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CMV: Credit limits serve no purpose to college students

EDIT: 

I wasn't clear initially, so I will explain. What I meant by "necessary classes" included classes that aren't directly in your field of study (such as communications or technical writing, for example). These courses have value for obvious reasons. I was instead referring to the situation where even after all of the necessary classes are attained, you still must take random classes around the university to reach the 120 credit limit.

Original Post:

What I'm talking about here are limits like "you need 120 credit hours to graduate". Obviously you need to complete the necessary classes to get your degree, but this 120 limit often extends past what is needed to complete degree requirements.

Students pay exorbitant amounts of money in tuition, and that amount has only been increasing. So, college for most students is an investment. Why should we have to spend extra time just getting to that arbitrary number when we already know what we need to get our degree?

In my opinion, this is a scam to keep students on campus longer, and to waste more of their money.
gpt
>but this 120 limit often extends past what is needed to complete degree requirements.

If the 120 credit limit is required for you to graduate, then it is _part_ of the degree requirements. It doesn't "extend past" them.