GRADUATE ACADEMIC REGULATIONS AND POLICIES
Oversight of the Graduate Academic Regulations and Policies is given to the Graduate Council and the Academic Policies Committee of the Faculty Senate. Graduate students are expected to become familiar with these regulations, as they apply to all students enrolled in graduate courses at Kentucky State University. In some cases, these general policies are superseded by more stringent requirements established for individual programs. Also, the limitations in the definitions may be modified to meet accreditation, licensing, and/or certification requirements.
The student handbook, known as the K-Book (https://www.kysu.edu/student-engagement-and-campus-life/student-handbook.php), provides the University expectations of all students. It is the responsibility of the student to obtain a copy of this book and to be familiar with the expectations in regard to graduate students and the expectations related to student behavior. It is also important for graduate students to remember that you represent Kentucky State University when attending conferences, meetings, and other activities. The guidelines for student behavior apply to these official activities even if they are away from campus.
A semester credit hour represents one clock hour of recitation or lecture, or two clock hours of laboratory per week for courses; some courses are calculated according to accreditation standards in the particular area.
Quality points are the assigned points of a specific letter grade. The total quality points of a course are calculated by multiplying the quality point value of the letter grade earned by the number of semester credit hours for the course. Only graduate level courses are used in calculations for graduate students (see Section VII).
Ine cumulative grade-point average is defined as the total number of quality points earned in all courses taken at Kentucky State University in which the student received a grade of "A," "B," "C," "D," or "F" divided by the total number of semester credit hours in all courses taken at the University in which the student received a grade of "A," "B," "C," "D."
If a course is repeated, only the highest grade will be used in the computation of the cumulative grade-point average.
Unless specifically described in the course description as a repeatable course, credit may be earned only once for courses that are repeated.
All grades earned at Kentucky State University will remain on the student's transcript and in the permanent record.
The current grade-point average is defined as the total number of quality points earned in all courses in which the student received a grade of “A,” “B,” “C,” “D,” or “F” during the last term (summer session/semester) of enrollment divided by the total number of semester credit hours in all courses in which the student received a grade of “A,” “B,” “C,” “D,” or “F” during the last term (summer session/semester) of enrollment.