Where do I start? First I started at University of Phoenix in September of 2001. I decided to major in Human Services. Everything went real smooth and without a hitch up until July of 2003. Whats funny is my husband started attending UOP at that time as well.
It all started with a class I took at the Ontario campus. We started off with the original teacher who called in sick the next week. We had a sub for that class. The following week we had another sub who said the original teacher was not going to continue with the class. The original teacher never turned our 1st and 2nd night assignments into the new teacher. Grades are supposed to be posted within 2 weeks. This particular teacher took 6 weeks to post our grades.
Now mind you everyone in the class had been contacting anyone and everyone because everyone at UOP just about has financial aide. I ended up losing almost 3000.00 in financial aide and living expenses because of this issue.
The Human Services program requires you to do 3 internships. Finding a place to do an internship is almost impossible because no one ever calls back and if they do they give you the run around.
On Sept 8th, 2005 I started to call the agencies on the list to find an internship. My field experience class didnt start until mid November. Needless to say I never found an internship and was constantly contacting my counselors and anyone else I could to get an internship to complete my degree. At that time I only needed 5 classes to complete my degree.
I continued to try to get assistance with my internships and even changed my schedule up to put the internships as the last classes. Ten months went by with no response from anyone in charge of the field experience internships. I told my husband at that time I would never get my degree at this rate. My husband got on the phone and told them they need to do something.
A month later I get a call from a Caroline saying she was going to look into this so I could finish my last 9 units that I have needed since May 2006. All during this time I had been trying to get into an intership and having my husband call daily. Some of the agencies on the list were left messages at least 3 times a week. No response.
The financial aide advisor I had told me not to worry about losing my financial aide because he would file the paperwork. A week later I received a letter saying my financial aide was returned due to me not being in a class. I had to drop a class because my financial aide advisor called me that day to say I needed to be in that class that night. I told the teacher my situation. The teacher who should not be one by any means told me he would drop me from the class if I was late or left early. I went to the counselors office and asked them to remove me from the class and find a new one.
The teacher put my grade as a WF which means I still have to pay him, even though I was in one class, and I wouldnt be able to get my financial aide disbursment because it was technically a failing grade. I was told to contact the teacher to resolve it. What for? I dropped the class he didnt drop me.
My academic counselor Caroline contacted me in regard to this teacher and advised to contact him because UOP doesnt change the grade the teacher has to. Caroline also said that the higher ups in charge of the field experience class were meeting because so many people were having problems getting into an internship and that she would call me back that following Monday with some information.
It has now been a month since I talked to her, I still am not in class, still have no financial aide, and most importantly....no degree. No credible University will take my credits I have now from UOP to put towards my degree through another university. I have almost $50,000.00 in student loans and no way to complete my degree.
University of Phoenix will not resolve anything and my credits I have earned so far mean absolutely nothing. $50,000 for what? A headache. Someone at University of Phoenix had to prove that the University should be accredited, I am just curious as to WHO actually accredited this school? Were they smoking crack? They had to have been or not interested in how UOP works.
I think if enough people make their voices heard maybe someone in charge of accrediting university's will look into revoking UOP's before anyone else out there pays thousands for absolutely NOTHING!!! Thats what I have no degree, a bill for $50,000 and no one who really gives a d**n.
Christina
Corona, California
U.S.A.
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