This is as it should be. For example, all baccalaureate programs in the State University System now have semester hour ceilings. As per your request, this report attempts to identify, classify, and delineate more clearly the attributes, corollaries, and causes of hours attempted by students which do not meet minimum degree requirements. I can speak credibly to this matter. As academic appeals officer from 1995-1998, I have interviewed almost 3,000 University students.
Few students take course work for flippant reasons.
In reality, students take courses at the University to satisfy four fundamental demands.