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dstmars · 08-16-2006, 01:12 PM

I earned a BS in Business Management at the University of Phoenix and thought it was an excellent program. I'm a working adult so the program fit my needs perfectly. FYI, there is very little about the program that is online. They do offer programs that are 100% online but I chose their in-class option. Class is held once a week from 6 to 10 p.m. One thing that really impressed me was the high quality of their instructors. They are all professionals in their field and hold Masters degrees from top universities. The classrooms are all top of the line with full A/V capabilities in each.
The online portion of the program is only used to check grades, order books, download weekly assignments and syllabus, organize and update your class schedule, and they have an awesome online library that has literally everything you could ever want.
They also have an online writing lab and math lab where you can send in your homework before it's due and they'll check it for grammar and punctuation.
I thought the program was very rigorous. I also got the same books that traditional university students get and there is a ton of homework, for those of you who think it's a degree mill. Every week one individual paper is due (ranging from 350-2500 words depending on the course). In addition, one team paper is due (ranging from 1500-2500 words). In addition there is a team presentation due with powerpoint slides and assigned reading each week which is then discussed in class the following week
I have to tell everyone that this program was no walk in the park. This was 4 years of very hard work.
When I started the program there was roughly 40 people in my class. By the time I graduated only 4 of them made it all the way through. Most of them dropped out by the second or third class and some of them couldn't pass the math courses.
Over the course of my studies I was grouped with other students, many of whom were sent by employers such as Disney and Warner Bros.
After graduation, I picked up some additional courses in marketing at UCLA Extension mainly to see for myself if there was any difference in the quality of education at a brick-and-mortor university than a so-called online university and I'm happy to report that I noticed no significant differences. The only thing better about the UCLA experience is their beautiful campus.
The classes are essentially the same.

08-16-2006, 01:12 PM	#13
dstmars New Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Threads: 0 Posts: 1	I earned a BS in Business Management at the University of Phoenix and thought it was an excellent program. I'm a working adult so the program fit my needs perfectly. FYI, there is very little about the program that is online. They do offer programs that are 100% online but I chose their in-class option. Class is held once a week from 6 to 10 p.m. One thing that really impressed me was the high quality of their instructors. They are all professionals in their field and hold Masters degrees from top universities. The classrooms are all top of the line with full A/V capabilities in each. The online portion of the program is only used to check grades, order books, download weekly assignments and syllabus, organize and update your class schedule, and they have an awesome online library that has literally everything you could ever want. They also have an online writing lab and math lab where you can send in your homework before it's due and they'll check it for grammar and punctuation. I thought the program was very rigorous. I also got the same books that traditional university students get and there is a ton of homework, for those of you who think it's a degree mill. Every week one individual paper is due (ranging from 350-2500 words depending on the course). In addition, one team paper is due (ranging from 1500-2500 words). In addition there is a team presentation due with powerpoint slides and assigned reading each week which is then discussed in class the following week I have to tell everyone that this program was no walk in the park. This was 4 years of very hard work. When I started the program there was roughly 40 people in my class. By the time I graduated only 4 of them made it all the way through. Most of them dropped out by the second or third class and some of them couldn't pass the math courses. Over the course of my studies I was grouped with other students, many of whom were sent by employers such as Disney and Warner Bros. After graduation, I picked up some additional courses in marketing at UCLA Extension mainly to see for myself if there was any difference in the quality of education at a brick-and-mortor university than a so-called online university and I'm happy to report that I noticed no significant differences. The only thing better about the UCLA experience is their beautiful campus. The classes are essentially the same. Last edited by dstmars : 08-16-2006 at 01:22 PM.