hours of graduate coursework at Kentucky State University while maintaining a graduate grade-point- average of at least 3.0 and with no more than one grade (regardless of the number of course credit hours or overall GPA) of “C”. The student will be informed of all conditions for consideration for achieving good academic standing (as would have been granted by regular admission) at the time the student is granted probationary admission status. All students are responsible for tracking their academic performance and achieving good academic standing. A student in probationary status may not hold an assistantship or be admitted to candidacy without first achieving the status of good academic standing. International students will not be admitted on a probationary admission basis. Each program may specify a more stringent standard. Program accreditation requirements may establish other alternatives for probationary admission.

An individual wishing to take graduate courses, without a degree objective may be admitted as a non-degree seeking student. A non-degree seeking student must hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution and must have a minimum overall undergraduate grade-point average equivalent to the minimum for probationary admission to the program from which the individual wishes to take courses. An application fee of $30 applies. Each program limits the number of credits earned in the non-degree status that may be transferred into the program if the student later applies for and is granted regular admission.

Courses taken as a non-degree seeking student with grades of “B” or “A” may transfer toward a degree at the discretion of the program, if admitted. For regular admission status, a non-degree seeking student must submit all graduate application forms and fulfill all graduate admissions requirements. Non-degree seeking status is not a guarantee for admission into a graduate degree program.

A student in good standing in other accredited institution may be admitted to the University as a Transient or Visiting student. In order for a student to be officially enrolled for graduate credit at Kentucky State University, the student must submit a graduate non-degree seeking application and an official letter of good standing from the home institution to the Office of Graduate Studies, and a $30.00 application fee.

Transient or Visiting Student status does not constitute admission or matriculation as a degree candidate. The student is, however, subject to the same fees and regulations as a regular student except for the continuation-in-residence requirements.