University of the Rockies Online Reviews

"I am about to finish my PsyD program at the University of Rockies, and I like to tell you that it is the best school. The employees, and instructors go out of their ways to help the students.The in-residence week, or week-ends are also very informative, and fun. The financial aid department was always helpful, and I could get hold of anyone on the phone almost in the spare of a moment. I chose this school, and you should also.I highly recommend this school."

"When filling out applications and such, where all schools are listed by state, even online schools, UoR is never an option. The school is not recognized! If you are going for any type of graduate degree, you are wasting your time and money; you will learn a lot but your degree will not be recognized.Also the financial aid department is unprofessional! They failed to tell me they didnt get me packaged for financial aid for my last class and after I completed the program they told me I had to pay them $2,600 before they will send me my degree. So now, on top of repaying my student loans I also have to pay them over $200 a month for a year to get my degree. DONT DO IT! Just suck it up and go to a campus and get a quality and professional education!"

"I will begin my seventh class at UoR next week and my experience, so far has been wonderful!I work two jobs, have a family, as well as take classes and it is very convenient to obtain this type of superior education from home. I researched for just the right online school with the program I wanted for six months before I decided on UoR. The reason I picked UoR was because of some of the reviews, the awards bestowed, and intuition told me it was the right choice for me.The instructors are very knowledgeable and helpful, student services is usually quick to answer any questions, there is positive interaction with fellow students, and the tuition is no more than any other graduate degree.I highly recommend UoR to anyone who wants the freedom of learning from home, and who wants an excellent educational experience."

"And so too my enthusiasm for schooling. My focus is criminology and criminal justice and only had 3 classes in 4 years dealing with my study focus. The school was originally the Colorado School of Professional Psychology and probably should have stayed as such.All my classes have focused around organizational behavior and because I have first hand knowledge of this I chose a field of interest...to me. I changed over from internship to the new capstone program and I think it was hastily assembled as there are conflicting instructions for assignments and becomes very confusing and it is not me, but confirmed from fellow students in class. The school should rethink PsyD programs in criminology and focus on their strengths or focus on making new programs understandable."

"The University needs to do something about the student services. It is difficult to get ahold of your student counselors, and then once you begin to get to know your academic counselor they change him or her on you. It isn't very helpful."

"The coursework and quality of instructors is decent depending on which one you are assigned to. I did have one instructor (this was for statistics) who was not helpful at all and did not seem too eager to help me with what I was having a difficult time with. I ended up not finishing the class as I was struggling so much with it. I found the other students to be of more help than the instructors ever were.Also beware of the admissions counselors as they will tell you anything you want to hear in an effort to get you to sign up. Once you are a student the advisors are of little help and I have had at least 3-4 of them over the course of about two months. I was on a break from classes for two weeks and then advised that my next class would not start for four weeks because that was the earliest that I could be enrolled in an upcoming class. About one week later I receive an email saying that I have not been attending my class (one that I was not to be enrolled in but they enrolled me in it anyway) and that I was being dropped from my program. Now they are telling me that I owe money for a class that I never completed. Per the policies at this school you will have to complete a class in order for student loans to cover it. In other words, if the instructor refuses to help you then you have to figure it out on your own and emailing your advisor will get you nowhere. The University of the Rockies will be more than happy to take you student loan money but don’t expect any additional help if you need it. They are very aggressive with regards to getting your money but will not help you. They will also not work out payment arrangements should you become unemployed and will start hounding you with emails as well as calls. I am willing to pay what I can but they refuse to work with me and if you can’t pay the amount they want they will not work with you. I found this to be the worst academic experience that I have ever had and think they way they do business needs to be reviewed. I would serious think about getting involved with this school as it is all about profit for them."

"I am currently in the University of the Rockies Doctoral program for Health & Wellness. I am midway through my second year. I love this school. My enrollment counselor Adela Parra was a God send when my Graduate school for my MBA was taking their time with my conferment and had mis-classified me as part time, instead of full time. This threw me into default and UOR admitted me while this was resolved with no pressure. To this day I am good friends with Adela, we formed a bond after the gazillion phone calls a day for weeks.My academic advisors have been helpful, never pushy and the financial department does everything to work through money issues.Yes, it is super expensive almost $3,000 dollars a 6-week quarter. They give you the option of taking time in-between classes that you can do yourself, up to 4 weeks, I think before it has to be approved. I like to take a week to sleep and breathe in-between. The six week quarters are intense, the workload is tremendous and extremely hard. Should it be any other way when getting a Doctorate? The work is difficult, but they do their part in teaching the information, providing resources, tools and immediate feedback and I do my part, I give it my all, my mind, heart and soul. If getting a doctorate was easy what would be the point?One of my favorite things about UOR is when you call them, they actually answer the phone, a live person on the other end and they treat your call as if is as important to them as it is to you. They do everything to resolve whatever it is and they handle it, so you can just be a student, that's our job and they do their job. WOW My last school never answered the phone, I had so many counselors changes, I gave up trying to remember, none of which did their job, but were promoted anyway?If you have a passion you believe in, a dream you want to bring to reality ... UOR is the school for you. They will make it all real for you and handle all the pesky little details. I love it and thank all the wonderful professors that I still stay in contact with on a regular basis.y. c. love the earth..plant a roof."

