Quote Originally Posted by Goofball
So, If I went to uni for four years, paid my tuition, and completed the academic requirements for a BSC(Eng), then the uni decides that because they don't like my personal habits they are going to give me a general BA instead, you think that's acceptable
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Personally no, however "rules are rules" and if the uni you chose has an academic policy that allows them to make that decision then is it there fault for excersising that agreement, or yours for not understanding it?

Its a crap deal man I concede that, but alot of american colleges have bi laws that govern degree requirements. Its the students responsibility to understand them.

Students at universities are paying customers. They pay their fees, complete the requirements for their degree, and then are awarded the degree they paid for and did the work for. Universities can't arbitrarily decide to withhold an earned and paid for degree.
In her case they didnt withhold a degree, she recieved one. Thats why I think there is some academic bi law at work here. I dont know for sure and will happily concede if there isnt, but your comment above seems fair enough to me.

Next thing you know you'd have universities denying people law degrees because they are pro-life, or denying people economics degrees because they favor nationalized health care.
Well isnt that the choice of the college? These are private institutions. I am not fluent in all the laws that govern universities in the states but I am confident enough to say that universities are granted a great deal of lattitude on thier cirriculum, and standards.


I realize that it has now been called into question whether her academic achievement was up to snuff but as I said in my last post, unless the uni can prove that this is why she didn't get her certificate, then they are in the wrong.
Maybe they are, but suppose for a moment that she her acceptance to the college included some form of a user agreement (for lack of a better term). I'd bet that it did, and there is some language in it that states ethical conduct etc, etc.

Is it fair, well the court will decide that, but the first link portrayed this woman as a victim exclusively and thus my skepticism.