This seems so insane to me. This isn't high school, you're going to be expected to actually use the stuff you are learning in just a couple of years when you're in the real world. Nobody is going to code for you after you've graduated and gotten the job. For that matter, how are you going to pass an interview if you don't know the material?

Or are they cheating at the "take these courses to become a more rounded person" stuff, like the insect biology courses for the CS students?

Still, you're paying a fuckton of money to supposedly learn stuff in college. Cheating your way through is a huge waste.