I thought a D was a passing grade. You should help her if she doesn’t get this resolved on her own. The logistics of taking a class from a different city would be too difficult. I agree with others that she should beg to have the grade changed and offer to write a paper. If that doesn’t work, see if taking an online course would be acceptable.

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Anonymous wrote:Ds get degrees. Even that grade should have been enough to get the diploma. They can waive any requirements they feel like.

This is exactly right.

?? if it's in your major, you cannot meet the requirements with a D - that's same as failing.

Anonymous wrote:Ds get degrees. Even that grade should have been enough to get the diploma. They can waive any requirements they feel like.

This is exactly right.

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Anonymous wrote:People here are such mindless drones.

My DH actually ended up getting his graduate degree from an Ivy before he got his undergrad diploma.

His undergrad teacher at a big name school was denied tenure and screwed him over on a paper grade. So my DH did walk the stage, then right into a job in his field. He never lied on his resume about a degree, just said he went there. 20 years later he went to the Ivy on a fellowship. When he was done he called his alma mater, told them about his Ivy league degree, and they accepted transfer credits fro. There to finally give him his bachelor's!

Um.....I went to an Ivy on a fellowship after not graduating college but with 15+ years in the work force. They look at your career and furthering it at that age not your undergrad which is meaningless at 20 years out.

Were you able to get your undergrad degree then by transferring the credits?

Hi OP here so thank you for your input. Some of the responses were a little harsh but I can see why you would say I stepped in too deeply and accept that. It was more of a knee jerk reaction and being shocked.

To clarify a few things- my D while not a perfect student is a very solid student, almost all B's all through college taking. very rigorous courseload (economics major) She has reached out to the professor and that will be her first point of. contact to see what if anything can be done. He was known as a very tough grader and apparently this is widely known among students and faculty.

My D is not trying to push this on the school, she has accepted full responsibly for slacking off after graduation to not check her grades, insure proper standing, etc....within a week of graduating she was off to another country to do an internship she had been wanting, she got so. involved doing that, she said it really never crossed her mind. In the meantime she was also applying for jobs and looking to relocate to a new city, she got a great job and moved. She has been working ever since. In starting to decorate her small new apt she asked for her "framed diploma" and this is where this craziness started.

I am not letting her off the hook and have told her how deeply disappointed I am. She knows that and she has accepted her part in this. That said, the school still should have communicated to her right away that this would affect her ability to get her diploma. Even the advisor admitted they failed in this instance. So toady she is supposed to speak to the professor, we will see where that takes her.

No I am not getting on the phone and speaking to anyone. I am going to let her handle it. I am hopeful it will work out and as many of you have stated serve as a valuable life lesson. I guess in sharing this story, its a wake up call to anyone else who might just assume they graduated.

DD knew.

Also the professor knew she was a graduating senior, and to give her a D is a ... bold move. I’ve heard professor friends talk about ‘passing’ these kids with a C.

This professor either doesn’t do that, or does pass students, but reserved a no-pass for your Dd. Might happen if the student didn’t show any concern/remorse for doing bad work.

I would ask my dd to talk to me about the class and show me on her laptop all the work she did.

Anonymous wrote:Ds get degrees. Even that grade should have been enough to get the diploma. They can waive any requirements they feel like.

You have to fill out a form - ‘ permission to graduate with a D’.
Note that that is not plural, nor is it an F.

Something similar happened to me over 20 years ago I was not on top of the requirements. I thought testing out of a class gave me credit but I still had to replace that class with another 3 credits ( I had confused testing out of a requirement with credit by exam)

. I didn't know that. A year later I went to call for my transcript and boom. I hadn't graduated. I was able to take a class at a local University so that helped.

But it was clearly my fault for not being on top of things and my parents never knew. In fact, funny story, my dad was here a few months ago and it was the first time he had ever heard that

Step back Mom this is not your battle to fight or to be worried about

Ds get degrees. Even that grade should have been enough to get the diploma. They can waive any requirements they feel like.

Anonymous wrote:Just wanted to say that something similar happened to my friend at an Ivy. She had already had a job (which she received in March so the verification process happened pre-graduation). She never told the employer and she’s still there 7 years later. She never graduated.

Not a risk I would take but it’s working for some people!

BUT NO ONE AT AN IVY GETS A D....

Is D running for political office?

Your DD is lying.

Anonymous wrote:People here are such mindless drones.

My DH actually ended up getting his graduate degree from an Ivy before he got his undergrad diploma.

His undergrad teacher at a big name school was denied tenure and screwed him over on a paper grade. So my DH did walk the stage, then right into a job in his field. He never lied on his resume about a degree, just said he went there. 20 years later he went to the Ivy on a fellowship. When he was done he called his alma mater, told them about his Ivy league degree, and they accepted transfer credits fro. There to finally give him his bachelor's!

Um.....I went to an Ivy on a fellowship after not graduating college but with 15+ years in the work force. They look at your career and furthering it at that age not your undergrad which is meaningless at 20 years out.

I've had recurrent nightmares about things like this happening to me...

Anonymous wrote:People here are such mindless drones.

My DH actually ended up getting his graduate degree from an Ivy before he got his undergrad diploma.

His undergrad teacher at a big name school was denied tenure and screwed him over on a paper grade. So my DH did walk the stage, then right into a job in his field. He never lied on his resume about a degree, just said he went there. 20 years later he went to the Ivy on a fellowship. When he was done he called his alma mater, told them about his Ivy league degree, and they accepted transfer credits fro. There to finally give him his bachelor's!

Again, white male -- as good as a degree.