He is alleging discrimination based on national origin and denial of due process.

Inside Higher Ed reports.

‘International student sues his university for discrimination after dismissal

An international student from China who was dismissed from a doctoral program in psychology after clinical supervisors judged his English-language communication skills as inadequate for engaging in patient care has sued his university.

Jun Yu, who was dismissed from the clinical psychology Ph.D. program at Idaho State University in May 2013, is alleging discrimination based on national origin and denial of due process. In addition to compensatory damages and legal fees, Yu is seeking readmission to the Ph.D. program and the right to complete a remaining practicum requirement in China, where he now resides.

At the time he was dismissed from his graduate program, Yu had successfully defended a dissertation on the topic of behavioral family therapy in China, a point the university acknowledged in its formal response to his legal complaint. According to Yu’s complaint, he earned a 3.69 GPA in his courses and had received satisfactory evaluations from Idaho State students for courses he had taught in English. Evaluations that Yu received from the psychology department’s clinical training committee during the first three years of his program recorded satisfactory academic and professional progress.