Honors class sizes range from 10 to 15 students. Whitney Young Scholars take part in all activities of the University, such as social and academic clubs, student government, choir, band, and intramural/intercollegiate athletics. Students have an opportunity to put the leadership skills that they learn in classes to practical use by serving on the Whitney Young Student Council. The Council was originally created by student initiative and organizes service and social events and acts as a forum for student suggestions and concerns.

Students at Kentucky State University must be prepared to participate and compete in our increasingly globally connected world. Thus, they need to be exposed to an international curriculum that enables them to interact in, understand, and appreciate cultures other than their own.

A minor in International Studies requires the completion of 18 semester credit hours. Required courses for the minor include either Introduction to Geography (GEO 102) or Seminar in Africana Studies (ASP 202). The remaining 15 semester hours for the minor are carefully selected from a list of approved courses emphasizing an international perspective. The following is a list of approved courses:

AFE 117.

AQU 408, AQU 422,

ASP 102, ASP 202, ASP 301, ASP 302, ASP 305, ASP 306, ASP 466, ASP 488, ASP 499,

BIO 319, BIO 422, BIO 435,

BUA 370

CIT 355, CIT 370,

COS 303,

ECO 329, ECO 425,

FIN 470.

GEO 102, GEO 212,

HIS 331, HIS 332, HIS 333, HIS 341, HIS 342, HIS 365, HIS 366,

HIS 424,

IGS 301, IGS 302, IGS 303 IGS 305,

LST 352, LST 491,

MUS 333,

POS 311, POS 361, POS 363, POS 462, POS 464

PUA 304, PUA 404,

SOC 303, SOC 304

SPE 302.

Study abroad electives can be accepted for credit toward the minor upon the discretion of the International Studies Minor Coordinator.