~sniff~
You guys are so cool.
Steve finally got hold of the guy...he said there must have been some misunderstanding about the 2 more hours...yes, Steve has to have them. In other words, he lied to Steve. He told Steve that he didn't need any more hours to graduate. Steve asked him point blank because I was concerned about it. So now Steve has to sign up and pay for two more hours.
He hasn't heard anything back on the thesis.
Matthew drew a delightfully violent cartoon concerning the guy. It was so good I had him hide it in case someone finds it and has us arrested! LOL!
I feel almost out of optimism. I feel like we're swept up in some kind of scam. I don't even know what to do. The worst thing I can imagine is they don't let him graduate in May. All the things he needed to do with the thesis he could have gotten done last semester, but they never would return it to him and he never pressed the issue.
No matter what, no matter how hard they try, they can't keep Steve from his degree forever. If he has to take two more hours, so be it. Know that you will call the guy a jack@ss to his face at your first opportunity, and reach serenity via that certain knowledge.
Now, in practical terms, what does "two more hours" mean? And if he takes the two more hours, and they reject his thesis, what will he have to do? And can he get it in writing?
It's a slough, sure enough ... but there's gotta be something gorgeous on the other side, right?
Colleges let folks do independent study ALL the time. Heck, I'd think the work he's doing right now, and his after hours rainwater monitoring every day could be fashioned into some self-designed course, after all it IS in the field of study. It is ridiculous that he's been jerked around like this.