don't expect that type of involvement in entry level survey classes though. The only complaint I have is the textbook/bookstore situation. They do not allow you to charge textbooks to your account, so you will be paying out of pocket. I don't have a huge issue with that, but I do have issue with the required materials for the Fine Art survey courses. They are required for my major. The materials themselves are made by the school. You access them through Blackboard. You have to pay for the course, then pay $99 JUST to access the course in Blackboard. That is not acceptable. Not even remotely acceptable. If I pay tuition for a course, you can provide me access to materials you created at no cost.

The school is interested in MONEY from their online students. They make little or no attempt to assess students prior to assigning them to an adviser; mine was inept and the fact that she was a new employee was apparent. Her communication with me was so poor that I requested she send all communication in WRITING as she denied things she'd said in a call. By my 3rd 8-week session, I got the feeling that they had a certain amount of money they had to make off me and they did all in their power to hit that mark! Things like, telling me about the ability to CLEP (prior learning) after it was too late to do so; failing to give me proper credit for units transferred from a California State University. My issues were evolving WEEKLY! I'm not an unreasonable person but I expect professional, honest communication and I got the exact opposite here! If you are planning to attend SNHU, good luck!

Hi, been here a little over a year now and let's start out with the FINANCIAL AID DEPARTMENT IS RUN BY THE STUDENTS!!! They often barely speak english, you do not get a finaid advisor and the students have access to all of your information. Random students work in finaid and control your future! They lie, they cheat, they berate you over the phone, even in emails. My actual advisor stood up for me a bit when I was getting berated for turning in my paperwork, they lost it, never told me, then told me I need to get more organized! I have been in school for ten years, I am so educated in financial aid now that I was schooling them, and it didn't matter, they literally stole over $6,000, and now I do not have enough loans left to complete the degree. They laughed and said I should have been more diligent. You can't check your own information, you must go through them, yet they tell me I messed up for not checking on my own, I mean where?!!! The classes are a joke, have little to do with your degree and are so incredibly easy a highschool student could complete this crap within a year if they could come up with the money. The instructors don't even study the course material, barely glance at your papers and seldom answer questions or give advice. The classes are only 8 weeks, I noticed a previous post claimed differently. I'm supposed to be learning how to get published and be a great writer, yet we study boring classics, are forced to trumpet their value with paper after paper, week after week on the same book! How many times can I write a paper on The Great boring Gatsby!? I wrote 8 papers and 12 blogs, and they turned what may have been something good into something so hated and I still do not feel it is helping with my own future. What a joke! You might find a cool teacher or two, one english teacher said she would help me with my math, because she also teaches that at another school, so that is cool, but mostly you will find bored people who hate, hate, hate questions or suggestions. You do not see each other's papers, so there is no critiquing, no way to improve. Oh, if you do go here, find your books online as downloads for free, or go to amazon or ebay to find them used, never order from the school, you do NOT want them to have access to your credit card number. Again, kids run the financial aid department that are not finished with school, and their degree of study may have nothing to do with working in financial aid, such as creative writing students having access to my social security number, bank account, fafsa...and we all know they can't possibly yet understand the fafsa or how to finish it correctly as they have only filled it out themselves once or twice, or their parents do it for them as in the case of my pos sister. They are so very kind when you are first signing up for school, but then they are rude, cruel, and have no qualms with lying, cheating, stealing, or yelling at you. I have to be honest though, I already have an art degree from AAU, and the finaid was helpful, the teachers were cruel, and my hubby goes to U of Phoenix and they never give him his refunds, he's on his third try for the last class for his degree and gets no extra help and the classes are just as much a joke of ease and relaxation other than the math of course. Online may be the wave of the future, but the degrees are not as meaningful, you don't learn as much as in the classroom with the actual teacher and actual students, but just like most, we don't all have the time for this! Accredited or not, the teachers do not put much time into easy money like this, and the schools don't care.

I am in my first year at SNHU. I am endeavoring to work through the BS in Healthcare Management. Because SNHU has an open enrollment policy, a good percentage of my classmates do not make it through the first few weeks. I have read other reviews that say SNHU is easy. It is not. I have attended traditional Universities and this in some ways is harder. Since you are responsible for getting the work done quickly (8 week courses) it moves fast. If you get behind, there is no wiggle room. I find the adjunct professors I have had this year to be helpful. Like everything in life, there are the good, the bad, and the ugly. My over-all experience has been excellent. My adviser is fantastic. She has been very helpful and has been available anytime I have needed assistance. The online library is great too. The librarians have been extremely helpful in my research paper needs. Lastly, I find a post on this site for review suggesting that the University and by proxy "being in New Hampshire" racist. I live in New Hampshire. I can tell you that it is very much the opposite. This state is very welcoming and I have NEVER seen any racism in my community or in the schools - at any level. Yes it is true we are predominately white in this state, but being white does not constituent being racist. I would like to remind the writer that this state, like many northern states opposed slavery and were very active in the underground railroad. Enough said.

