Calendar. No late applications will be accepted. Students must submit a new application for a degree if they have been unsuccessful with a graduation attempt. A non-refundable graduation fee is assessed each time a student applies for graduation.

• B.Each graduate program has specific requirements for a student to complete in order to be awarded a degree. These may include qualifying examinations, a dissertation, a thesis, a capstone course, or other professional activity. These are usually completed during the final stages of the graduate program. Consult the requirement sections in the respective graduate program descriptions for more information.
• C.Grades below "C" may not be presented for master's or doctoral degree graduation credit, nor shall graduation be approved for students with grade-point averages below 3.00. Students may not graduate with more than six (6) semester credit hours of courses with a grade of "C" or below. This regulation does not apply when a grade of "C" or lower has been superseded by successful completion (grade of "B" or better) of a particular course at a later date.
• D.Master's Degree: A minimum of 30 graduate semester credit hours is required for the awarding of a master's degree. Only graduate level course can be counted towards graduation requirements. The master's degree program must be completed within six (6) years of initial enrollment as a degree seeking graduate student. Some programs require degree completion within fewer years of initial enrollment. Please consult the program descriptions in the program sections.

Doctoral Degree: A minimum of 72 graduate semester credit hours (may be combined master's and doctoral program hours) is required for the awarding of a doctoral degree. Only graduate level courses can be counted towards graduate requirements. Programs have specific upper level, 700 and above, hours that are required for completion. The doctoral degree program must be completed within ten years of initial enrollment as a degree seeking graduate student. Some programs require degree completion within fewer years of initial enrollment. Please consult the program descriptions in the program sections for more information.

IV. Continuation-in-residence requirements for Graduation

With the exception of approved transfer credits and approved credits taken as visiting students in accredited graduate programs, all graduate course credits must be completed at Kentucky State University. Each graduate program determines the graduate transfer credit that will be accepted toward graduate degree requirements. Please consult the individual program descriptions as well as the “transfer credits” section for appropriate information.

V. Academic Load

• A.The normal, full time, semester load for graduate students is 9 semester credit hours in any combination of graduate and undergraduate hours. Students who are required to take prerequisite undergraduate courses prior to regular graduate admission will be granted “Conditional” admission status.
• B.A graduate student must carry 9 or more graduate semester credit hours to be full time, 5 to 8 graduate semester hours to be half time, and less than 5 graduate semester credit hours to be less than half time. A graduate student enrolled in fewer