Catalogue of Record

  • Upon admission to a graduate nursing program, the catalogue of record is considered the Graduate Bulletin in effect at the time of initial enrollment.
  • A degree-seeking student can request to change his/her Catalogue of Record for the major to a subsequent edition if the major requirements change after a student declares a major. A written request to change the Catalogue of Record must be submitted to his/her advisor for approval and forwarded to the Office of the Director for Graduate Nursing Programs and the Office of the Registrar.
  • If a student completes a degree, either undergraduate or graduate degree, at KSU, admission to another graduate program requires that the catalogue of record become the Graduate Catalogue in effect at the time of enrollment into the new graduate program.
  • A student who changes from non-degree status to degree-seeking status must meet the requirements as published in the Catalogue in effect at the time the student becomes degree-seeking.

GENERAL GRADUATE NURSING DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Advisement

Upon admission to the graduate nursing programs, each student will be assigned an advisor. The student shall take the initiative to become familiar with the student learning outcomes of the program and the pertinent regulations prior to scheduling a conference with the assigned advisor. Students are expected to consult with their advisors for program planning, scheduling, etc., throughout their residency as graduate nursing students.

Transfer Credit

Transferable credit hours apply to credit-bearing graduate nursing coursework taken at another regionally accredited US institution at the time the coursework was completed, or an officially recognized degree granting foreign institution. The graduate nursing program determines the graduate transfer credits that will be accepted toward the graduate nursing degree requirements. The maximum permissible transfer credits at the doctoral level are twelve (12) semester hours. In all instances, credit transfers must be from regionally or fully accredited colleges and universities.

Credit hours may be transferred provided that:

  • the courses were not used to satisfy the requirements of another degree or diploma program
  • at least a “B” grade was obtained in the courses considered for transfer
  • The time limit for eligibility of courses for transfer to a graduate degree program is five years at the time the student commences their degree program.
  • An official transcript(s) for the student is/are on records in the Office of Graduate Nursing Programs and the Office of the Registrar. In the case of transferring credit from an international institution, official copies of evaluation and translation of the transcript must be sent directly by an accredited evaluation and translation agency to the Office of the Graduate Nursing Program and the Office of the Registrar at Kentucky State University.

The student requesting transfer of credits must complete and submit the Transfer Credits Form to the Director for Graduate Nursing Programs. Certain courses submitted for transfer may not be considered equivalent to specified graduate nursing program requirements even if course titles