Contents

• A Letter from the President
• Accreditations and Institutional Memberships
• University Academic Calendars
• The University: A History of Public Service
• Vision
• Mission
• Degree Levels
• Strategic Directions
• Enhancement of Instructions
• Service and Research Functions
• Collaborative Ventures
• Efficiency and Effectiveness
• Kentucky State University: One of a Kind
• The Setting on the Hill
• The State Capital: An Extended Campus
• The Land Grant Mission
• Community Research Service
• Cooperative Extension Program
• Educational Outreach
• The Center of Excellence for the Study of Kentucky African Americans
• Student Records
• Admission to the University
• Transfer Students
• International Students
• English as a Second Language Program
• Readmission
• Non-traditional Students
• Placement Testing
• Transient/Visiting Students
• Home-Schooled Students
• Post-Baccalaureate Students
• Senior Citizens
• Student Classifications
• Kentucky Resident
• Non-Resident
• International
• Non-Degree Student
• First-Time, First Year Student
• Transfer
• Liberal Studies and the University
• Academic Information
• The Thorobred New Student Orientation
• Placement Tests
• University Orientation
• University Requirements

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