GRADUATE ADMISSIONS
Admission to graduate study at Kentucky State University is open to all qualified applicants who meet the requirements stated in this catalogue. All students must meet the University requirements for admission and be accepted by Graduate Studies before they can be considered for a specific graduate program. Each program may have higher admission requirements and/or additional requirements for admissions to the specific program. After all, required documents are received, applications are reviewed by the office of Graduate Studies. If University requirements for acceptance to Graduate Studies are met, each application will be reviewed by the program for admission into the program of study. No applicant can be admitted if not accepted for admission by the program of study.
Prospective applicants should review the University and program criteria prior to applying for admission. Some programs may require additional test scores or other certification for admission, the specific program requirements are listed in the program sections of this catalogue. Note that meeting the minimum admission criteria does not guarantee acceptance into a graduate degree program. Additional requirements listed in the respective degree programs in the Academic Programs section of this catalogue as well as any program specific constraints may limit available enrollment positions. Applicants that are admitted will receive a letter signed by the Director of Graduate Studies informing them of their offer of admission.
To be eligible for admission to Graduate Studies, an applicant must:
Have earned a bachelor's degree, or higher, from a regionally accredited college or university or a foreign institution with comparable accreditation.
Possess an undergraduate cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.50 or higher (on the 4.00 scale used in the US) from all colleges and universities attended to be considered for regular (unconditional) admission. Applicants who possess a cumulative undergraduate GPA of less than 2.50 but not below 2.30 and have a 3.00 or higher for the last 30 credit hours in their undergraduate program, may be considered for probationary admission. Students that have taken graduate level courses must have a 3.00 or higher in all courses taken for graduate credit to be admitted. The GPA may not be rounded up for admission.
Have satisfactorily completed certain minimum course work in designated areas specified by the discipline/program to which the student seeks admission. The specific courses are listed in the Academic Program area in this catalogue.
Send all application materials, through GradCAS or NursingCAS, in time to be received by the following deadlines (some programs may have earlier application deadlines, see specific program section for more information):