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My experience at NKU was good in terms of getting what I expected out of the institution. The education I received was as good as I expected going into my program, and I honestly felt like I had a more personal experience here than I would at a larger university. While being smaller may have some drawbacks for some, I appreciated that aspect of my education. It allowed me to feel more personally connected to my professors as well as my fellow students. Overall, I would recommend NKU to students looking... Read More to get their Bachelor’s degree.

I pray everyone looks for reviews first. I wish I had! NKU does not tell students of all the fees and extras that are required to be purchased. I wanted to transfer schools a yr in and no one will take NKU credits. The NKU site says $29,000 for the program, wrong! They will up your tuition every chance they get, clinical labs fees went from $250 to now $1000 each, that is a 150% increase. Programs required to purchase: shadow health $238.18/yr, osmosis $85.00/yr, stat pearls 69.99/yr, ihuman $102.75/per... Read More clinical every 7 weeks, medatrax 90.00/yr, sherpath 147.40, precheck /yr, APEA 140.03/yr, elsevier 150.00/yr, aquifer 100.00/yrYou have to purchase these by the yr not semester, I had 3 mths of class left and had to pay for an entire yr, no refunds. Books have to be purchased through NKU. They charge online students a mandatory recreational fee for the gym, even though you are out of state. Mandatory rec fee ranges from 32.00 to 80.00 you never know how much they will charge you, it's very random no rhym or reason. MSN case study fee is 27.00 per course even though there are no case studies. NKU charges whatever they want, they tell you it's up to you if you want to finish your degree or not. Clinicals, you are responsible for finding your own sites, get the preceptors resume and license upload it to medatrax. Clinical calendars have to be signed before you can begin clinicals. You are responsible for your parking fees and toll fees. If NKU has to place you because you did not find a preceptor in time, it can be up to 4 hours away and you are not guaranteed the hours you need. You have to have 125 pts and 125 hours. They leave it very vauge in the description. Many have failed clinicals because they got the hours not the pts. The syllabus and description tells you 125 hours.They deliberately don't give you all of this nor information on assignments, they wait till you turn them in and then grade harshly. Most professors and instructors teach 3 to 4 classes each along with working full time in a clinic or hospital, so you know you are not getting the instruction you should. Communication is almost non existent. I would recommend asking people in person about where they went to school and look at reviews.

If I had to redo my Graduate degree in nursing, I would look elsewhere. NKU allows instructors to poorly led their students on obtaining information. The program at NKU is self-taught, and getting assistance from teachers is nearly impossible. If the courses available online at NKU included instructor-led teachings through notes and videos, that would enhance students learning potential. The program is just a lengthy google search to answer questions provided by instructors who reask the same questions... Read More each quarter. A complete waste of time and money if you want my opinion, and look, a website inquiring about just that!

Northern Kentucky University is a hidden gem. I chose NKU because financially I needed to stay in state for my education and it was unlike any other school in the state. The location is a large benefit, students are about 7 minutes from downtown Cincinnati. There is always something do and to get involved in. The faculty at NKU are the most genuine, caring, and truly loving individuals I have met. Students are encouraged to do what they are passionate about, they are never swayed down the wrong path... Read More just for the university to make an extra dollar, and it is small enough where you feel like you are known but big enough where it doesn't feel like high school. NKU will foster your dreams and individuality.

Chose this due to the "scholarship" award, was told several of MSN courses I had already would transfer in 8/18 but was not given the final decision until 1/26/2019 after already retaking several courses I already had, this was disheartening to say the least. The course work I had before was 10yrs old but was WORTH the time I spent, this program is 100% teaching yourself, ok, may 90% but most courses was 100% self-taught. I am now in a specialty tract with the same results. There are NO online or... Read More video lectures, I am reading 15 chapters a week, condensed a 16 wk course literally into 7 wks with discussion board postings that do nothing for my learning and actually take away from the time I need to teach myself the course content from the readings, there are only about 1% content covered in power points but no discussion or instructor review/commentary of the material on them. I've not gotten any feedback on my case studies, or discussion board postings or replies, and no correct answers on quizzes so I don't know what I am missing or not missing. I am not even sure they are reading the discussion board postings in the specialty track at all. If i had to do this over, I would NOT chose NKU! I feel unprepared for clinicals let alone the boards and practice.

The faculty and course content was appropriate. My problem was the system called Canvass. I reviewed the online Canvass tutorial but it was not helpful when it came to staying organized with the live program. Too much content was printed, the canvass view was cluttered and confusing to use. I am a hands on person and a little older than my cohorts and the online review was not helpful. Contacts to the IT department were not helpful either. Maybe more input from older students returning for their... Read More doctorate should be incorporated in next canvass update. When I say older I mean those 60 and older. I withdrew because canvass was a big change from blackboard. So for students who are not computer savvy take learning a new/different online system into consideration

As far as quality of curriculum is concerned, the Northern Kentucky University Theatre Department is pretty darn good. It's often considered the most advanced university theatre program in the state of Kentucky. Western Kentucky University comes in at a close second (at least this was the case when I was still attending NKU between 2013 and 2017). With all of that being said, it is a tough program to endure if you are a minority student. I was the only black female playwriting student in the program... Read More for the duration of time that I was there. I found the sometimes racially insensitive department culture frustrating. However, there are some gem professors who will change your life: Mike Hatton, Daryl Harris and Corrie Danieley to name a few. If you've got the determination to get as much out of the program and from the surrounding Greater Cincinnati theatre community as you possibly can, then apply! It's a great place to get a B.A. and/or B.F.A in theatre.

This program is the most unorganized, confusing and mediocre program I have ever attended. Instructors expect Graduate level work but only put out elementary level instruction and materials. Rife with misspellings and poorly developed classes. Powerpoints look like they were assembled by a fifth grader, the instructors claim to want to help you succeed but are incapable of putting together an intelligible assignment. The clinical programs are so confusing that 3 weeks into a semester, few have started... Read More due to misinformation and contradicting information. They try to re-use material but do not change the original due dates and information that has changed since their lesson plans were developed. I had very similar situations in undergrad (ADN) courses here as well that led me to get a BSN elsewhere. Grad level is no different. I do not know how they keep accreditation honestly. I DO NOT recommend this graduate level program for anyone. I will probably end up leaving NKU and going to Mount Saint Joseph University in Cincinnati or Xavier.