A little of both I presume - it's allowed to be taken by anyone who wishes with instructor permission, but the instructor gives permission to everyone. He misrepresented the class and by the time I realized I was over my head it was to late to drop the class. (also, the class costs almost $3000 so taking an incomplete would be devastating to my finances). I realize that there's no way to complete the assignment in the time he's given me (a week and a half, it's due on the 23rd), but I want to do what I can and try to get a fairly decent grade in the class if possible.