It's funny seeing the perspective of charity being shown in various comments in this thread.
Apparently it's a competition to see how much 'sacrifice' you're making. Apparently it doesn't count if the giver also gets some benefit (PR?) from it. Never mind the the supposed goal, which is to help others.
Sounds like you two should stop wasting time with easy courses. If you are as brilliant as you say, there is no way you can't get permission to skip prerequisites or transfer out.