a resident of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and who enrolls as a student at Kentucky State University shall have waived all tuition charges and fees. However, in the event that classes are full or the granting of free admission requires additional units, Kentucky State University may deny admission under this provision.

Any person whose parent or any nonmarried widow or widower whose spouse was a resident of the Commonwealth of Kentucky upon becoming a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or volunteer firefighter and who was killed while in active service, or training for active service or who died as a result of a service-connected disability, shall not be required to pay any matriculation or tuition fee upon admission to Kentucky State University. Proof of such relationship must be established by document evidence.

A spouse (regardless of age) and any child above the age of seventeen (17) and under the age of twenty-three (23) of a permanently and totally disabled law enforcement officer, firefighter, or volunteer firefighter injured while in active service or in training for active service shall not be required to pay any matriculation or tuition fee upon his/her admission to Kentucky State University for the purpose of obtaining a degree. The period of enrollment shall not exceed thirty-six (36) months or the minimum time required for a degree (whichever is shorter). The disabled law enforcement officer must be rated permanently and totally disabled in accordance with statutory requirements. To entitle a spouse or child to benefits under this provision, the disabled law enforcement officer, firefighter, or volunteer firefighter shall have been a resident of the Commonwealth of Kentucky upon becoming a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or volunteer firefighter. Proof of such spousal or filial relationship must be established by document evidence.

Any person whose parent was killed while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States during war time, who died as the result of a service-connected disability while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States during war time, or who is rated 100% disabled for compensation purposes and is a resident of Kentucky may be eligible to receive tuition waiver. Interested persons may contact the Department of Military Affairs, Kentucky Center for Veterans Affairs, Louisville, Kentucky.

(This policy relates only to eligibility for Financial Aid, and is not applicable to academic standards.)

In accordance with the Higher Education Amendment changes of 1992 (Public Law 94-482), a student receiving federal financial aid must make "satisfactory academic progress" toward successful completion of degree requirements in order to continue receiving federal assistance.

federal financial aid must make "satisfactory academic progress" toward successful completion of degree requirements in order to continue receiving federal assistance.

At Kentucky State University, the programs affected by the satisfactory academic progress requirements are the Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), Federal Work-Study (FWS), Federal Perkins Loan, William D. Ford Direct Student Loan Program (Subsidized and Unsubsidized) and Federal Direct Parent Loan (PLUS). Students receiving aid from any of these programs must maintain satisfactory academic progress as outlined below or face placement on financial aid probation, eventual denial of financial aid from these programs, or both.

To receive financial aid, satisfactory academic progress for a full-time student at Kentucky State University is defined as the completion of a minimum of 18 credit hours per year for the first two years (9 credit hours per semester) and 24 credit hours per year for the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth year (12 credit hours per semester) and maintaining the minimum grade-point average as outlined in the University policy.

Classification Minimum GPA Required Freshmen 1.7 Sophomore and above 2.0

Full-time students are expected to complete degree requirements in no more than six years (12 semesters) of enrollment. Therefore, eligibility for financial aid from the federal programs listed above vary depending on the types of aid received. Students enrolled less than full-time (that is, half-time or three-quarters time) must complete a proportionate number of hours each year to maintain satisfactory academic progress.

It is the student's responsibility to notify the Office of Student Financial Aid of the successful fulfillment of requirements. Receipt of aid is contingent upon availability of funds at the time of the request. A student's academic progress will be evaluated on an annual basis.

The Office of Student Financial Aid cannot award financial aid to a student who has been suspended by the University. If a student who has financial aid is suspended, the unused portion of the award will be canceled.

If the student is reinstated to the University and has applied for financial aid, he or she will be considered eligible for aid when the requirements of the satisfactory academic progress policy are met. Receipt of financial aid is under the control of the University and is contingent upon the availability of funds at the time of the request.

Upon completion of 160 attempted credit hours, a student will be put on probation; and upon completion of