I was in the same spot. I got a job doing consulting and let my degree lapse for a semester or more for a single history paper. The professor accepted my paper

I was in the same spot. I got a job doing consulting and let my degree lapse for a semester or more for a single history paper. The professor accepted my paper and I was able to graduate, but I regret having done it. I was offered a teaching position on the assumption I had graduated. It was embarrassing to explain that I hadn't graduated over something as small as that. One other thing to consider: Are you a finisher in general? Do you complete the things you say you will? Is dropping out another example of a sequence of things you didn't complete? Don't let it be that latest evidence that you don't finish things.