Southern New Hampshire University Online

There are a few things I wish I had known. 1. they advertise that they take into consideration your job experience. Having been a bookkeeper/accountant for 15 years, I thought I would not have to take any sort of internship. I was wrong. However, since I work full time, an internship is not doable, so instead, they have you shell out another $1,000 and 2 months for an "experiential learning" class. 2. The professors in my degree (accounting) did not teach. They proctored. They graded. I never (not... Read More once) had a professor teach me. No videos, no zooms, nothing. They give you a book and if you have questions, you can either email the professor or go to tutoring. If you learn by doing or seeing, you're at a disadvantage. 3. I graduated with a 3.963, however, in order to receive Latin honors, I had to have 60 credits. I had 54. In order to save money, I took 9 credits through Sophia Learning. Nice they don't mention that. All in all, if I had to do it again, I wouldn't.

I'm not sure how people are saying that they have so many problems, my experience was great. I did notice the reviews appear to be the same for several colleges here. My advisor was helpful, tracked my progress, worked with me through any issues. Financial Aid did take time, but I got answers every time I contacted them. The courses are updated regularly and student feedback used to adjust, particularly recently a challenging (BUS 225) and heavy workload class was changed to lessen the amount of... Read More work because so many students had a hard time with it. SO they listen to feedback. I never experienced a lack of contact from my advisor or financial aid. I was able to get my Bachelor's and they even helped me save money by informing me about Sophia and Study.com which both have classes you can take to expedite the whole process especially with the core classes. I work 60-80 hours a week and I was able to fit this in when I had time. I enjoyed the process and I am happy that I took the leap.

It gets you the degree and that's it. The courses are all created by course designers and the instructors solely grade. Instructor quality varies wildly, which is exasperated by the accelerated 10 week semesters. The substance of the assignments is surface level with the foundational line of financial reporting courses being built on 3rd party homework modules that are automatically graded. The only people from SNHU that you will ever speak to are your advisor, career services, and financial services.... Read More You develop research skills because the assigned readings are insufficient and organization due to the fact that the volume of surface level assignments is simply busy work.

This is my 3rd degree from and 3rd year at SNHU. I would recommend SNHU over other online colleges, but it is nothing compared to a traditional education.

Pros: If you are young and have online class experience it may work for you. Con: If you are older and not really tech savvy this is likely not the program for you! I was sold on this program because I was told there are lectures online that we could watch. The reality is that there isn't a single lecture. I couldn't figure out what was due when and stumbled across assignments by clicking on various screens. -Biggest problem and why I would warn anyone from starting this: The "academic advisors"... Read More call you to the point of harassment and they are your ONLY touch point for communication. I told them to stop calling me and drop me from this program and they insisted on continuing the harassment.

I'd give them 0 stars if I could. I had extenuating personal circumstances that caused me to be incomplete for my last class. My student advisor said I had 60 days to complete the work, however my professor would not accept that. Now SNHU wants me to pay the balance for that class though I filed a dispute and provided extensive documentation to back up my claim of extenuating circumstances. I should also mention that in my very first class there, Managerial Accounting, I actually had to report my... Read More professor for plagiarism.

I received a Master's in Accounting and Finance from SNHU with a GPA of 3.97. I learned a lot from the courses I took and it prepared me for getting a job in the field of my interest. The courses are set up like any online environment. You have to do discussion posts. Your posts have to be meaningful to the subject, follow the professor's guidelines, have references and not be really short. The papers also have to be well-researched and written with proper APA style grammar and reference citing.... Read More I had the option to purchase or rent text books, which I preferred especially when reading on how to perform financial calculations. I didn't really like the e-books much because of my learning style. However, I could manage with e-books and for some people I am sure they work very well. The professors were always available to help, answer questions, provide additional resources, even recapping the highlights of the modules every week. We also were made aware of what to study to prepare ourselves for the final exams. One class I really enjoyed required us to watch a movie based on corporate takeovers and write about it. We had to answer specific points in the paper relating to our book so it wasn't just a summary of the movie plot. The hardest class was the one on Cost Accounting. I received a very good grade but it was definitely a hard earned grade. I had one Professor that never responded to students and I wondered if he even read any papers or discussion posts at all. There was zero communication other than the introduction in the first week. That was probably the only negative experience I had at this school. The good thing is you can do a survey at the end of the course to point out the bad apples. Just make in constructive because if you go on a rant it can go unheard. The advisors were great and always available to assist me. I had no problems with financial aid.The Career Services person assigned to me helped fix my resume and make it presentable to employers. I learned a lot on how to search for a job and enrolled in a nationwide job search program through them based on my industry. I ended up finding a job outside of that service but the advice on my resume was extremely helpful in me landing my current job.

