Students launch class action against James Cook University over unaccredited financial advice major

About 20 former students say they were ‘deceived and misled’ about major that left them unable to work in regulated industry

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A group of students are launching a class action against a leading Queensland university for being “deceived and misled” into paying thousands for an unaccredited major.

The claims, made by about 20 former students, date back to 2019 when they enrolled in a James Cook University (JCU) financial advising major.

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