University of Houston-Clear Lake — Attraction in Pasadena

I recently received my Masters in I/O Psychology here. This is a not-so-typical state university located in the suburbs of Clear Lake. I cannot speak for other's experiences at UHCL but you do get your bang for your bucks here. There are currently 3 professors for the I/O Psychology program with each professor offering their unique talents and expertise. The MA in I/O Psychology program focuses heavily on the scientist- practicitoner model, ensuring that you are able to take what you learn and transfer your skills into the workplace.

The campus is certainly small and beautiful. It is built on a nature preserve and you have to understand the history of the school for you to truly appreciate it. Lockheed Martin, Boeing, SpaceX, NASA and numerous other big name companies are all located around UHCL. My classes were all at night (between 4pm to 10pm) so you see all sorts of critters running around (Deer, squirrels, raccoons, possums, etc.). Since it is the suburbs, having a vehicle is a necessity. The campus is small, but it is building quickly after accepting its first batch of freshmens in 2014.

I can understand why some people bash the school since they may have got tied up in the tedious application/financial aid process or those who envision a Tier 1 university and did not properly research the school. I assure you this school is moving in that direction but it may not be as soon as you think. This was certainly a perfect school for me since i needed a much more quiet environment that focused solely on academia. I am too easily distracted if there are daily pep rallies and games/events on the weekend. Please do your research and visit the school if you plan on attending. This school may not be a perfect fit for everybody, but it was a perfect fit for me.

Library 2/5 (not 24 hrs and not separate independent building) Parking 5/5 (always available parking and cheap passes) Programs 4/5 (UHCL still developing) Facilities 5/5 (beautiful) Safety 5/5 Frat/sorority life 0/5 Sports 0/5 Surrounding community/night life 0/5 (doesn't exist but i love it) Recreation Center 1/5 (needs a larger independent building) Cafeteria 1/5 (no comment)

Overall 5/5 for the program, friends, affordability and opportunities UHCL has provided me. I certainly achieved the results I wanted from...

This only gets two stars for the Teacher certification program’s university supervisors which are amazing.

The school is terrible. Financial Aide Dept can’t tell the difference between their ass from a whole in the ground. EVERY semester there is an issue. I’m getting my graduate degree here. I’ve been to UH main and HCC for my Associates and Bachelors, NEVER had any issues at either of those schools. Every semester at UHCL is some kind of error drama I have to get fixed. One year, they sent a notice to my loan provider saying I had graduated already, oh really? Can I have my degree then? You’d think that would be an easy fix, but no it was a huge hassle like everything else at this university. Multiple semesters they had issues with their payout system for FIN AIDE and I was 3 weeks into semester before I got my money for books.

This semester the fun aide Dept has seen fit to incorrectly calculate my SAP saying I am not meeting it because I e taken too many courses towards my degree. Uuuuh No. I belong to two different programs, one which I successfully graduated from (teacher certification) and the other is Masters program. But they are somehow counting my courses for the other program towards the SAP for my Masters program. Wrong. But I’m sure this will be a huge hassle to fix like the time they said I graduated already. We’ve gone through a couple of deans at the university already, just in the time that I’ve bern attending. They do NOT manage things correctly, they rip off students by charging crazy tuition rates and yet you end up with mostly Adjunct professors who have other fulltime jobs. Think of those as substitute teachers who could care less if you actually learn what you need to for your future. They don’t bother to hire permanent faculty who actually have a desire to teach you and arent just trying to make extra money. I had an adjunct that was a public defender for City of Houston, and seriously all he did was show us YouTube videos all semester. I’m paying $3 grand for that?!!!! Pardon me, if I actually want to LEARN!

This university is a joke. I have a kid going to college soon, and they couldn’t pay ME to send him here. Go literally...

There was a problem with my loan not applying to my tuition and we clarified the problem earlier this year. When I looked up information about remaining balances it said the credits from the remaining balance wouldn’t be counted but nothing about them sending it to collections. Nor was this ever mentioned when I emailed or called. Then I obviously couldn’t take classes while saving for the remaining balance and I didn’t look at the student email because if I’m not enrolled why would I? I received a letter in the mail saying they sent my balance to collections and went to email someone and then saw the emails about it being sent to collections. If it is time sensitive information why would they not call the number on file? When I checked my balance it was still there so I don’t understand what sending it to collections does but add more fees and make it more difficult to pay off. The person I emailed couldn’t have cared less and was cold about the emails sent. I just think if it is TIME SENSITIVE INFORMATION why would you NOT call the number to inform the person? Do these people want you to graduate or do they only care about money? Like thanks! Now I have $500 of added fees on top of the remaining balance I was saving up to pay off (obviously I was going to pay this I literally am so close to finishing??) barring me from getting my degree. This is just my review about SBS not even mentioning the problems with advisors and...