Degree maybe revoked...now what?

Does it though? I've dealt with the academic statues of two universities and in both the BEng wasn't awarded if it was an integrated Masters, you had to pass the exams, but once you'd passed and committed to the MEng, that was the only degree awarded. I understood that was the only way that SFE would agree to pay for the MEng element. It's different for medics who iirc get 2 degrees out of one continuous period of degree study, but I don't think a lost MEng can be taken to automatically default to a BEng in this case.

It certainly does in some if you've passed requisite modules but we don't know which uni and what aspect was 'failed'. The OP would need to check the degree Handbook if a copy was kept.

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At my university, you fall back on to the BEng. However my full degree is being revoked.

I’m just trying to figure out though, if I managed to get a degree from say the open university in something potentially completely different (probably the only university I’ll get into), would I find it impossible to get a job anyway? Have I basically destroyed my chances of having a job within a field I have studied in?

I'm not sure why you think you can't have a continuing career in engineering. You don't need to do another degree in any subject, and you certainly don't need to change degree subject if you don't want to.

You could speak to the OU about doing a Masters degree, but before that, you need to see how work are going to react.

There is no doubt I’ll be leaving my work.

I guess I could go to the OU to retake my MEng...

Hi all,

Basically, I have an meng engineering degree and have been working for just over 5 years now upon graduation. I won’t go into details, but it has come to light some cheating during an exam a few years ago took place and it looks like I will lose my degree.

I understand this is totally my fault, I have nobody else to blame, I am ashamed and I am so upset over how I have disappointed my family. However, I have no idea where I will go from now.

I will forever have this revoked degree on my record so will I find it near impossible to get even a simple office job? I was thinking I could work part time in an office and study a course at the open university, then possibly use my future studies to work in the charity sector, however will I even struggle to get anywhere with this route? I’m really lost here! I don’t know how to get round this...

Any help is appreciated
Thank you

How on earth would a uni find out something that happened 5 years ago?!

someone involved probably snitched... ?

The only explanation I can think of is that the OP used a essay mill so that someone else does dissertations for him.

Even then, if the only piece of evidence was the word of the snitch, then it shouldn't be enough to revoke the degree, im fact it may not even start an investigation.

If the investigation was initiated, then OP would have had to cheated a certain way where 5 years later the uni is able to gather enough evidence to revoke his degree.


The only explanation I can think of is that the OP used a essay mill so that someone else does dissertations for him. He submitted the essay (which he didn't make) and no discrepencies were found by the antiplagarism software. However, some unis keep a copy of the dissertation which is added to the antiplagarism database.

It just so happens that someone else, five years later used the same essay mill for the same kind of project(s) that OP had. The essay mill gave the person the same (or a similar) dissertation that OP submitted, and as a result it was flagged by the antiplagarism software. The uni thought that the only logical explanation for this was that it written by someone else.

OP said he cheated in an exam. Perhaps someone else took the exam in his place?

I would be rather surprised if any university would be prepared to award a BEng degree to someone they found had cheated in an MEng exam.

I'd also be surprised if any uni could provide enough evidence to support a claim of cheating in an exam taken 5 years previously.

Like others I want to hear more of this story...

Yeah that could be a possibility.

It must have been of quite high severity for them to revoke the whole degree. Perhaps he's also had previous cases of cheating in exams etc.

Anyway I hope it all works in the end for OP (really stupid of him to cheat though but hey we all make mistakes).

There is no doubt I’ll be leaving my work.

I guess I could go to the OU to retake my MEng...

Hi all,

Basically, I have an meng engineering degree and have been working for just over 5 years now upon graduation. I won’t go into details, but it has come to light some cheating during an exam a few years ago took place and it looks like I will lose my degree.

I understand this is totally my fault, I have nobody else to blame, I am ashamed and I am so upset over how I have disappointed my family. However, I have no idea where I will go from now.

I will forever have this revoked degree on my record so will I find it near impossible to get even a simple office job? I was thinking I could work part time in an office and study a course at the open university, then possibly use my future studies to work in the charity sector, however will I even struggle to get anywhere with this route? I’m really lost here! I don’t know how to get round this...

Any help is appreciated
Thank you