As I have reviewed many comments regarding students experience at SNHU, I wanted to provide my experience during the past 3 years. SNHU is a school in which if you dont put in the effort to do the work, then you dont have any reason being in school. I found the school to be very challenging and I learned a lot over the past three years. Most of the teacher I had in both the accounting and taxation part of the program were very good. I only had an issue with one professor, with whom developed the... Read More taxation program. But after understanding his teaching style and what he expected from the students, I was able to successful complete both of his classes with a B+ in one and an A- in the other. Hence, I wanted to complete my program with a 4.0, at the end of the day, once I received my diploma in the mail, my overall GPA wasnt reflected on it (3.902) From an administration standpoint, I found my advisors and the school to be very helpful over the past 3 years. I was able to talk to my advisor anytime I needed to. When taking online classes, you must put in the effort and time to get the work done. Over the three years, I created over 720 documents for all my classes. I finished my program on December 9, 2018 and by doing so, I am now eligible to sit for the C.P.A. exam, in which I plan to take in the Spring of 2019. The school offers a lot of services, the programs are challenging and if you put in the work it can be very rewarding. My goal with to get my MS in Accounting with an emphasis in Taxation and be able to sit for the C.P.A. exam. I have reached my goal and look forward to using what I learned at SNHU in my career.

SNHU advisors set you up for failure. The advisors and the school do not inform of you deadlines, requirements and expectations. The advisors go out of their way to prevent you from enrolling in classes. Advisor refuses to help students even after an issue he casued. I have had to put in requests for new advisors, to be talk to their supervisors and still do not get the help needed to be able to complete my degree. I am only 2-3 classes away from completing a Masters degree and SNHU is actively preventing... Read More me from finishing my degree. I have had to file an official complaint against my advisor. If SNHU does not respond to my complaint and am not allowed to finish my degree I will file a complaint against the school for discrimination and if needed hire a lawyer. My goals and career is too important to allow SNHU and an advisor with a chip on his shoulder to discriminate against me.

I had mixed feelings starting a program online to turn my associates into a Bachelor's degree, I saw negative reviews and was very nervous starting at this school and doing is online. The courses are challenging and of course some professors are hard to grasp, but it is beneficial to reach out to classmates, advisors and other resources to complete work. reading everything about the class, webinars are very helpful and 90% of my experience with teachers (even the small few I did not enjoy) all communicated... Read More back and all had attentive dialogue. Some people are not cut out for online learning and need the in-classroom scene, i discovered I could complete work after everyone was in bed and being able to do the work on my own time since I work full time. Anyone in their later years should talk to an advisor if they are thinking of coming back to school, I'm glad I waited until I was 30 to decide my degree path instead of jumping into a different degree I would have no use for. Financial aide was a little bit of a headache so I recommend you understand all paperwork that needs completed so your funding isn't changed mid way. Financial services are helpful. The learning communities are also helpful , I did accounting and the accounting community gave great help with tutoring.

I am writing this review because potential students need to be informed. I thought I found the perfect school to obtain my Master's in Accounting with Auditing. However, my issue isn't about that, my issue is about the evaluation of prerequisite courses. According to the program, if you have an undergraduate degree in Accounting, courses already taken will be waived. However, what they don't tell you is that these courses, especially the Individual Income Tax course, has to be taken within two years.... Read More Fellow students, this is rigged to force everyone to take this Income tax course again. They do not mention this in the program. I tried to dispute it but the mediator was one of their own and not neutral. So be wary. Unless you enjoy wasting money on classes you have already taken and plan on Mastering in Tax Accounting, tuition being cheaper may not be as cheap as it looks when you have to retake classes, because of their policy.