<p>Has anyone heard of a college that will not allow professors to give out letters of reference to students that want to transfer out of the college.
According to one of the professors at the college, the dean sent a e-mail stating no letters of reference are to be given to students transferring out of the college. No other professors are giving out letters of reference. Is this common practice of colleges to keep students from transferring out of the school? Is this even legal? This is happening at Ocean County Community College in New Jersey.</p>
<p>What is the policy of this school? Maybe they are asking that all letters be issued from the Dean’s office vs professors? It’s a community college, when and where are these kids transferring to?</p>
<p>legal? law is not science so who can say. what are you going to do …sue the school and spends 1000xxx of dollars and years in court to force them to allow it, what if you lose and owe the school money for their legal fees too? (you need a plan b)</p>
<p>maybe the prof. just said that because he did not want to write it?</p>
<p>Given that OCCC’s website devotes quite a bit of space to the transfer process, including a section on who you should ask for letters of recommendation, I wonder if there was some miscommunication or another piece of the puzzle. It is a two year school and they encourage people to finish their degree there before transferring to a four year institution…maybe the dean wants to talk to anyone who wants to transfer before completing their degree and find out why they are leaving?</p>
<p>good idea, I will talk to dean and get schools policy</p>