Texas Law Firm Offers Defense in Degree Revocation Matters

Was Your Degree Revoked Unjustly? San Marcos Attorneys Will Fight for Your Rights

One of the most important responsibilities of an educational institution is to award academic degrees – the institution’s certification of the recipient’s educational achievement and fulfillment of the institution’s standards.

However, after the degree is conferred, if it becomes known that a student may have violated school policies or rules by engaging in misconduct or academic dishonesty, both public and private institutions might have the authority to revoke improperly awarded degrees. When a school revokes a degree, they are not doing it to punish the student, but rather to preserve the integrity of their institution and the degrees it awards.

When all the work and money it took to earn a degree is taken away years or even decades later, former students can enlist the help of experienced legal counsel and potentially make various arguments against the revocation:

• The school does not have jurisdiction to unilaterally revoke a degree previously awarded.
• The tribunal process the school used to make the decision to revoke was unfairly biased against the student.
• In revoking the degree, the school breached the contract that it had with the student, who paid for and completed the degree program.

In most cases, courts will defer to the college on matters of academic integrity, but students have the right to sue schools over degree revocation issues.

Contact an Experienced Central Texas Degree Revocation Attorney Today

Although degree revocation is a tactic that universities use only in extreme circumstances, the situation does occur. If your degree was rescinded or revoked and you need legal advice, contact us online or call (512) 392-5010 to schedule your free initial consultation with one of our attorneys today.