Kaplan University failed to award me my Masters Degree in Psychology Davenport Iowa

I attended Kaplan University's Psychology program with a concentration in addictions from 10/2009 - 3/2015. I chose this program because it was one of the few that offered addiction studies. I was able to obtain my Bachelor's through this program. I studied hard and diligently for my Bachelors and even made the Dean's list at least 3x's over the course of the two years I attended Kaplan. I was so motivated and inspired by my accomplishments at Kaplan that I decided to entrust them with helping me to obtain my Masters in Psychology.

I spent many a long night writing paper after paper making sure my grades were passing. If I did not do well in a class I would retake the class in order to keep my gpa up in order to continue to stay in school to obtain my Masters. If I did not do well in a class and I would appeal if I were threatened with being withdrawn. I needed to continue on in order to a stay on task. The overall objective for me was to obtain my Masters degree.

I completed all of my coursework for my Masters. I had the same writing style for all of my papers. When it came time for me to take my Comprehensive exams I was told that my paper did not reflect that of Masters degree writing. I was in disbelief since this was the same style I had when I did most of the work that got me those A's and B's.

I appealed to the school to retake the exams to see if I could possibly improve in my writing for the exams. I was denied the appealed and this left me in shock and in disbelief. I feel I got no support from anyone there not even my Academic Advisor. The strangers who I was not familar with that critiqued my work for my exams took a blinds eye and deaf ears. They did not want to hear anything that I had to say. This was very disheartening to me. I felt deceived because I had studied so long and hard to get to this point.  This was no easy taks. I spent many long night and late nights writing paper after paper.

I am now responsible for paying back 1,000's of dollars for my education at Kaplan. Nothing to show for this other than my Bachelors degree. The Master degree I saw as my window of opportunity to become involved in work at the professional level.  

I am asking that a full investigation be done in looking at Kaplan University and their tactics in awarding degrees. I feel cheated and deceived.

Donna, Philadelphia, PA