A Letter From the Resident ..... 1 Accreditations and Institutional Memberships ..... 2 University Academic Calendar ..... 3 The University: A History of Public Service ..... 6 More than a Century of Excellence in Higher Education ..... 6 Vision ..... 6 Mission ..... 7 Kentucky State University: One of a Kind ..... 8 The Setting ..... 10 On the Hill ..... 10 The State Capital: an Extended Campus ..... 11 The Land Grant Mission ..... 12 Community Research Service ..... 12 Cooperative Extension Program ..... 12 The Center of Excellence for the Study of Kentucky African Americans ..... 14 Admission to the University ..... 15 Requirements for Admission ..... 15 Application Procedures for Freshman Admission ..... 15 Application Forms ..... 15 Application Fee ..... 15 Transcripts ..... 15 Academic Scholarship Consideration ..... 15 Financial Ad Application ..... 15 Academic Criteria ..... 15 Early Admission ..... 15 Freshman Admission ..... 16 Admissions Index ..... 16 Unconditional Admission for First-Time Freshmen ..... 16 Conditional Admission for First-Time Freshmen ..... 16 Denied Admission—Appeal Process ..... 16 Pre-College Curriculum (PCC) ..... 16 Advanced Sending and Gedit ..... 17 Admission of Transfer Students ..... 17 Admission of Transient/Visiting Students (Non-Degree Candidates) ..... 17 Admission of Non-traditional and/or Non-Degree-Seeking Students ..... 17 Admission of International Students ..... 18 English as a Second Language Program ..... 18 International Transfer Students ..... 18 Readmission ..... 18 Home-Schooled Students ..... 18 Post-baccalaureate Students ..... 18 Senior Citizens ..... 19 Graduate Programs ..... 19 Health Examination and Immunizations ..... 19 Student Health Insurance ..... 19 Student Classifications ..... 19 Kentucky Resident ..... 19 Non-Resident ..... 19 International ..... 19 Non-degree Student ..... 19

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