While abroad, students are subject to, and must follow, the laws of their host countries, as well as the policies of their host institutions and/or program providers. However, it is important to bear in mind that students will also retain their statuses as KSU students and will therefore also be held accountable for any infraction of the KSU Student Handbook (K-Book)/Student Code of Conduct. If Kentucky State University is made aware of any misconduct committed by a student while he or she is studying abroad, the student may be administratively dismissed from his or her program and sent home at his or her expense.
Students must attend all scheduled lectures and tutorials, and must complete all assigned work, projects, essays, and examinations by the due date set by their host institutions, their KSU faculty supervisors, and/or their faculty leader (chaperone).
Program sponsors will have different cancellation and withdrawal policies that participants must obey. Students must carefully read the specific program descriptions and their associated policies. For KSU-sponsored or organized study abroad programs in which KSU course are taught, students must follow the KSU course withdrawal policies outlined in KSU policies, catalogues, and syllabi. If a student chooses to withdraw from a program either prior to or while abroad, he or she is responsible for all costs associated with the withdrawal, as well as any costs owed to the providers, host institutions, etc.
If a student withdraws from a study abroad program or is removed from a program for any reason after arriving at a program site, the student is responsible for any withdrawal frees. Additionally, the student is responsible for immediately notifying the program's leader or coordinator.
For faculty-led programs, Kentucky State University shall have the right to cancel the study abroad program without penalty, and the University reserves the right to make academic alterations, deletions, or modifications to the programs as deemed necessary by the University. However, the University must notify students of any such alterations, deletions, or modifications as soon as practicable. If a program is canceled, or if changes to a program no longer satisfy a student's academic requirements, the student shall be refunded any money paid for the course and program.
Kentucky State University reserves the right to withdraw a student from a study abroad program prior to departure for any of the following reasons:
All withdrawals based on the above conditions will be at the cost of the student. Students may owe significant program fees to study abroad providers and/or hosts as a result of such withdrawals.
Usually, the study abroad experience of a short-term, faculty-led program is an integrated part of a course in which a student is enrolled. In that case, the course will follow KSU's grading system. Some study abroad