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I went to USF Tampa for my undergrad in Early Childhood Education and it was a wonderful experience. We were fully prepared in our cohort to become teachers. Our classes ranged from specific curriculum to the overall study of education. During our undergad, we had four internships as well.

After teaching for a few years, I enrolled in USF's online program for Reading K-12 Education program. My courses were intense and they did not feel like fluff as so many online colleges have become. Please do... Read More not believe you are an expert in anything when taking a class that is three weeks long. All of my classes, for my graduate program, were in depth classes that asked students to complete legit research projects that mattered in our field.

I highly recommend USF for college students-- both undergrad and graduate.

For a regular Bachelor of the Arts in Studio Arts, the University of South Florida has a wide variety of courses to take from ceramics, video, drawing, sculpture, photography.. you name it. I enjoyed all of my classes at this university. My only gripe is the amount of support from administrative staff I was not given. For the whole Art and Art History student base, there was only one singular guidance counselor. I had to figure out everything on my own. Making an appointment with them was extremely... Read More difficult as they did not have much availability. The instructors there were also supportive in my creative endeavors, however I wish I felt more guidance from them during my courses.

The professors at USF really cared and were committed to you understanding the material they were teaching you. There were also plenty of hands/on and practice lab type work that really helped you soak in the knowledge. I would recommend as a co-requisite for the degree to be studying to and getting certifications as you go because it will further help your job search when you've completed your degree or even during the degree if you choose. Lastly, the after graduating career center and help finding... Read More a job is quite top notch and they will provide you with many potential opportunities right away that you can have a good shot at getting plus you can do a internship type of class that allows you to have credit for doing the work you're going to be doing later after graduating, take this course and make sure you have an internship setup and approved by the school prior to taking that course in your last semester I'd say look for internships at least two semesters prior to your last semester that way it gives you time to find one you like and that will be taking place in the semester you're doing the internship class in.

During orientation much emphasis was placed on the fact that it would only take four years to complete a Bachelor's degree at this university. This is Certainly not the case! It is difficult if not impossible to get into classes for your major as the cases fill up quickly and then are closed. This semester I was only able to get in one class. During academic advisement, I was told to try to get into additional classes during Add Drop week. The classes remained closed even a online class was closed!... Read More Therefore, if time restraints are an issue I would suggest attending another university.

The professors in my actual program were absolutely wonderful. I learned so much and got so much hands on experience and upfront knowledge from so many of my teachers. My mentor was a post-doc under my Marine Ecosystems professor who also acted as a mentor to me and I even got to have my undergraduate research published from their help. I really grew as a scientist because of the scientists I met at USF. I was also a fairly popular Resident Assistant and Residence Life Mentor at one of the residence... Read More halls for 3 years and that really helped make my experience just golden. I helped bring back, flourish, and the Green Living Learning community which ended up receiving an award on the national level to congratulate our events and hard work. I also met the love of my life (as minor as a detail that is)! I think my only poor experience at USF were the academic advisors, I was actually quite close with one of them my freshman year but she moved to another department and my next 4 advisers were just absolutely horrible. They gave me poor suggestions on when to take classes and it ended up screwing me over my last semester senior year having to take 8 classes to graduate on time. When I asked them to prep for grad school and tips they just told me to call whatever school I was interested in and figure it out with them, so I had to figure out EVERYTHING about grad school on my own. Other than that I am proud to be a USF alum and I had a really awesome 4 years there.

My professors have all seemed to care about my evolution as a student through their courses. I have never had trouble making an appointment or receiving feedback from my professors. Every semester I'll think I've found my all time favorite professor or class, just to find another the next semester! You'll experience a lot of opportunities to reach outside your major through electives, professional associations and clubs, too.he university is home to many programs that can lead to your success. Research... Read More is a huge area that the university has been focusing on, and it is a great idea for any prospective student to know how awesome University of South Florida is within the Central Florida area. I like that University of South Florida tries to show itself as a sustainable campus. If you come here for sustainability, just remember there are resources available but you need to put in a lot of work to make your dreams happen.

It was a very tasking program, buy your own textbooks and read in the tutoring area, thats how I passed engineering. You can do it! Also, go for engineering events and organization events. It would help you a lot. I came into this school from Nigeria, everything you need in a community is around the U.S.F area, I started assimilating the environment by going for events and learning how to talk like them and I overcame the first challenge. You have to be somewhat diliigent to pass classes. Study every... Read More week and make time for your studies. there are lots of resources to help you pass. I used to go to the kopp area and ask questions, for other majors ask your advisor where to go, other places are the library or previous questions of the class's exams. I was a good student and I read dilligently which was why I graduated with excellent colours. Make sure you study and listen in class. The teachers are not the greatest but if you listen, you will pass. You should develop a sense of urgency to start studying before you need to so when the urgency comes and your exams are back to back in the same week, you don't have to start pulling an all nighter like the cliche bad student. Get involved!! I played racquestball, badminton, played intramurals soccer, went swimming a lot. These activities relieve stress and help you get your mind off school. If you don't play a little you WILL get depressed because the program is really tasking. U.S.F is raising the bar each academic year and they are becoming a more competitive school in every area so you can not afford to play. You can tell by the ground they are gaining in cancer research and in technological funding they are receiving. BEST OF LUCK