UoPeople WASC Accredited 2/14/2025

[Ares]

Well, I will be applying for the Master of Education program.. Is anyone else thinking of signing up for UOP now lol?

Nope. I'm still in shock that they were approved for RA given they don't have faculty. Their faculty are volunteers basically. They have an awful exam proctoring system. The peer review is just horrendous. Have WASC standards slipped? Or what happened here?

A recommendation would be to move away from this narrow bias of Academic Preachers and focus on the wins—for students, educators, and the community—and continue to build a supportive environment that empowers everyone to succeed.

I personally like to hear all perspectives of someone's experience not just the positive. Focusing only on the wins doesn't assist when there needs to be improvement. It is like telling someone to just be quiet and accept whatever bad situation that there is. Understanding how something is wrong can make improvements for even better success in the future.

My experience teaching there was negative and my attempt to be a student there was even worse. Just my experience and opinion. I saw somewhere where someone had once asked if UoPeople is legit. The person answered barely legit. Which I think is the best way to explain. They meet all the requirements but something is just off with them. Again my opinion.

This is exactly what I am talking about, you have many reputable members of these forums clearly explaining the negative aspects of UoP. They should not only be heard but taken very seriously. When UoP first arrived, it sounded promising as a low cost University with a horrible name but as soon as I read feedback my position changed 180 degrees and with the very concerning problems still existing I just do not see how they can ever be taken seriously again. I am still confused how they ever obtained RA accreditation and are now in the same institutional accreditation level as Stanford???

ChatGPT has effectively destroyed Coursera's reputation and is slowly eating its way through online schools who do not take proctoring seriously. UoP allowing you to proctor yourself with a fake account is the final nail in their coffin. Sure all the scammers will go there and use them as a diploma mill but I see no future for them as a seriously school.

In case everyone missed this post...

...I took a class to improve my skills but dropped it after experiencing the peer review process and lackluster learning environment. Even the exam proctoring is a joke - you can assign your own proctor from someone you know, and there's no real verification or university monitoring to prevent cheating. The proctoring is weaker than taking an online certification via Pearson VUE, where an actual human monitors your webcam and microphone. I was legitimately shocked when I received the email asking me to find my own proctor and provide their contact information. Since I was simply taking classes for self-improvement, I just filled in my own alternate email and a fake name before accepting the invitation there. It worked.

On what planet would a school that allows you to "proctor" yourself get RA accreditation?