Kentucky State University serves many ends and many needs, but the true test of an institution's quality is whether its graduates have learned to think for themselves. St. Augustine paid his education the compliment of saying that, as a result of it, he could read anything that was written, understand anything that he heard, and say anything he thought. There can be no higher praise.
Every baccalaureate degree program at the University is designed to provide students with a sound liberal studies education and the more specialized skills derived from disciplined study of individual subject matter. Together, the University's Liberal Studies Requirements and specific academic degree requirements provide each student with an education worthy of the praise that St. Augustine paid to his own education.
The overarching goal of the New Thorobred Student Orientation sessions is to ensure that first-time KSU students complete a successful academic and social transition into the Kentucky State University family. All new freshmen and transfer students are required to select and attend the orientation sessions. The New Thorobred Student Orientation will provide:
Expanded opportunities to complete and finalize housing and student ID issues with Residence Life Expanded opportunity to complete Math and Language placement assessments
Students admitted to Kentucky State University receive their initial placement in mathematics courses based on ACT/SAT scores. Contact the Division of Mathematics and Sciences for the SAT score placement numbers.
A music placement test is required of all entering music majors.
The University requires a proficiency level in a foreign language equal to that which the student would have achieved after taking two semesters of language at the 101/102 levels. Foreign language proficiency examinations are available to those who seek advanced placement in or exemption from the foreign language requirements. Students who have completed language training at the high school level may satisfy all or part of the foreign language requirement through the Advanced Placement Program (see pages 80-82) or through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) (see pages 82-82). Any entering first year student who has taken a foreign language for three years in high school and passed with a grade of C or better may not enroll in a 101 or 102 level of the same foreign language without taking a Placement Exam to determine level of competency. Such students may choose, however, to take a 101 level of a foreign language other than those studied in high school. Students who have been out of high school at least five years are exempt from this requirement.
University Orientation (UNV 101), KSU Orientation (UNV 102), and discipline-specific orientation courses are designed to prepare students for the transition to university academic rigors and university life. They include learning skills to succeed in the academic and social environments at the University.
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