American InterContinental University - Fine Arts in Visual Communication

Notes From an AIU Grad

By: Anonymous (Graduate) on February 13, 2008

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I recently graduated from AIU with a BFA in Visual Communication with a specialization in Web Design.  I worked very hard and graduated with a 3.9 GPA.  I am a veteran professional in the Multimedia area, so most of the courses were fairly easy for me, but there were some classes that were quite difficult for me, but I managed to do well overall.  

In order to be successful at AIU, you have to be self-motivated, there is no hand holding at all.  You get out exactly what you put in.  I worked hard therefore I learned a lot, however I had many classmates whose work was absolutely horrible, but somehow they managed to graduate – I don’t know how.  

Personally, for me I need a degree to move ahead in my career, so the experience was overall OK.  However, I would not recommend this program to someone who would need to rely on these classes to actually learn the field.  In cases like these, you would graduate with a degree, but not really have enough skill to be successful in your career.  

I NEVER once heard from my academic advisor, and this pissed me off.   However, everyone else (especially my prior learning assessment advisor) were great.

If you are self-motivated and need a degree to move ahead, AIU is a great choice; however, if you are looking to learn a craft and need individual attention, I would not recommend this program.