FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX NEWS) — A class-action complaint filed in Franklin Circuit Court alleges that Kentucky State University (KSU) and several university officials misrepresented the licensure pathway for students enrolled in the school's online Master of Social Work program. According to a press release from counsel representing the plaintiff, the complaint claims students were led to believe the program met educational requirements for Kentucky social work credentials despite lacking accreditation from the Council on Social Work Education. The complaint was filed by Emmanuel Smith, who is seeking to represent a proposed class of students enrolled in the program. The complaint alleges students paid tuition and committed educational benefits based on representations that the program provided a pathway to Certified Social Worker and Licensed Clinical Social Worker credentials. The complaint alleges those notices came after students had already enrolled and incurred expenses associated with the program.