My academic adviser lied to me?

I met with my adviser before when I transferred into the college and she explicitly told me that X class would fill the role of another class. The class in question is “Economic Policy Analysis”. In my previous college I had taken both micro and macroeconomic classes. She told me that the microeconomic class would fulfill the requirement of the Economic Policy Analysis class.I declared graduation, and am set to graduate in December. I decided to meet with her before I left college for the summer. I’ve never met with her since as I think most advisers are useless and I can set my own schedule up - you just look at the required courses and follow that. I just wanted to make sure that I didn’t completely mess myself over. The meeting was going well, but then she asked my why I haven’t, and why I didn’t sign up for the class in the fall (economic class). I’m only signed up for 3 classes, 2 of which are degree requirements, and one is an elective. I told her that I didn’t need to because she told me that my previous coursework fulfilled that class requirement. She denied ever saying that, and we got into a heated argument. What should I do? I’m not taking the class because she told me I didn’t have to, but I want to graduate.

Sorry if this isn’t the right forum, but I don’t know who to go to. My dad pays for my college and I told him that I only had 3 classes left. I’d really prefer not to have to pay for another class or waste my time. She told me in my initial meeting that I would not need to take the class, but now she’s telling me I have to. :confused:

Want to graduate? You have to take the class…welcome to adulthood, where people give you faulty instructions, and make you start back at square one if you want to get your paycheck.

Just be thankful you caught it before December!

PS, “lied” is a strong word. At best she was mistaken. I doubt she tried to mess you about.

I would have taken it a lot sooner and not wasted my time. I feel like there should be something I can do, like contact the dean? I really don’t want to take it :-/. If I have to then I guess will. But like you said, thankfully I caught it now… she could have thrown my entire life off.

Yup. Sign up for the class now, then over the summer try to appeal to the dean to get your prior course approved. That way, if your appeal is denied, you are signed up already. If you win, you go back to your original elective!

Thanks for the advice HRSMom. I was hoping for an easy last semester. Transferring colleges was a pain, but I thought that was in the past when I did it two years ago. :confused: