In order to make the goals of liberal studies at Kentucky State University clear and specific, the faculty has adopted a set of four liberal arts learning outcomes. After completing the general education requirements at Kentucky State University, students will be expected to demonstrate:

Through study in the sciences and mathematics, social sciences, humanities, histories, languages, and the arts, the KSU student will engage with big questions, both contemporary and enduring, through study of core texts and primary source material.

The KSU student will develop multiple literacies and skills, including reading comprehension, inquiry and analysis, critical and creative thinking, written and oral communication, quantitative literacy, information literacy, technological literacy, and teamwork and problem solving. The KSU student will practice these skills extensively, across the curriculum, in the context of progressively more challenging problems, project, and standards for performance. The student will judge reasonably the validity of information gained through the research process, including use of digital resources.

The KSU student will obtain including civic knowledge and readiness for engagement—locally and globally---and become actively involved with diverse communities and real-world challenges.

The KSU student will be able to perform cross-disciplinary synthesis and advance thought across general and specialized studies. The KSU student will demonstrate this learning through the application of knowledge, skills, and responsibilities to new settings and complex problems across disciplines.

During the spring semester 2019, as a result of ongoing assessments, a group was formed to review the Liberal Studies/General Education requirements and make a recommendation on revision. As a result, this General Education Core Curriculum was reduced, and some new courses were created. Because this revision happened very late in the academic year, and all programs were not able to complete their degree revisions, a decision was made that incoming students for this 2019-20 academic year could choose which liberal studies/general education plan they chose to follow. The number of hours to degree remained the same, however students were able to complete a reduced number of general education courses, which then allows them more credit hours toward their major, minor, or electives.

At the beginning of the 2020-21 academic year, students will all be required to complete the revised liberal studies/general education curriculum.