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  I originally asked this question in academia, and although I received a lot of comments I'm looking more fore a legal viewpoint. so I thought I would post one here.
  
  
  Edit: There is some information I originally left out but I want to include here.
   \*\*1) the only thing I have documented from me and the professors exchanges is my email mid semester asking her for office hours, conversations were made on phone. 
   2) The university did not restrict native speakers to take this course. 
  
  
  3) The reason I was comfortable with originally not showing up to class was because 2 native speakers did the exact same thing before me, and when I asked about the legality of it they told me the professor said it was okay we speak it, and that the prof wants to enroll more students in order to "open" the section. this went over my head, and at the time I thought it was normal as many colleges give credit for competence.
   4) Public institution\*\*
  
  
  
title: Reasking in Law forum from academia- Can i defend myself?