Throw Me a Freaking Bone, Here!

This morning, I went to NWACC, registered, got my book, and paid for my LAST class.
That felt good.

When I got home, I logged onto my BoiseState student account to register for a 1 credit class, the only thing that stands between me and a degree.

You are not authorised for enrollment at this time.
What? Why not?!

My graduation application has been denied, and my account suspended.
What the-!?! Why? Why!? WHYYYYYYYYYYY!!!???????!!!

Evidently, when I re-applied to BSU there was a mistake in the registrars office and when I was re-enrolled as a student there, my status was re-activated as "non-degree-seeking" so I could enroll in the 1 credit online course I need in order to graduate. She thought she was doing me a favor by accelerating my re-enrollment process, but unfortunately, I can't freaking graduate if my enrollment status is NON-degree seeking! And now, the deadline has passed for me to re-enroll as degree seeking for this semester. I don't blame the woman who helped me. It is my fault for not paying closer attention to the re-enrollment process. But it still sucks.

My options:
1) I can file an appeal to allow my status to be changed, then if it is accepted, I'll have to file an appeal for late graduation because by then the deadline will have lapsed for that, then if that is accepted, reapply for graduation.
OR
2) I can just wait until May, and re-apply to BSU AGAIN (yup for the third time) as degree seeking, and apply for graduation in December.
That's like a year from now. Another YEAR because of ONE freaking credit that I have to re-apply to the university to take. And I'm not taking it because I need the credit (I've got plenty to spare), I need the one credit from BSU so I can reestablish a catalog year to graduate under, because my catalog year expired in Spring of 2009.

I've cried a lot today.

At this point, all I know is that when I DO get that degree, (whenever that may be) I'm going to frame it. Yeah, I know most people don't frame their "useless" Associate's Degrees, but I'm going to. I'm going to frame the crap out of it, and then I'm going to hang it on the wall next to Aaron's Bachelor's Degree as a shrine to his hard work and my scrappy determination.