I think he's completing his 6th semester...
by Kbyrnes (2022-12-02 17:19:57)

In reply to: I also think he has his degree *  posted by Vairish84


...He enrolled early, so his semester count at ND would be:

Spring 2020
Fall 2020
Spring 2021
Fall 2021
Spring 2022
Fall 2022

He's in the business program (Mendoza), which requires a minimum of 128 hours to graduate. I suppose he could have taken 21 hours per semester (7 typical 3-hour classes) and some summer classes to be able to graduate this month. But for him to already have his degree would be sort of surprising. I haven;t been able to chase down any report on this one way or the other.


Possible he came in with some credits
by jddomer  (2022-12-02 17:37:56)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

either through dual enrollment or AP classes. Which would make graduating now possible. I hope he does graduate from ND.


Would he be able to apply some credits from the new school?
by Kayo  (2022-12-02 17:49:51)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I'm guessing the credits would be accepted unless there is a capstone type of course that ND requires to be its own.

Must he be a current ND student to apply for graduation? If so, can he meet that requirement by reactivating himself with a summer online class?


He’d have 3 summer sessions in there as well *
by NumberOneMoses  (2022-12-02 17:28:50)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


Correct. 18-27 credits over summer sessions
by btd  (2022-12-02 18:17:07)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

That still leaves him probably 2-4 classes short.


Agree. This is monumentally stupid if he’s that close…
by Freight Train  (2022-12-02 18:29:39)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

And abandons an ND degree to pursue being QB elsewhere. No other program of equal academic reputation to ND’s is going to confer an undergraduate degree on him without requiring him to complete 60 credits there.

It’s impossible he’s this dumb so he must have a path to getting his ND degree.


On the other hand, he wouldn't be the first ND player...
by Kbyrnes  (2022-12-02 19:44:51)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

...to come back some time later to complete his requirements.


Is that possible?
by gregmorrissey  (2022-12-02 21:56:20)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

If he earns a degree at his new school presumably using his Notre Dame credits, can he still re-enroll at ND and utilize the credits earned at ND?

I hope he does eventually earn some kind of degree from Notre Dame.


Ok, fair point, but to what end?
by Freight Train  (2022-12-02 20:19:16)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

I’m sure you’re thinking of players who left ND early to go to the NFL, right? Are there others who transferred, did not get to the NFL, and then came back to ND to get their degree? I’m not aware of any.

Does Pyne actually believe he’s going to play in the NFL? He can’t possibly believe that. I get that he wants to play some more football before he hangs it up, but his playing career will be ending very soon. I do not see the point in deferring the attainment of an ND degree to a later date just so that he can go be Rutgers’ QB or whatever in 2023.

It boggles my mind that he’d make that decision and I don’t think he is.


Didn’t DJ Hord transfer for football and then transfer back
by NumberOneMoses  (2022-12-02 21:41:12)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

to ND to graduate.


Scott Grooms transferred out, then came back. And of
by Homeboy73  (2022-12-02 22:43:21)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

course, there was Bill Laimbeer, although his transfer out was not your typical voluntary move.