<p>In my experience, after a certain number of credit hours each class does not really add to the tuition bill at my school. For example, if you are full time student taking 12 hours (3 hours per class) then taking an additional one credit ‘fluff’ class does not cost any additional money. In a situation like that, it is silly to complain about ‘fluff’ classes ‘wasting money’ since you are not out any extra money.</p>
<p>Now, if the fluff course is what separates you between full time and part time or costs additional, then I may have qualms.</p>
<p>Regardless, it’s not as if ‘fluff’ courses are new or somehow poison the entire academic experience. Taking underwater basket weaving or the history of the Beatles might actually stick with you for much longer than the calculus class that you took first semester of freshman year and completely forgot about the day after the final exam, but no one says that learning calculus is useless.</p>