University of Northern Colorado Rankings by Salary Score

There are some excellent professors as well as some subpar ones. I was pleased with the English Department except where classics were minimized; Shakespeare and Supernatural Literature classes were great. Language Department is adequate, although I do wish they included more languages (e.g., Russian, Italian) and advanced classes. The Biology Department was disappointing. One Biology instructor tried to convince students that humans have "gills", misinterpreting pharyngeal arches and clefts, the indentation... Read More that develops into the external ear-hole, and structures of the face and neck, but definitely not "gills". Another instructor claimed there is no controversy in science, at least not in her field. Exact words: "There is no controversy about evolution." Good heavens. There are so many sides - points of view to this - Punctuated Equilibrium, Epigenetics, Creationism, Orthogenesis, Intelligent Design, Cosmic Ancestry, Lamarckism, The Third Way, etc., some of which have been incorporated into old "survival of the fittest" (survival of those that survive) Darwinism to produce a new neo-Darwinism that is itself a "controversy" within evolutionary or life-origin theories. The Michener Library seems more than adequate for a university this size. The ILL and Information departments never failed to meet my needs. The History Dept. does have a couple of top notch professors (classes) such as the course on political philosophy, but even this excellent course suffers from ideological bias. The Anthropology, Sociology, and Geology Departments provide good education - and training. As elsewhere, of course, the student must discern between concrete facts and professorial bias. UNCO is not ideology free. The Registrar's and Finance people have always been friendly and helpful, often going the extra mile. The Administration (President, etc.) are a bit uninformed and callused regarding events in other nations. The student body is as diverse as you might expect, but free of heavily radical elements that are found at other universities like Berkeley.

Some professors were great, but others weren't supportive or understanding at all. Many professors and supervisors have such high expectations and then shame students if they make a mistake. One supervisor made almost everyone in my cohort cry because of her aggressive and rude emails. Also, the internship arrangement process is unclear. Graduation was a mess and some people almost didn't get to walk at the graduation ceremony because there was a lot of confusion with the graduation application. Different... Read More advisors said different things as far as how many credits to sign up for during the summer. Overall, there was a lot of confusion about what was expected of students. It felt like the UNC SLP program cared more about UNC's reputation than about student health.