Students admitted to Kentucky State University receive their initial placement in mathematics courses based on ACT/SAT scores. Contact the Division of Mathematics and Sciences for the SAT score placement numbers.
A music placement test is required of all entering music majors.
The University requires a proficiency level in a foreign language equal to that which the student would have achieved after taking two semesters of language at the 101/102 levels. Foreign language proficiency examinations are available to those who seek advanced placement in or exemption from the foreign language requirements. Students who have completed language training at the high school level may satisfy all or part of the foreign language requirement through the Advanced Placement Program (see pages 80-82) or through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) (see pages 82-82). Any entering first year student who has taken a foreign language for three years in high school and passed with a grade of C or better may not enroll in a 101 or 102 level of the same foreign language without taking a Placement Exam to determine level of competency. Such students may choose, however, to take a 101 level of a foreign language other than those studied in high school. Students who have been out of high school at least five years are exempt from this requirement.
University Orientation (UNV 101), KSU Orientation (UNV 102), and discipline-specific orientation courses are designed to prepare students for the transition to university academic rigors and university life. They include learning skills to succeed in the academic and social environments at the University.
Students who have transferred more than 30 hours from another institution are exempted from taking any university orientation classes.
Students enrolled in the honors core are required to take HON 103 in lieu of UNV 101 or 102. Students enrolled in the music program are required to take MUS 103 in lieu of UNV 101 or UNV 102.
Each student who enters Kentucky State University with the intention to earn a baccalaureate degree must satisfy the Liberal Studies Requirements. Liberal studies courses serve as a foundation for many other courses. In addition to the requirements of the student's major field of study, Liberal Studies Requirements constitute a carefully designed program of 43-45 semester credit hours of courses to be selected from the various academic offerings of the University. A number of choices are included in the Liberal Studies Requirements, and students are encouraged to consider carefully the alternatives available to them.
The course of studies in the first two years of the Whitney M. Young, Jr., School of Honors and Liberal Studies (48 semester credit hours) provides an alternate way of fulfilling all of the
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