I completed a Bachelor's and an MBA through University of Phoenix (UOP). The first through a ground program (sitting in classrooms) and the MBA was mostly online. I listened to the critics say UOP was a "diploma mill" and decided to try a "real," not for profit school for my 2nd masters. I am an accounting professional with more than 35 years of experience working full-time with some travel, so online is really the only format that works for me. SNHU was the only not for profit Universerity I could find with an online Masters in Accounting program. I found both programs (UOP and SNHU) very similar. The level of difficulty was about the same but I would say the instructors at UOP were probably a little more responsive (but that may have been a function of program structure). The online environment and program structures were very similar. UOP has been doing online longer, so you decide who is copying whom. While tuition was slightly cheaper at SNHU, they made up for it in textbook costs since UOP provides all course materials online for a flat fee per class and one SNHU course has a $200 textbook! The SNHU classes take 11 weeks (on a quarter system) where UOP graduate courses are 6 weeks. I spent less time per week at SNHU than UOP, but I would say they require about the same time in total per course. However, with UOP you can begin classes anytime, not just at the start of the quarter. My grades were about the same, but I found I became bored after 6 weeks with SNHU stopped trying, eventually only pulling a B in my last class. Advisor support is less personalized at SNHU. You are required to use their snhu.edu email for all correspondence with not only your instructor and classmates, but with your advisors. I sometimes has issues connecting to that email, and so when I notified my advisor from my personal email that I needed to withdraw from a class, I missed his auto-response to the snhu.edu email regarding the proper forms required for a withdrawal and ended up responsible for the full course cost (non profit?). I even tried to appeal the charge with no success. I ultimately decided that while the level of difficulty of classes was about the same as UOP, SNHU makes the administrative part of going to school as a working adult too difficult (not as user friendly as UOP). If you feel that an education has more value when it's difficult to register for classes, make changes to your course schedule, or handle other administrative tasks, then by all means, SNHU provides a better value. Based on educational and instructional content, however, there is really very little difference. As someone in the profession already, I found either program educational and of value to me. However, for someone changing careers or just starting out with no prior knowledge about the subject matter, either program would be equally difficult, in my opinion.

This school is a joke. It is not quite a degree mill, but they give out 4.0's for merely completing the work; the objectivity needed to require quality work is definitely not there for the instructors. It's obvious the university condones grading easily to keep the average student happy. Keep in mind this is a private university, and they rely mostly on enrollment fees to subsidize operation costs. High GPAs= happy students= student retention. I'm assuming most of the positive reviews are from students that are feeling joyous that they've retained a high GPA with little work. Those of you that do work hard, kudos, but it is definitely not required.I, however, have always been more concerned with receiving a quality education, and I can honestly say; I got a 4.0 with learning little to nothing that was not achieved through extra curricular learning. Bottom line: Yes, they are better than for-profit universities such as UoP, Devry, and Kaplan. No, they are not anywhere near equal to state universities and the academic difficulty resembles that of a high school classroom. My Advice: Venture elsewhere if you're able. If you're required to get a degree for career advancement, therefore not requiring much of a knowledge gain from your degree, then yes, SNHU will suit you just fine, but don't expect it to be highly revered by anyone.

After completing an MRP (concentration - rural development policy) at UMass-Amherst, I enrolled in SNHU's M.S. in Community Economic Development as I thought it would broaden my thinking and expand my "tool kit." Though pre-online (15 years ago), it was nontraditional, meeting face-to-face for 3 days (over a weekend), for 21 months. We had nationally-known faculty, and I felt it was a worthwhile effort. As importantly, it opened doors in my (so-called;) career, including the opportunity to work at Cornell University. As an alum I get a fair amount of info, and am sure that there are some issues related to the rapid growth in online programs, but I am certain they value students and suspect they are TQMing like the dickens to address those issues. It is still a fairly small institution, but with some serious aspirations. It might be worth checking out what others are saying, and since we can't post URLs here, so I will offer these three word clusters you can use with your search engine to bring up some articles, and you can make up your own mind as to whether it is an institution worth considering. Here we go... (Fast Company Most Innovative SNHU) (Lumina Foundation Focus SNHU nimbleness) (Christian Science Monitor LeBlanc SNHU)