"I thought the quality of the instructors were okay, but as in all online courses the students made the difference as value added. I am currently having a major problem with the schools finance office. I have not attended in two years, last week they sent me a mail from a guy who represented himself as two separate people. He told me I was past due on this bill, but would not/did not give me any kind of amount, or reason as to why I still owed money.I was instructed to log onto the portal, but I cannot even with password resets, provided passwords, deleting changing cookies/browsers. I could provide a lot more damaging information, but i will not. I am planning to call the Dean of Financial services at UofR today and register a complaint against this individual."

"I do not recommend the University of the Rockies.I was very excited to start at the University of the Rockies. I was hopeful to complete PsyD program. ...and yes I was aware of all the APA controversy, etc. But I was very much interested in psychology and the first three classes were outstanding from the learning perspective - however...The instructors offered no type of discussion "policing" and would let individuals rant about topics that were racist, misogynistic, religiously intolerant, and simply hate filled. On two occassions with two different instructors, I quoted students and complained about their comments. Both instructors told me to simply "avoid" the offending student.The instructors have no concept of the adult learner's needs; nor do the school policies do not compliment an adult learner's situations. I found the professors to be very linear of thought and performance. Finally, after discovering there would be no yielding of school policies, I withdrew.As I was considering withdrawing, another student entered the course having dropped the same course weeks before due to an instructor conflict. She explained to me that the instructor berated her until she dropped the class, but because of the money being paid she still had to complete the course. So her goal was to complete the class and withdraw.I honestly believe that had I stayed, failure would have been my future because of the intstructor's and school's lack of respect for me, the adult learner. And to further the bad experience, it appears they cannot figure out how much I owe them since I withdrew. Once they told me all fees have been paid and then another office within the university emails and tells me there is outstanding debt - not once, but twice.I do not recommend them at all. I moved on to another online school. Unfortunately not a psychology centered program, but I am treated with the respect."

"Master program Pros - you may be able to get licensed - depends on states regulations Cons - you can not transfer credits to other accredited schools, difficult to get clinical, internship hours outside UoR counseling Center.Psy D pogram: Questions 1.) Is the program APA accredited 2.) Difference between Regional Accredited vs APA accredited and why does it matter in the first place - Hint Title IV Loans 3.) Can you get licensed without APA accreditation in your state 4.) Who is Bridgeport Education 5.) Can you get an Internship or Post Doc placement without APA accreditation 6.) Are Internships and Post Doc placement important to a career in Clinical Psychology 7.) Can you get licensed after EPPP 8.) Cost : risk vs reward - can you earn enough to pay back Loan and still provide for your basic living expensesI figured someone should add references instead of personal opinion. I didn't directly answer the questions above - If you take the time to objectively review the links provided the information will assists in answering the questions for yourself."

"Now to be fair, "you get what you give" has its place. So much of my Rockies' experience is due to my own faults. But... I had the most unprofessional and biased professor of my entire life here. The classes were filled with technical glitches. It took over 2 weeks for my professor to address my concerns with bogus/outdated assignment instructions. I had to consult with Tech. support in order to find a means to turn in an audio file, after zero help from the instructor. The instructor then refused to accept the assignment, even though tech support had insisted that this was the means in which to turn it in. Same professor began to obviously grade harsher after some defiance and criticism.No, I recognize the importance of good attitude and determination... But I would not recommend this instution to anyone."

"I have always known I would finish my education. I looked long and hard before deciding on the school I would complete my degree with. When I found the University of the Rockies, I was thrilled. I was contacted by an advisor who I instantly bonded with.Once enrolled, I was greeted by a group of individuals, all of whom have been as dedicated to my education as I am. Soon after enrollment, I found out my father had lung cancer. My educational advisor not only called me weekly to check in with my studies, she also called to see how my father was progressing. My advisor has been kind, empathetic, and compassionate.I still have a while to go before completion with my doctoral degree but I look forward to reaching my. It is not every day that one has the ability to work towards such a difficult goal and enjoy the trip. Thank you Rockies! You have been a dream come true for me."

"I just started school (about 4 months ago) in one of their online psychology programs and thus far it seems to be a very good school. If you are not intrisically motivated or if you need constant guidance from professors, you shouldn't attend this university. I'm sure the professors could and would accomodate however you probably shouldn't attend any online university if you require that much help. I digress. The curriculum is difficult as is expected, and they LOAD you down with weekly assignments. Ya gotta work for it though, right? All in sll, they are accredited just like a brick and mortar because they are a brick and mortar that also offers an online format."

"I would have to agree with the other poster, University of the Rockies is an awesome school. My experience has been better at this school than any other I have attended. The counselors are great and the 6 week classes are the best thing going. Nobody has six week classes so this is very helpful with a working student. This is a professional Psychology program for professional students. It is not a fly by night school for jokers and it looks like a disgruntled ex-employee is trying to get back at his bosses or something but I haven't heard of anyone who is a student who actually has anything bad to say.I highly recommend this school. Check it out for yourself. It is accrediated just like USC, UCLA, Harvard Yale and the rest of the good schools."

"This school has been the best decision I could have ever made. A school of Profressional Psychology brings such a vast array of profressional students together which was terrific for networking!! The faculty are in the fields they teach, they could relate to the positions I strived for and provided additional insight into possibilities of careers I never knew of. Very profressional enrollment service. Very different than anything I encountered at larger schools. I had an amazing experience, challenging but very happy in my decision."

"I am extremely impressed by the positive experience I am having enrolling in the University of the Rockies. My experience has been enhanced by the Admissions counselor. His professionalism and assistance has given me a positive attitude, increased motivation, and decreased anxiety as I am about pursue my doctorate degree."