Harris v. Adler School of Professional Psychology

Plaintiffs, Eleanor Harris and Bronwyn Rains, appeal from the dismissal of their first amended complaint concerning their dismissal from the doctoral program of defendant, the Adler School of Professional Psychology, after failing their first-year qualifying examinations. Defendant had filed a motion to dismiss the complaint pursuant to section 2 — 615 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2 — 615 (West 1998)) on the basis that plaintiffs had failed to state cognizable causes of action. We affirm.

DISCUSSION

In reviewing a motion to dismiss, the pertinent inquiry is whether plaintiff has…