SNHU is of a joke. They masquerade around as a brick and mortar with a good reputation, but when in actuality, they are EXACTLY like University of Phoenix, Kaplan, and (insert for-profit name here). The instructors are all adjuncts, and with the exception of a SMALL handful, they know nothing about the subject they are teaching, so do not expect any guidance if you do not understand the material. I was made to feel like a part-time, insignificant obligation by almost all of my instructors, was graded incorrectly by many, and received no guidance. Fortunately the online learning systems used are manageable- myitlab/mymathlab, so are you are able to learn if you REALLY put your best foot forward. I was fortunate enough to transfer my credits to a good school and pursue a degree that will actually mean something. Look elsewhere for a meaningful degree.

I enrolled in the Graduate Certificate program in accounting as a career change. The admissions staff was helpful and punctual. The MBA course (503) I took as a required prerequisite was interesting and reasonably well taught. In taking the entire sequence of 3 Financial Reporting courses, I was distressed by the apathy of the instructors- assignments were often returned misgraded (which I had to point out) and instructors were sometimes also teaching for the notorious for-profit schools, which I was specifically trying to avoid. When, as someone with no previous accounting experience (in contrast to virtually the entire class in each course, a fact I had to discover on my own), I asked for clarification on the highly abstruse accounting problems, I was simply told, "It's your assignment to turn in and be graded." I also could not get a clear answer from the school whether completing the program would enable me to sit for the CPA exam, a key credential for accountants. By the third course like this, despite getting good grades with great effort, I felt like an exploited cash cow and withdrew.

I have audited or taken classes at many online schools including Kaplan, ITT Tech, ECPI, Phoenix, and DeVry. SNHU has been a superior experience from my initial contact with the school to classes to advising. All of my interactions with staff from advising to financial aid has been world class. I find the coursework challenging and fulfilling, more so than any other school I've tried. I have attended a brick and mortar school local to me several years ago and my experience at SNHU is the closest to going to a traditional college than any other online school I've tried. The best part is I don't feel like I'm getting extorted with high tuition rates. With grants my total cost of attendance for a BS degree will be under @28k. Phoenix and Kaplan were both over $60k. Also, I've contacted a few admissions departments in regards to graduate programs and Penn State, Virginia Tech, Virginia Commonwealth, and Old Dominion all said my degree at SNHU will enable me to attend grad school. Education is what you make of it. I really do not understand how some of these folks could have had such a poor experience. I highly recommend SNHU if you are a busy working adult that is seeking a quality education.

Some of the instructors were awesome. They were very knowledgeable and helpful. Others were not so helpful; this was a part-time job for some whom held down full-time day jobs at junior colleges. Because of all the new advertisements the school financial aid is behind. I was billed for a term while attending on financial aid. I contacted financial aid and my advisor about dropping the classes, both advised me not to drop. On the day it was too late to drop without a charge someone from financial aid contacted me about a statement. I was away at the time and did not see how I could provide the statement. Therefore, I asked about dropping again and was told, "It's too late." I informed them I was told not to drop the classes, they said, "We can't tell you what to do." I found away and sent in the statement the same day. What is the use to speaking with them if later they through it back at you with "We can't tell you what to do"? Then I had a problem in one of my classes. The instructor did not follow the rules of the rubric. Instead of any of the faculty listening to my concerns, they ignored the issue and tried to dismiss my complaints by focusing on things they thought would shut me up. To date no one has honestly addressed the issue of my financial aid or the rubric. I filed a complaint with the BBB, they responded with lies and accusations. This university is morally bankrupted; after they get you enrolled, you become a number and nothing more. In the end they are a business and I am a consumer. I should not have to take a course I found not to be up to par, with an instructor that did not follow the rubric. What is the rubric for if the instructor can do as she pleases? All I wanted to do was drop the course and take it with another instructor; in hope of a better instructor, which knew the purpose of a rubric. My advice to new students is to always make sure you document all correspondence with SNHU. Try to do most of it through e-mail, as to keep a record. Because if anything go wrong they will not be honest, they will do anything to try to dismiss you including stooping to dishonesty.

