Eight days ago, The University of Belize came under fire from one of its own professors and some of its students. They held a press conference to say that the University was gouging its bachelor's degree students, first, by not accepting transfer credits, and, second, by charging bachelor's students more for the same courses, which associates degree students take for less.
Today the University released a considered response, and it offers no apologies. The statement says the transfer of credits is based on a "review of course outlines by…course content experts to ensure a minimum of 80%...alignment with the UB syllabus. In cases a course outline does not meet the 80% benchmark, then it is not accepted.
The University has committed to digitizing credit transfer process and "if individuals can cite specific cases of inconsistencies in credit transfers, the matter will be investigated on an individual basis."
And about the different grades in charges for courses, the university says that has been the police and it hasn't changed in many years.
The release says UB quote, "applauds its students for their willingness to raise these issues."
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