Is it considered extortion if the college I am going to changes the degree requirements for a different catalog year but makes me follow them?

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Is it considered extortion if the college I am going to changes the degree requirements for a different catalog year but makes me follow them?

Hence, pushing back my graduation by a semester and making me spend more on tuition?

Asked on May 11, 2015 under Business Law, Virginia

Answers:

M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 9 years ago | Contributor

No, it is not considered extortion.  Extortion in the state of Virginia is threatening injury to the person, charachter or property of another (plus a few other elements that have to be proven) and your facts do not seem to fit the bill here. But if they have changed the game plan in the middle I would go and speak with them about working something out with what you have already taken.  See if you were "grandfathered in" as they say. 


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