BIO 112 Exploration of Modern Topics in Biology CHE 109 Chemistry in Context PHS 201 Physical Sciences I PHS 202 Physical Sciences II PHS 211 Earth and Environmental Science PHS 221 Introduction to Weather Studies PHS 231 Introduction to Astronomy PHY 130 Physic and Society PHY 211 General Physics I
integrative Studies 9 semester hours
IGS 200 – Foundations of Culture
IGS 201 – Global Cultural Traditions or IGS 202 – Special Topics in Integrated Studies
and select one of the following
ASP 202 Seminar in the Africana Studies
ASP 300 Special Topics in Africana Studies
ASP 302 Readings in Black Women's History
ASP 303 The American Civil Rights Movement
ASP 305 Africana Intellectual Thought
ASP 306 Economic Development in the Diaspora
COS 303 Human Perspective on Computing
BUA 370 Global Business Issues
EDU 204 Cultural Competency
ENG 313 Non-Western Literature
ENG/AAS 409 Literature of African-Americans
MAT 304 Perspectives on Mathematics
MGT/MKT 470 International Business Management/International Business Marketing
MUS/AAS African American Music
MUS/AAS 325 Jazz History and Literature
Total Liberal Studies General Core Requirements 43-45 hours
Certain liberal studies requirements may also be fulfilled through the University's testing programs or other testing programs. For a listing of courses and the tests through which semester credit hours may be earned, see the Registration and Academic Records chapter.
KSU 101 (BRED in Training) is a one hour university orientation class. KSU 102 (KSU Orientation) is a one-hour university orientation class. Students who are fully admitted and not required to take KSU 101 will take the one-hour orientation class, KSU 102, or an approved, discipline-specific orientation class. Students who have transferred more than 30 hours from another institution are exempted from taking any university orientation class. Students enrolled in the honors core are required to take HON 103 in lieu of KSU 101 or 102. Students enrolled in the music program are required to take MUS 103 in lieu of KSU 101 or KSU 102.
Rising Junior Assessment—required of all university students seeking a baccalaureate degree. Assessment is scheduled after the student has earned 60 semester hours. The student must take all sections of the assessment by the time he/she has earned 96 credit hours. This is a comprehensive exam required of all students to assess general education competency;
Cooperative education at Kentucky State University is an academic program incorporating alternating and parallel periods of employment and classroom study. This educational process is a joint or cooperative effort on the part of the Cooperative Education Office, the faculty instructing the student, and the employer furnishing opportunities for practical applications of the student's class work. Students are limited to a maximum of twelve hours in cooperative education courses for their academic career at KSU.
Cooperative education helps the student bridge the gap between the classroom and the workplace, and it allows the student to observe and participate in practical applications of coursework. Cooperative education enables students to be more valuable contributors upon returning to the classroom; they gain self-confidence and become more involved in the educational process.