ACCREDITATION ..... 3 GRADUATE STUDIES ..... 5 Preamble ..... 5 VISION, MISSION, AND CORE VALUES OF KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY ..... 6 MISSION ..... 6 VISION ..... 6 CORE VALUES ..... 7 VISION, MISSION, AND GOALS OF GRADUATE STUDIES ..... 9 Mission Statement of Graduate Studies ..... 9 Goals for Graduate Studies ..... 9 OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES ..... 10 GRADUATE COUNCIL ..... 10 University Policy and Procedures for Students ..... 10 GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS ..... 17 GRADUATE ADMISSIONS ..... 18 CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION ..... 18 APPLICATION PROCEDURES ..... 23 TYPES OF ADMISSION ..... 23 GRADUATE ACADEMIC REGULATIONS AND POLICIES ..... 27 GENERAL GRADUATE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS ..... 42 GRADUATE PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS ..... 47 DOCTORATE OF NURSING PRACTICE (BSN-DNP) ..... 48 MASTER OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE ..... 53 Graduate Certificate in Interdisciplinary Intelligence Studies ..... 53 MASTER OF ARTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION WITH CERTIFICATION (LBD, P-12) ..... 61 MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ..... 66 MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ..... 73 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AQUACULTURE/AQUATIC SCIENCES ..... 81 Graduate Certificate in Aquaculture/Aquatic Sciences ..... 86 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE ..... 87 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES ..... 91