Failing a college class...

[blackrosenova400]

I need some help or advice on my wifes situation. Shes been attending Rasmussen college for 3 years. Last year she dropped out of her classes because we were getting married and had too much load in her life to focus on her classes.

As of now she has been taking one of the classes that she dropped, which is very hard, and has failed it. Now the college is telling her she can not take it again because she has failed it twice, once for dropping it once once for actually failing it. Now it appears her three years and expensive tuition is wasted because they wont allow her to take it again, and it is a required class.

Anybody have any insite or advice in this situation?

[tehehodi]

I would talk to a advisor and see what they can do for you. I don't see why you couldn't take it again. I mean you are paying for it.

If they don't let her take it, is there maybe an alternative class she could take?

Maybe she has to retake a different class before taking that class again?

[goodhart]

Wat? where does she go to school? I've never heard of such a thing, but I've only gone to one school (currently at St. Cloud State)

If they are getting their money I don't see why they would deny her taking the class again? seems stupid.

edit: nvm, I saw Rasmussen now.

[Matt D.]

I don't see how they can deny her access to a required class. She needs to speak to an advisor.

[blackrosenova400]

Wow so many replies so quickly, thanks guys. It is really hard for me to see her like this, she has worked very hard only to be told all her efforts are worthless becaue she has failed a very hard class.

If by speak to an advisor, she has spoken to a counsler who has told her all of this. I think she may try to talk to the dean. This just all sounds silly like you guys say, if shes paying she should be able to take the class.

And it is a required course for her major, not an elective.

[Matt D.]

Yes, it doesn't make sense that this is her major and they are denying her access to a required class.

[LingLing]

I went to Rasmussen and when I failed a class the first time they put me on "academic probation". Which meant if I didn't meet their GPA requirement's for that class the second time I would have to take a "leave" of either 6 months or 1 year. I forgot. I think it was 6 months. She should definitely be able to retake that class; especially if she dropped those classes rather than fail them.

[mlomker]

How many credits does she have? I assume this is toward a 4yr degree. If worst comes to worst, Rasmussen appears to be accredited so the credits could be transferred to another school. A lot of schools are generous with transfer credit. One perk of transferring is that your GPA resets and flunked courses drop off the transcript.

I personally didn't finish my masters in the allowed time so I can empathize with feeling that a lot of time was wasted. In this case, there are probably a lot of options.

[twack]

how bad of a credit hit would she take if she transfered schools?

[LingLing]

How many credits does she have? I assume this is toward a 4yr degree. If worst comes to worst, Rasmussen appears to be accredited so the credits could be transferred to another school. A lot of schools are generous with transfer credit. One perk of transferring is that your GPA resets and flunked courses drop off the transcript.

I personally didn't finish my masters in the allowed time so I can empathize with feeling that a lot of time was wasted. In this case, there are probably a lot of options.

That's where Rasmussen gets you. I was told my credits would transfer to any state university too. But when I tried to transfer them to MSU, damn near none of them were good there. So I am actually redoing 16 credits I have already paid for and earned. So just be careful of that.

I am now finishing my degree through University of Phoenix. MUCH better than Rasmussen and their staff is ten folds better too. Again, my credits from University of Phoenix won't really transfer either, but they don't keep you in the dark and feed you shit like Rasmussen did to me when I went there.