The University of Texas at Tyler

The School Of Education is TERRIBLE! Avoid it at all cost!!! They run it more like a bootcamp to flush out people than a environment of encouragement. One Professor is so terrible at teaching a Special Education class that 20 students are filing a grievance and he has been complained about FOR YEARS and they keep him around even though he was suppose to retire in 2013. Professors do not care about you. They will scold you over the littlest things and the political drama of the department is ridiculous.... Read More The amount of anxiety in the students in this program is CONCERNING. SOE has NOT received a TEA reward status since 2017!!! They need a overhaul and several professors to be changed. The advisor is unprofessional and will use cell phone to contact you then report you if you call her back or text her. If you are going for a EC-12 certification DO NOT GO HERE.. They support only the core curriculum and discriminate against Music and Art. Too many friends were treated unjustly by them. NO ONE USES THEIR LESSON PLAN RUBRIC they force you to write with INSANE detail. SFA IS MUCH BETTER!!! Then having to pay for the Anxiety meds needed to survive this program. They will retaliate if you file a grievance against anyone. They watch out for themselves.. They do NOT care about you or your classmates. RUN FROM THIS PROGRAM.

University of Texas at Tyler is a great mix of excellence and affordability. Friendly and helpful faculty and stuff. Professors are experienced, dedicated and tries to help students in best possible way. Beautiful and peaceful campus and environment that add to mental positivity to study . Nice multicultural environment and lots of student organizations that arrange regular events. Nearby affordable housing facility. Good scholarship opportunities like New Graduate Fellowship for graduate students.... Read More

I returned to college after working as an RN over a decade. I chose UT Tyler for the online platform and affordable cost. I greatly enjoyed the 100% online RN-BSN program!! Canvas was a breeze to use and the classes were well organized and the instructors were very knowledgeable and kept students informed. I loved my experience so much that I’m now in graduate school at UT Tyler. Good possibility I’ll look to fulfill my degree at the doctorate level as well, the instructors are just that fanatastic!... Read More

You know there's something wrong when they've taken down Google reviews for their own university. This university is slightly worse than mediocre. Pros: - Make good friends - There are a decent of amount of good professors I had. - Free writing center to peer review your stuff. - Free tutoring for commonly difficult classes (i.e. Calculus, Physics, etc.) - Pretty nice selection of restaurants near the school. - I heard the nursing program is really nice. - More printing credits than you could ever... Read More need. - Pretty diverse campus. - THE Jerry Seinfeld comes once a year, which is pretty neat. - Mediocre gym. It's not bad but there needs to be more water fountains. - Library is pretty nice with their selection of books, study rooms, and chalk boards to write things on. Good place to hang out and study. Also has free coffee! Things get a little antsy once finals week comes, however. Cons: - Financial aid is a nightmare every semester. - Good luck finding a parking space. - Some annoying professors with their political opinions (both liberal and conservative) - The worst cafeteria food that's so bad, it makes you miss your mother's cooking. - Sports teams? Who cares? Not enough notification for home games. - Computer science department is terrible. Engineering departments are falling apart. I was an electrical engineering student. They got rid of everyone's favorite all because of... lack of research funds? Seriously? - TI's usually are just bad. Every lab class you have, they are little help. - Scandalous Greek Life chapters that appeared on the news for blackmail, rape, and sexual misconduct. - Scandalous registrar that appeared on the news for promising foreign students a full ride scholarship to then take that away from them even after some have already gotten a visa to come to school in the US. - Class evaluations that aren't probably taken too seriously. - School events? Who cares? Not enough promotion for school events. - School is completely empty on the weekends. - On campus living causes your tuition to essentially double. - Do not use the book store. It's terrible. School supplies and textbooks are extremely expensive. - Mediocre job fairs where there's probably only one company that everyone wants to work for but who cares about the rest of the companies that show up? - Houston engineering campus is pretty pathetic (I took a few classes there) - Tuition probably gets more expensive every year even though nothing changes. - There's probably a bomb threat once a year. It's annoying. - One class on side of the campus and your next class in 10 minutes could be on the other side of the campus. Better run fast! - EXTREMELY inflexible class scheduling forcing you choose times that you don't want to do along with terrible professors. My first semester of college had Calculus every day at 8AM and there was no other time that I could take it. - Elevators break frequently forcing you to climb all of the stairs in RBN. - Parties tend to serve kids under 21 some alcohol? I guess the UT Tyler Police doesn't care about what goes on in frat parties. - Greek life? Who cares? No one talks about that stuff. - LOUD SIREN TESTING DURING YOUR EXAMS! Seriously?! - That clock tower's bells are always skipping notes with some of the songs it plays. - School spirit? What's that? I didn't even know our school had its own alma mater song.