I am just four courses away from completing the MS in OL from Southern New Hampshire University. When I began this program, I was impressed by the friendly, welcoming attitude of the office of continuing education. My original enrollment advisor was an exception - she continued to ask me questions that I had already answered and almost sent up enough red flags for me to change my mind about SHNU. Then, that advisor was no longer assigned to me and things went smoothly. Financial aid - a very important thing to me - was easy and quick. The financial aid person called me at home and emailed me to ensure that my questions were answered and kept me informed of the status of my award. One thing I was not happy with is that I was not able to charge my books to my financial aid account and had to pay up front. Of course, when your refunds come, it's wise to save enough back for the next quarter's books so it isn't such a big deal. That first quarter, however, was a blow to my budget. The tuition is reasonable. It's not the best and it's not the most expensive - but considering that SNHU is a brick and mortar school offering online education as well, it is competitive and far less than a for-profit institution. The instructors I've had - with the exception of one economics professor - have been friendly and easy to contact with questions. One of my current courses is terribly designed and I would not be surprise to see the instructor terminated; most of my fellow students have complained about this. Courses involve online discussions, extensive reading (bear this in mind if you have never taken online courses - you spend lots of time in your books!) and in most of my classes, short papers are assigned (in APA format) every other week or so. One class involved a paper every single week in addition to a blog and the discussion questions - so be sure you are comfortable with writing a lot. A visit to the school's web site will help you to see the various programs offered. One of the selling points for me was that I was able to take courses that gave me a grad certificate in HR Management that also counted toward my MS at no extra cost. There are various graduate certificates that can be earned like this, and that can't hurt your resume one bit. Course textbooks are often available on various online bookstores or you can order them from Follett (usually way expensive!). My pet peeve is that three courses thus far have required me to purchase a book ONLY available from the campus bookstore that was between $80-110 for a 50 page paperback, the contents of which can often be purchased online or even found for free. These are called "course packs", and are unfortunately a part of a few online schools requirements. I had them as an undergrad at another school. I must say, though, that the coursepacks used by SNHU are high quality materials from Harvard Business School. I like the fact that SNHU participates in community activities in its local area. Another thing that impressed me is that when a student unfortunately died, the entire SNHU community reached out to the family and provided the necessary lodging and transportation for them to make funeral arrangements, etc. I doubt you'd find that from Strayer or Walden! Explore all the schools in which you have an interest and then make the decision best for you. I believe you'd be happy with your studies at SNHU - but only you can determine the best situation for your academic career.

Wow, where do I start! My experience with this school has been absolutely disappointing and disheartening. The staff are extremely rude, nasty, uncooperative, and unhelpful; as well as lack the ability to effectively communicate with students. I experienced a problem and ended up involving the highest ranking staff members, from the president to the provost, to the dean of students; and was met with prejudice and racism like you've never seen. The school is located in New Hampshire, enough said. In one course, there was a group assignment, and all of the minority students were placed in the same group! The professor claimed that he had no control over the assigning of groups and that the school actually had done so. Before deciding to enroll in this school, do yourself a favor and check out other online universities whose reputation is rock solid. SNHU does not cater to the needs of its students.

This school is not great, nor is it awful. The coursework is generally painfully easy. I've had some great professors, and some awful professors whom were obviously not well versed it the English language (SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN AT AN ONLINE INSTITUTION BASED IN A COUNTRY WHERE THE NATIONAL LANGUAGE IS ENGLISH). The class format is nice- mostly short essays and discussion board pots with out the pointless multiple choice tests. My biggest complaint is the grading- it's way too lenient. While school has never been a struggle for me, I should not be getting a 4.0 when only dedicating 4 hours a week to studies (while taking 2 classes a term). SNHU appears to be expanding its online program too quickly while not paying attention to the cardinal rule of maintaining a respectable reputation as an online school-academic quality at all costs.

I have 19 classes left towards my BS in Business and IT,I can tell you that the staff at SNHU is awesome, they use skype,email and phone very effectively to advise you and communicate with you. They help you pick your courses based what you need to graduate and based on what interests you. The coursework is very challenging and interesting, the teachers are most of the time easily reachable by email. Ask for Amy or Bladimir to advise as they are the best advisers there! The only thing I found is that the books are not always available online so if you are international you might have to dig online for ebooks or pick a dif course.

I have six classes left at SNHU to finish my B.S. in Business. I chose Southern New Hampshire becuase it was a traditional school with a great online program. I had previously taken classes online through a local junior college, so I felt comfortable with the format. Be prepared...these classes are challenging, they make you earn your grade! The other thing I liked about SNHU is that they allow you to take your math courses online. The cost is reasonable and the support is amazing. The classes are only 8 weeks long, you get a lot done in a short amount of time. Check it out, I'm sure those of you who check out SNHU, you won't be disappointed!