For information about admission requirements and to apply online for admission to the Kentucky State University MA Program in Interdisciplinary Behavioral Science, please visit the graduate studies web site at: https://www.kysu.edu/academics/grad-studies/index.php
Your application includes the following components:
A properly completed application submitted via the GradCAS system, found on the link below:
https://gradcas.liaisoncas.org/apply/
A letter of application with a statement of educational goals and career objectives in the form of a thoughtful, well-written essay of approximately 1,500 words. Your essay should describe your motivation for earning a degree from our program and discuss relevant experiences which have contributed to this goal. The essay will be evaluated for content, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and the clarity the writing and rated as satisfactory or unsatisfactory by the program faculty;
A curriculum vitae or resume of qualifications;
Official undergraduate and graduate transcripts. Copies of all official transcripts must be submitted from the applicant's undergraduate and graduate institutions directly to GradCAS;
An undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or above. Please note that preference for admission to the MA Program in Interdisciplinary Behavioral Science will be given to applicants with an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher. Exceptions to this requirement may be made on a case-by-case basis.
Three letters of recommendation from professors or employers submitted to GradCAS.
After review of the completed application, applicants who meet the entry requirements may be granted regular admission status by the program admission committee, which will consist of the program director and two qualified faculty.
Probationary admission status may be granted if students do not meet all the requirements stated above. Probationary students are subject to initial performance requirements more stringent than those imposed upon others. All unsatisfactory requirements must be met before students are granted regular admission to the program.
Any student on probationary admission who fails to perform satisfactorily while initially enrolled will be dismissed from the program. To remain in the program all probationary students must: