package available at http://kysu.edu/academics/graduate-studies/graduate-admission/.

  1. Translation and Evaluation of Transcripts Note:
  2. For degree(s) obtained outside of the United States, request the Registrar of the foreign institutions you obtained your degree(s) from to send your transcript(s) to an Evaluation and Translation Agency (e.g., World Educational Services (WES)).
  3. Request the agency to send copies of the translated and evaluated transcripts directly to the Office of Graduate Studies at Kentucky State University.
  4. As an alternative to requesting the foreign institutions you obtained your degree(s) from to send your transcript(s) directly to Kentucky State University, you can request an accredited international evaluation agency (e.g., WES) to send verified and certified copies of your original transcripts along with the transcript evaluation report directly to the Office of Graduate Studies at Kentucky State University. However, the University reserves the right to ask you to request the Registrar of the foreign institutions to send original copies of your transcript(s) directly to the Office of Graduate Studies.
  5. WES contact information is as follows:
  6. World Educational Services Inc.
  7. P.O. Box 745 Old Chelsea Station
  8. New York, NY 10113-0745
  9. Tel: 212-966-6311
  10. Fax: 212-966-6395
  11. Toll free: 800-937-3895
  12. E-mail: info@wes.org
  13. Information about other accredited evaluation and translation services are available at the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services web site (http://www.naces.org/).
  14. English Language Proficiency Test (TOEFL, IELTS, etc.) scores. Note:
  15. Request the testing agency to send official the test score(s) directly to the Office of Graduate Studies at Kentucky State University.
  16. Satisfactory completion of an ESL program in the United States may fulfill the requirement of an equivalent English Language Proficiency Test.
  17. Students completing their undergraduate studies in the United States or at foreign universities where English is the principal language of instruction are exempt from submitting TOEFL scores, and may be admitted to the program with a cumulative grade-point average no less than the minimum required for regular admission to the desired program.

KSU GRADUATE CATALOGUE, 2017-2018