A former student is suing Chicago's DePaul University for designation as an honors student despite not having the qualifying grades.
Michael Walters claims he participated in "grade forgiveness," a university policy in which low grades can be removed from the group of grades used to calculate grade point averages, according to the Daily Herald, an Illinois newspaper. The policy raised his cumulative GPA to 3.588 on his transcript, slightly above the 3.5 GPA required for honors designation. However, he did not receive the honors status.
Walter's lawyer James Koch told the Daily Herald the university failed to disclose that the re-calculated GPA would not guarantee the same benefits as a normal GPA.
Walters only had one or two grades forgiven after having trouble with classes due to "some personal matters," Koch said.
DePaul said it believes the suit is without merit, the Daily Herald reported.
-PATRICIO CHILE
