Last night, 7News told you about the group of students and their professor, Patrick Menzies, who alleged that the UB has basically been fleecing students seeking a bachelor's degree.
According to them, UB rejects a lot of credits and courses offered by junior colleges they come from, credits which should count toward the undergraduate degree because they are the same ones that the University offers, just with a different name.
The further allege that UB over charges Bachelors students for the same prerequisite courses that they offer to Associates students at a fraction of a price.
Well today, 7News spoke with the University's Public Relation's Officer. He told us that they want an opportunity to review the report and the research done by the students to support these claims:
Selwyn King - Public Relations Officer
"At this point in time the president has not received any report so we really cant make any comments but what I can tell you is that once the report is received sometime today or early next week we will review the report and upon reviewing the report he will then call upon the academic deans to basically brief him and to give him an insight in terms of how the process is done and by the various faculties. Once that exchange takes place between the academic deans and the president we will then be in a better position to release a statement. In terms of transferrabilties it is done by the various faculties and the academic deans that head those faculties so we are looking forward in receiving the report today and then have that exchange with the academic deans and then we'll make a statement"
Daniel Ortiz
"Okay so the University of Belize is treating this situation, as has been alleged, with a sense of urgency and seriousness."
Selwyn King
"Well we always treat every situation with a sense of urgency so the students who are involved in the research, we welcome them quite honestly and I think they should be commended, but give us the opportunity to review the report. That's what we are asking for, give us the opportunity to review it and for the president to have the exchange with the academic deans. We welcome students who feel that they may have been affected to come to the administration and we will then address the problem"
Daniel Ortiz
"Okay so today will be treated on a case by case basis"
Selwyn King
"We welcome all students who feel that they have been affected to come to the administration and we'll look into the issue"
Any member of the public who wishes to review the report can find it at www.belileaks.org.
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