A maximum of 100 service hours can be transferred in from previous institutions, as approved by ORS.
Impact and Assessment
At the conclusion of each community service project, supervisors will complete an evaluation form. Students must receive a satisfactory rating for hours to be accepted. Students will also write a reflective essay about their experience and their service to the community. Essays must demonstrate that students understand social issues as well as their leadership and work in eradication of those issues.
Transcript Requests
Kentucky State University has authorized The National Student Clearinghouse to provide on-line transcript ordering services. Students can order transcripts using major credit and debit cards. The credit or debit card will only be charged after your order has been completed. Transcripts cannot be released if a financial hold has been placed on your account. This hold must be resolved before a transcript request will be processed.
In order to purchase official transcript(s), please complete the following steps:
- Log into The National Student Clearinghouse's secure site;
- The site will explain how to place an order, including delivery options and fees. Students may order as many transcripts as you like in a single session. Base cost is $10.00 per transcript with a $3.00 per transaction processing fee.
- Transcripts will be processed by the Office of the Registrar 3–5 days after the order is received from the Clearinghouse. Order updates will be emailed to the student. Students may also check the order status and history online.
- A transcript mailed through the United States Postal Service may take up to 10 business days to reach its destination.
Student Records
Kentucky State University, consistent with the regulations of the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), insures students the right to inspect and review their educational records within 45 days from the time of the request. University officials will release educational information upon receipt of a signed and dated written consent of the student, which must specify the records that may be disclosed and identify the party to whom the disclosure may be made.
In addition, the law prohibits the release of personally identifiable information without the student's permission, with the following exceptions:
- Kentucky State University school officials who have a legitimate educational interest. Kentucky State University considers a school official to have a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility. Kentucky State University considers school officials those members of the institution who act in the student's educational interest within the limitations of their need to know. These may include faculty, administration, clerical, and professional employees and other persons who manage student education record information including student employees or agents. It may also include contractors, third party contracted vendors, volunteers, and others performing functions.
- Federal, state, and local authorities involving audit or evaluation of compliance with educational programs.
- Parents of a dependent student, as defined by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, Section 152, who supply supporting documentation, may be granted access to a student's educational record under some circumstances.