Students who have transferred more than 30 hours from another institution are exempted from taking any university orientation classes.

Students enrolled in the honors core are required to take HON 103 in lieu of UNV 101 or 102. Students enrolled in the music program are required to take MUS 103 in lieu of UNV 101 or UNV 102.

Each student who enters Kentucky State University with the intention to earn a baccalaureate degree must satisfy the Liberal Studies Requirements. Liberal studies courses serve as a foundation for many other courses. In addition to the requirements of the student's major field of study, Liberal Studies Requirements constitute a carefully designed program of 43-45 semester credit hours of courses to be selected from the various academic offerings of the University. A number of choices are included in the Liberal Studies Requirements, and students are encouraged to consider carefully the alternatives available to them.

The course of studies in the first two years of the Whitney M. Young, Jr., School of Honors and Liberal Studies (48 semester credit hours) provides an alternate way of fulfilling all of the University’s Liberal Studies Requirements. Whitney M. Young School Science majors complete only the seminars and language tutorials; courses from the College of Mathematics, Science, Technology, and Health fulfill the math/science component of the core. (Students who pursue this option must still meet the minimum number of hours required for graduation.) Students transferring in courses as substitutes or equivalents must have the approval of the Office of the Registrar. (Major core transfer courses are approved in the major departments.)

Certain Liberal Studies Requirements may also be fulfilled through the University’s testing programs or other testing programs. For a listing of courses and the tests through which semester credit hours may be earned, see the Catalogue section on Credit by Examination/Certification and Credit for Life Experience

All students classified as undergraduates and graduates shall receive university correspondence through their university-assigned email account (e.g., Firstname.Lastname@kysu.edu). University Faculty and Staff shall communicate with students by email only through their official university email address. Student email addresses shall be the only email address that will be on file at the University. Students are encouraged to monitor their KSU email accounts often to ensure that the email account does not exceed the message limit. The University reserves the right to delete student emails should the message limit exceed capacity at any time. All students shall adhere to all policies and procedures set forth by the University Information Technology Department. These policies and procedures may be accessed at www.kysu.edu/administration-governance/information-technology/.

Kentucky State University follows a comprehensive plan that governs the offering of courses on a long-term basis. The University’s Eight-Semester Schedule of Courses permits students and their advisors to develop an effective plan which identifies when required and elective courses may be taken. In general, all upper-division courses (elective or required), necessary to complete undergraduate degree requirements for a program, shall be offered at least once every two academic years.

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