BEThreeSix D.
Rampant online cheating, just a diploma mill
Rampant online cheating known by teachers. Discussions and likely assignments by students were obviously written by AI and worthless. I would bring up this fact to teachers and even the president of CSU, with their responses being either "there's nothing we can do" or no response (from the President, after so many weak responses working my way up the chain of command). In two cases my non-AI work started being grading ridiculously hard by 2 teachers who I had informed of the rampant AI cheating -- I guess for speaking up and making their job harder. I asked for justification of their grading, and multiple times my grade would change to a 100% with zero explanation or discussion -- also, I'd guess for their game being called-out and not wanting to spend any time defending their actions, much less teaching anything. A few other occasions, I would call teachers during their "office hours". The vast majority of the time, the teachers seemed annoyed I used office hours / I assume it was rare for students to actually request to speak. In private messages with other students, I learned I was not alone -- people would just quit using office hours as it was clear the teachers never intended spend any time one on one helping students. A few teachers clearly did not understand the material they were trying to teach and repeatedly showed the same. In one case, with a supposed PhD in accounting living in FL, I started asking very basic questions as a test after them posting some truly illogical and clearly wrong statements again and again, and was stunned at the level of ignorance and just patently wrong answers I'd get in response. I think CSU is just a way for marginal educators to make a few extra bucks on the side by logging in a few times a week, copy and pasting material and responses from previous classes (obviously happening as you could tell the context was from some other conversation / discussion thread, and not what was being directly discussed), and calling it teaching. Again, in private messages with other students in the class, I learned my experience was common among many students. The school is just a diploma mill and nothing more. If you are close to finishing a degree and just need to top it off, feel you know your degree material well, and just need to get an official piece of paper, CSU is fine. If you actually want to learn anything, I would strongly suggest going elsewhere. As an employer, if I saw CSU on an applicant's resume, I would be very suspicious.
Response from CSU Global (Colorado State University Global)Feb 19, 2025
Thank you for your honest feedback. We understand that every student has unique expectations, and we’re sorry your experience hasn’t been what you hoped. CSU Global is part of the Colorado State University System and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, ensuring our programs meet high standards. That said, we want every student to feel supported, and your comments will help us as we continue to refine our approach.



