As somebody who's been though the system, and had his fair share of crappy school advisers, ALWAYS GET A SECOND OPINION!!!!!

I LOVE dealing with children like the OP. "It's not my fault ever! I have access to my records. I have access to all me degree requirements. But it's not my fault! Personal responsibility? What's that?" Advisers give you advice. It is ultimately your decision and your responsibility. It is probably a good thing you are staying in college a bit longer. You are not ready to be on your own.

It is YOUR responsibility to track your credits. Stop blaming other people.

It's your responsibility to make sure you have enough credits and all your requirements are being fulfilled. Your adviser is there to ADVISE, not direct. Plus, they tend to advise lots of students on top of having teaching duties. They won't babysit you and, being human, they will make occasional mistake--especially if they're new to advising. If you notice a problem, bring it to their attention. Nowadays everything is online, so checking how many credits you have and which requirements you still need to fulfill shouldn't take more than a few minutes. And quite frankly, the only way you'd be short is if you had the habit of dropping classes, failed a few classes, or decided to take the minimum credit load each semester. A student who doesn't drop any classes and takes a normal credit load usually has plenty to spare come graduation time.

if you were only one credit short you would still be able to walk with everyone else. and if you have to take another class why dont you take one that will be more interesting and more worth your money. my mom was short a couple of credits but was still able to graduate with everyone else. she just had to wait to get her actual diploma.

The EXACT thing happened to me at Miami University in Oxford, OH...twice! I applied for commencement. Some time later I received a letter stating that I was short the required credits. I was very pissed with my advisors. I made an appointment with the Dean of Arts and Sciences in 1994 and asked for a list of what I needed to graduate. She gave me the minimum credit hours I needed to graduate, but warned me that I needed to get straight A’s in order to receive full credit. I took the classes, got all A’s, applied again only to receive that same letter of decline because I was 1 credit short. When I returned to the Dean to protest, she said “I have no record of you coming to see me and I keep VERY good notes”. I was flabbergasted. Bottom line, I had to ask a professor if I could do a semester of research for the credit. FML.

Wow, take some responsibility for yourself. You ****** up! You know what advisors do? They advise. It's right in the name! If you follow somebody else's advice and it ends up going bad, it's YOUR fault.

Does your university accept CLEP credit? I found out that I was missing a credit a month before graduation and I managed to sign up for a test and pass it in that time. GET ON IT, OP.

Haha, yeah right. The way you said it makes it almost sound like your advisor did it purposefully, but whether he did or not, YDI for not keeping track of your own curriculum.

It's your job to make sure you have the right amount of credits. After all, advisors only ADVISE. if you went through four years of college and didn't figure out that you might have to read your own degree plan, you don't deserve your degree.