Re:This is stupid. (Score 2, Informative)

Maybe you know something I don't about Scrameustache's alma mater, but I've seen plenty of places putting restrictions on who can take certain courses. There are courses for "physics majors only" or for "engineering school students only" or "not open to students majoring in Liberal Arts," etc.

So you talk to the instructor and your advisor, explain why you really want to take the course, and they give you an exemption to let you register. Unless you have a terrible GPA, you can always negotiate your way around those kinds of restrictions.