More than a dozen University of Pittsburgh students walked across the stage this spring only to learn they didn't meet graduation requirements months later. The students were notified by email that the university was withholding their diplomas because they didn't meet graduation requirements. How did this happen? The students say a university advisor mistakenly told them they could waive or substitute numerous prerequisite general education courses to enter the CASE program. CASE is a teacher preparation program that allows students to earn their bachelor's and master's degrees in education in five years.
