Anonymous
Anna,#2Author of original report
Sun, February 13, 2011
Yes he was provided a POS (Program of Study) but was told because he had had previous experience in the online culture, 8 credits were to be waived. They did not say just because the classes were waived the credits would not be. They also have a new catalog every year. Check it out go to http://my.gcu.edu/Pages/default.aspx or GCU.edu and look up academics then catalogs. They have numerous catalogs and each is different. His POS has changed 3 times, now they offer 4 credit classes instead of 3 and supposedly they do not offer the 3 credit classes any longer but that is not true.
Jeanski
Buffalo,#3Consumer Comment
Wed, February 09, 2011
I'm afraid I don't have any useful suggestions, but I do have a question. I've been in higher ed for 20 years, and every student who enrolls at my school is given a curriculum sheet (or degree plan) upon enrollment. It lists all the courses needed to graduate, and which courses were covered by transfer crerdit from other schools. This plan is considered an agreement between the student and the school. If a curriulum changes while the student is continuously enrolled, he has a choice between changing to the new curriculum, or staying with the one in which he was originally enrolled.
Many complaints on ROR from GCU, U of Pheonix, and other online programs make the same claims, i.e., the student was told (typically at the last minute) that they needed a few more classes.
My question is, were you ever provided a degree plan? If so, you may have a legal leg to stand on.