grade-point average of 3.0. Students exempted from submitting TOEFL scores will be required to complete the GRE and are subject to meeting the requirements for unconditional admission.
Upon receipt of the official letter of acceptance, the international student must prove his/her ability to meet college expenses by one of the following means:
- an award of a full scholarship or similar financial aid covering tuition, room, and board
- a confirmation deposit of $3,500 (US) must be sent to the Office of Admissions. A student may use a maximum of 65% of the $3,500 deposit to pay the first semester's tuition and fees. The balance will remain on the account until the student graduates or withdraws from Kentucky State University.
In addition to meeting one of the above requirements, the international student must complete a Declaration and Certification of Finances form to qualify for an Immigration Form (I-20) to be sent by KSU
TYPES OF GRADUATE ADMISSION
The following are the minimum standards for each type of admission to graduate study at Kentucky State University. Applicants should be aware that a student is admitted to a graduate program, not to graduate studies in general. The faculty of each graduate program may invoke additional requirements for admission to the graduate program. These additional requirements, higher minimum requirements, or other variations are described in the descriptions of program requirements in the sections devoted to individual programs.
- Regular Admission: General requirements for regular (unconditional) admission are:
- A.A baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution;
- B.An overall undergraduate grade-point-average of 2.7 (on a 4.0 scale), and each degree program may set higher minimum grade-point-average;
- C.Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work indicating all degrees awarded and courses taken. The baccalaureate degree must be verified with an official transcript.
- Some programs require:
- D.A GRE or GMAT. The minimum combined scores are provided in each program’s section of the bulletin.
- E.Additional evidence of appropriate work history or educational experience.
- Provisional Admission: An applicant unable to supply all of the required application materials prior to admission consideration, but who otherwise meets the requirements for regular admission may be granted provisional admission. Complete and satisfactory credentials must be received by the Office of Graduate Studies before the end of the semester in which the student has registered in a provisional status. A student will not be permitted to enroll with a provisional status for more than one semester. Provisional admission does not guarantee, in any way, subsequent good academic standing (as would be granted by regular admission).
- Probationary Admission: An applicant who does not meet conditions B, C, or D of the admission requirements for regular admission, but has a minimum grade-point-average of 2.4 may be granted probationary admission. Students must be removed from probationary status prior to registering in any graduate coursework beyond an initial 12 semester credit hours. The minimum condition for transfer from probationary status to the status of good academic standing is the successful completion of at least nine semester credit 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∥ or lower). 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. 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.
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