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Date: Aug 08 2007
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In short- I contacted AMU for general info; one year later, after choosing to attend this school, and after a transfer credit eval, I was disenrolled from the school WITHOUT notice days prior to enrolling in my first class. This of course put me into the most current program requirments, which now required that I take several additional classes to obtain my degree. I was told that the Student Services department is responsible for notifying students at 6 and 9 months of the potential disenrollment for inactivity. Again, I was never given any warning that I was about to be disenrolled, and I had spoken to my Academic Advisor a few weeks earlier. I was later told I could appeal the disenrollment, but why should I have too? Where was my Academic Advisor after I was disenrolled? I have not heard from him, nor anyone else from AMU since. I believe that I simply have too many other schools to choose from to have to deal with this type of BS!
           
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responseFirst, you are upset that one year after researching the school, the requirements changed. Same thing happened to me with math credits. The school was required to change soem requirements in order to gain regional accreditation which only benefits you.

Then you say that you were disenrolled without notice. You admit that the school gave you the option to contest the decision but instead of doing something, you have opted to complain rather than taking action. The school has offered to resolve the issue.

Is there anything else you want handed to you? Either you aren't serious about your education or you just feel like complaining.

Mistakes were made, suck it up and drive on!

responseFirst, you are upset that one year after researching the school, the requirements changed. Same thing happened to me with math credits. The school was required to change some requirements in order to gain regional accreditation which only benefits you.

Then you say that you were disenrolled without notice. You admit that the school gave you the option to contest the decision but instead of doing something, you have opted to complain rather than taking action. The school has offered to resolve the issue.

Is there anything else you want handed to you? Either you aren't serious about your education or you just feel like complaining.

Mistakes were made, suck it up and drive on!

commentWell I can tell you right now I attend this school right now and it is the best, YES BEST University I have ever attended. These issues brought up reflect, ISSUES. This in no way reflects upon the outstanding quality of AMU. Thats my take on the matter. As adults we have to take RESPONSIBIILTY for making sure OUR ducks are in order <- REMEMBER THAT ONE. It is not the University who had to hold our hand and walk us through life changes.
responseYeah, I'm sure you were disenrolled for no reason. Look here Dee-Dee-Dee, that doesn't "just happen." And they never explained or contacted you again? You're freakin' crazy. AMU is a great school who has always worked with me on any issue, regardless of whether it was self-imposed or not, and did it for my benefit.
responseIf you had read the student handbook you would see that it clearly says - and emails are sent to everyone enrolled in the school - that if you do not complete at least one course in a year you will be automatically disenrolled. If you weren't ready to start taking classes, why enroll? The readmission process is easy, but yes, in twelve months programs do change and evolve. That's why the school recommends doing a Program Hold if you're going to be unable to take courses for a long time, so that you're "grandfathered" into the program you originally chose and won't have to be put into a different program when you're ready to come back… The thing I love about the school is that if you read and ask questions of your advisor or student support, there's pretty much always a way to work around a potentially negative situation. The staff really do seem to want the students to succeed.
responseAMU's policy clearly states that you have to be enrolled in at least one course per year. Procrastinators deserve to be dropped. I am sure you could have worked something out with the school if there were extenuating circumstances like you were military and got deployed, but that's on you. No sympathy for you here.
responseI agree with all the posts above. Consider this. You want to buy a car and you go ask the dealer the price. You walk away, and come back a year later. Do you think the same car at the same price will be there? Probably not. Requirements change, the world changes every day. Look out the window and see.
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