ACCREDITATION ..... 1 GRADUATE STUDIES ..... 2 Preamble ..... 2 VISION, MISSION, AND CORE VALUES OF KENTUCKTY STATE UNIVERSITY ..... 5 VISION, MISSION, AND GOALS OF GRADUATE STUDIES ..... 7 OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES ..... 8 GRADUATE COUNCIL ..... 8 GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS ..... 9 GRADUATE ADMISSIONS ..... 10 CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION ..... 10 APPLICATION PROCEDURES ..... 15 TYPES OF ADMISSION ..... 16 GRADUATE ACADEMIC REGULATIONS AND POLICIES ..... 19 GENERAL GRADUATE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS ..... 32 GRADUATE PROGRAMS DESCRIPTIONS ..... 36 MASTER OF ARTS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY BEHAVORIAL SCIENCE ..... 36 MASTER OF ARTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION WITH CERTIFICATION (LBD, P-12) ..... 41 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AQUACULTURE/AQUATIC SCIENCES ..... 48 MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ..... 54 FIVE-YEAR MBA PROGRAM ..... 59 MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ..... 60 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ..... 68 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES ..... 73 DOCTORATE OF NURSING PRACTICE (BSN-DNP) ..... 77 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS ..... 82 ACCOUNTING ..... 82 AQUACULTURE ..... 83 BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ..... 85 COMPUTER SCIENCE ..... 86 ECONOMICS ..... 91 EDUCATION – GRADUATE COURSES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION ..... 92