Chapter 2 UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS

Office of Admissions Academic Service Building, Room 312 502-597-6813 or 877-367-5978

Admission to the University ..... 5 Student Admission Classifications ..... 6 Transfer ..... 6 International ..... 7 Non-Degree Seeking ..... 8 Post-Baccalaureate ..... 8 Non-Traditional ..... 8 Visiting ..... 9 Home-Schooled ..... 9 Placement Testing ..... 9 Readmission ..... 9 Kentucky Residency Fee Policy ..... 9

Admission to the University

Kentucky State University provides educational opportunities to all qualified students regardless of economic or social status. KSU does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, marital status, beliefs, age, national origin, sexual orientation, or physical or mental disability.

Kentucky State University subscribes to a selective admission policy. Admission for freshman applicants is based on a holistic review including high school grades, national college admission test results, and successful completion of pre-college curriculum, essay and academic letter of recommendation. Applicants may submit official scores from either the ACT Assessment or the SAT I. Official test scores must be sent directly from ACT or SAT (College Board) testing headquarters.

MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT – All students who have completed the pre-college curriculum (see below) as prescribed by the Council on Postsecondary Education and have a 2.0 high school grade-point average are encouraged to apply to the freshman class at KSU. Enrollment in the freshman class is limited. Within the limits of space availability, the Building, Recruitment, Enrollment & Discovery Services Office (B.R.E.D.S.) Office and KSU Registrar will endeavor to accommodate all eligible applicants. However, the number of freshman applications far exceeds the number of spaces available in the entering class. For this reason, the selective and competitive admission requirements often exceed the minimum eligibility requirement.

SELECTIVE ADMISSION – Kentucky State University has a selective admission policy. A faculty committee of the KSU Faculty Senate establishes the academic criteria. A holistic review is based on factors including cumulative high school grade-point average, completion of the pre-college curriculum, ACT or SAT I score results, essay, special talents and abilities and academic letter of recommendation. Applicants are offered admission on a competitive basis, with those meeting KSU's selective admission criteria receiving first offers.

DEFERRED DECISIONS – Freshman applicants who have completed the pre-college curriculum, but do not have the requisite grade-point average, test scores or both for selective admission, may have their admission decisions deferred. A portion of the freshman class may be admitted from this group of applicants. If, after the application deadline, spaces in the class remain to be filled, admission will be offered to deferred-decision applicants on a competitive basis. Admission will be offered first to those applicants with the strongest records and offers will continue until the class is filled. Strength of record is a relative term and refers to an applicant's record in comparison with those of all other freshman applicants. Strength of record may be determined by a number of different factors beyond selective admission criteria. While grades and test scores are important in this assessment, course selection, senior year schedule, honors and Advanced Placement courses, extracurricular and leadership activities and a student's potential to benefit from or contribute to the learning community may also be considered. The overriding concern will always be for the student's potential to be successful in meeting the academic expectations at the Kentucky State University.

To be admitted into Kentucky State University, new undergraduate students shall submit the following: