The Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Date: Dec 31 1969
Major: Criminal (This Major's Salary over time)
The CJ department has issues. There are 1 or 2 great professors but the rest are prima donnas. Don't get me wrong, undergraduates are treated much better here than graduate students. Graduate students are often treated poorly, neglected, and ignored. You will be lied to. You will be told that you can take summer courses but then denied the chance because you must sit for qualifiers after taking 18 credits. You will also be told that your are doing well in a class and then failed without explanation (some grades and even assignments get changed after the fact in great contrast to a course syllabus). Faculty look after each other and could care less about you the grad student (so, don't complain - it gets you now where). More importantly, you could have a 4.0 but if you fail a qualifier you can be kicked out and you will not be told specifically what you did wrong or right, rather you will be told, "We do not comment on specific papers." They only give general test taking tips. That's right folks, no advice about what you did right or wrong, only "eat a good breakfast before the test… you can do it. Many have." The joke and reality is that this is academic hazing. Do the right thing, don't waste your money here. Some will get a slave wages graduate assistantship but those who don't will never get offered one. If it's your dime, spend it wisely. Don't move away from family, and definitely don't leave a good job to come here. Don't believe me? Try a Google search on "IUP, Criminology, lawsuit" and see what comes up. They appear to get sued every other year or so. Also, this school is consistently ranked low for a reason in this major. They have very little research opportunity, and most professors have very little realworld experience beyond the classroom and the ivory tower research.