A lot of overhauling happened during the lockdown in our department, and some of the courses that I have taken are missing. For example: I was made to take qualifying exams, submit research proposal, defend this proposal assuming my coursework is finished. This is exactly when my PhD adviser who was also department chair retired, and I take it that the current chair does not like her.
As to the progress, I formed a dissertation committee and worked with a temporary adviser to write my thesis, it just needs to go through revisions now. And when I applied for graduation, I was told about the missing coursework and the 3C’s. When I received the dismissal letter from the graduate school, they must have used an old one, so they addressed it someone else (Dear Aaron instead of my name).
I am thinking to raise a complaint with the IHL.
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