You were given incorrect information.
That's the short answer. A longer answer is that each school sets its own policies on a variety of subjects. Some people giving advice in various schools either don't know or don't take the time to establish what their school's policies enable a student to do. Consequently, a student can end up with not so good advice. Did you ask why it might be considered unethical? If the answer was that the particular school had a specific, articulated policy, then fair enough. Otherwise, it's just weightless positioning and probably some confusion between ethics, morals and "I don't understand."
Taking the time to research school policy and finding workable solutions to your own particular situation is a great way to find out what your real choices are. Most advisers want to help their students but sometimes this means that students also have to help themselves.
Anyway, the school would no doubt have been happy for you to pay to take the class, rather than pass a test.
That's the short answer. A longer answer is that each school sets its own policies on a variety of subjects. Some people giving advice in various schools either don't know or don't take the time to establish what their school's policies enable a student to do. Consequently, a student can end up with not so good advice. Did you ask why it might be considered unethical? If the answer was that the particular school had a specific, articulated policy, then fair enough. Otherwise, it's just weightless positioning and probably some confusion between ethics, morals and "I don't understand."
Taking the time to research school policy and finding workable solutions to your own particular situation is a great way to find out what your real choices are. Most advisers want to help their students but sometimes this means that students also have to help themselves.
Anyway, the school would no doubt have been happy for you to pay to take the class, rather than pass a test.
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Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Excelsior College 2012
Master of Arts in International Relations, Staffordshire University, UK - in progress
Aleks
All courses taken, 12 credits applied
CLEP
A&I Literature (74), Intro Sociology (72), Info Systems and Computer Apps (67), Humanities (70), English Literature (65), American Literature (51), Principles of Mangement (65), Principles of Marketing (71)
DSST
Management Information Systems (469), Intro to Computing (461)
Excelsior College
Information Literacy, International Terrorism (A), Contemporary Middle East History (A), Discrete Structures (A), Social Science Capstone (A)
GRE Subject Test
Psychology (93rd percentile, 750 scaled score)
Straighterline
English Composition I&II, Economics I&II, Accounting I&II, General Calculus I, Business Communication
Progress history[/SIZE]
Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Excelsior College 2012
Master of Arts in International Relations, Staffordshire University, UK - in progress
Aleks
All courses taken, 12 credits applied
CLEP
A&I Literature (74), Intro Sociology (72), Info Systems and Computer Apps (67), Humanities (70), English Literature (65), American Literature (51), Principles of Mangement (65), Principles of Marketing (71)
DSST
Management Information Systems (469), Intro to Computing (461)
Excelsior College
Information Literacy, International Terrorism (A), Contemporary Middle East History (A), Discrete Structures (A), Social Science Capstone (A)
GRE Subject Test
Psychology (93rd percentile, 750 scaled score)
Straighterline
English Composition I&II, Economics I&II, Accounting I&II, General Calculus I, Business Communication
Progress history[/SIZE]
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