I noticed most of these post we're from 6 or 7 months ago, but I have a more recent story to tell. I graduated with an Associate Degree in Accounting, in October of 2016 from Everest, and I decided to explore my options to see if maybe computer information science was a better fit. I was told if I didn't like it after the first semester I would have no problems changing my major back to accounting. in April the day after my first semester ended, I let them know that I wanted to switch back. I was told I needed to wait but that they would keep my classes geared towards accounting rather than computer so that when I made the switch I would not lose any credits. This dragged on all of spring term, all of summer term, and then finally I was told that in the fall they would make the switch. When my fall term came around, I was told that I needed 160 credits to make the change to a different major and I was only at 128. They had changed their policy in September of 2017, and because they had dragged this out for so long they told me that I could not change. Then I was informed that because I couldn't switch in the fall due to lack of credits, that I would have to wait until winter term and unfortunately that one's winter term came I would be required to have 184 credits before I could switch my major. Obviously this would not happen, because there was no way to obtain this many credits in 12 weeks. They are forcing me to take at least 12 classes that I do not need, and will never use before letting me switch back to accounting. This is not Public School and I am the one that has to repay all of these loans, so why in the world would I continue taking classes that will not help my education. As of now, I only have one class that would not transfer over, but they are telling me that I need to continue on this course until I hit 184 credits. The worst part about this is I would only need 192 credits to graduate with my accounting degree, so basically I have to complete an entire degree in a field that I have no interest in before I am allowed to change my major. I have spoken with my academic advisor, and with his supervisor, and they're telling me there is nothing they can do they are not willing to make an exception, even though my request was in place before they ever put their requirements in place. If I switch schools now, I will never be able to graduate without having to pay out of pocket, ahead of time, because Everest has basically used all of my funding. I just don't know where to go from here.
Bumped from @MrGiUK7-3vyjc.