UNC grad here. These "paper" classes were very well known when I was an undergrad. Your university almost certainly had similar classes that were very easy an

UNC grad here. These "paper" classes were very well known when I was an undergrad. Your university almost certainly had similar classes that were very easy and required very little attendance...and were always full of athletes and lazy seniors looking to pump up their GPA. You can't fault the students (athletes or otherwise) for finding a shortcut in the system and then exploiting it. It is the university's responsibility to quality control its curriculum.