It is expected that all students will register for and successfully complete fifteen (15) credit hours per semester, in order to reach the required 120 credits to graduate in eight semesters. Registering for fewer than 15 credits, and failure in or withdrawal from a course will result in a shortage of credit hours. Such credits must be made up by means of a departmentally pre-approved summer, intersession, or fall/spring term sixth courses. All such courses fall outside of the fall/spring tuition package, and as such constitute an added financial burden on the student. Full-time status is maintained at twelve (12) credit hours; students are not permitted to carry fewer than 12 credit hours and remain a full-time student. Students who register for fewer than 12 credit hours 1. must file a change to part-time status form with the Registrar at the beginning of each semester, 2. will not be eligible for on-campus housing, 3. will have their financial aid package reviewed and possibly adjusted, and 4. may not be eligible for health insurance through their parents.