Ok... this is just bizzare -- campus carry prosecution

[Liberty]

I think it would be tough to start over in a degree program, or just give it up. If he just gives up the school doesn't care, but he has to pay the consequences for years to come.

If the school is properly accredited, transferring credits to another accredited school should be no big deal.

If enough students decide to move their programs elsewhere, it would affect the school's tuition income and, eventually, the income from the state legislature (assuming the school is state-supported -- with a name like Western Oregon University, I'd bet on it).

The raw credits might count but my experience is that the actual courses don't count in a degree program. My experience has been with engineering programs. Other degree programs might be different.