primary service area consists of the following counties: Anderson, Franklin, Henry, Owen, Scott, and Shelby.
INSTITUTIONAL ADMISSION STANDARDS Kentucky State University shall admit students to the institution under selective admission standards which exceed the minimum guidelines established by the Council on Postsecondary Education, with only limited exceptions. Institutional guidelines shall be consistent with the system-wide policy for admitting underprepared students, including addressing academic deficiencies within a specified time frame. Through this approach, the University seeks to provide broad access and high-quality programs.
DEGREE LEVELS The University shall offer associate, baccalaureate, pre-professional, professional, master's, and doctoral programs orientated toward liberal studies, STEM, selected careers in state government, and demonstrated student interest and societal needs.
In alignment with its mission, the University focuses on liberal studies programming. Drawing upon its African American heritage, as a land grant and an HBCU, the University promotes the values and methods of interdisciplinary and multicultural education in its liberal studies offerings. All students participate in common curricula that explore the liberal studies. Drawing upon the multicultural strengths of the University, emphasis is placed on preparing students for careers in education and in other selected professions, including aquaculture, business, criminal justice, computer science, environmental studies, nursing, psychology, and public services. These strategic priorities translate into a core of liberal arts baccalaureate degree programs, in addition to degree program priorities at the associate (A), baccalaureate (B), master's (M), and doctoral (D) levels that may include the following: education (B, M); business (B, M); computer science (B, M); nursing (A, B, D); human services and interdisciplinary behavioral sciences (B, M); public administration (B, M); environmental studies (B, M) and aquaculture/aquatic science (M).
ENHANCEMENT OF INSTRUCTION The University shall emphasize teaching and scholarship in support of teaching. Meeting student needs shall be paramount, especially those of African Americans and other under-served populations. The University shall focus on the needs of its students, which include, but are not limited to, full-time and part-time residential students, commuting students from its primary service area, and state government employees.
SERVICE AND RESEARCH FUNCTIONS As the Commonwealth’s 1890 Land Grant institution, Kentucky State University shall fulfill its responsibilities under federal law and participate fully in appropriate U.S. Department of Agriculture programs, in accord with the mission of the University. Kentucky State University shall be the major repository for the collection of books, records, and artifacts relative to the history and status of African-American citizens of the Commonwealth and elsewhere. The University shall make such materials available for casual study and scholarly research. As the comprehensive institution located in the capital city, Kentucky State University shall provide service and outreach to the community and shall focus on meeting the applied research and service needs of state government.
Kentucky State University shall emphasize developing and delivering collaborative
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