A review period of no less than 60 days, and no more than one year, is required of candidates who fail the written comprehensive examination, thesis final defense, or oral comprehensive (Non-Thesis). Additional courses or thesis work may be required of an unsuccessful candidate. Committee changes are not normally approved between the first taking of the comprehensive examinations or thesis final defense and the retake.
The written comprehensive examination may not be retaken more than once for the master's degree.
All program requirements must be completed within three years of initial admission, unless otherwise approved by the Chairperson of the School of Aquaculture.
The University expects all students to attend class regularly. Students are responsible for coursework covered during all class periods. Each instructor will record absences and deal with them in a manner consistent with University policy. If a student presents the instructor with an adequate and documented reason for an absence, the instructor normally will give the student an opportunity to make up the work missed, if this is feasible. Adequate reasons involve circumstances beyond the student's control, such as personal illness, critical illness or death in the immediate family, or participation in an approved University activity. It is the student's responsibility to initiate the request to make up class work missed. Students should familiarize themselves with each faculty member's course syllabus for specific details.
Candidates for the master's degree are restricted to a maximum of nine semester credit hours of credit by transfer of work completed at another accredited graduate institution. Official copies of transcripts must be submitted and evaluated before any transfer credit can be accepted. Certain courses submitted for transfer may not be considered equivalent to specified program requirements even if course titles are the same.
When students have completed 12 or more semester credit hours of graduate coursework with a grade-point average of less than 3.0, they will be placed on academic probation. Students will have one full-time semester or the equivalent (nine semester credit hours) to remove the scholastic probation by attaining a 3.0 average.
If probation is not removed, students will be dismissed from the program. Students who have been dismissed from the Program for this reason may apply for re-admission after one semester. Readmitted students will have one full-time semester or the equivalent (nine semester credit hours) to remove the scholastic probation by attaining a 3.0 average. Students placed on scholastic probation are not eligible for assistantships. Enrollment may be terminated for the following reasons: scholastic probation for three semesters of enrollment or two unsuccessful attempts to pass the written comprehensive examination(s) or the final oral examination. In cases where the student's Advisory Committee recommends termination after the student has passed the written comprehensive examination, the graduate faculty will meet to vote on the recommendation. When the graduate faculty concurs and the student dissents, the student will have an opportunity to meet with the graduate faculty, after which a second vote will be taken and a final recommendation will be made to the School of Aquaculture and the College of Agriculture, Food Science, and Sustainable Systems.
Graduate Research Assistantships provide student assistance for the Aquaculture Program. Students holding these positions work 20 hours per week and receive stipends. Assistantships are awarded on the basis of need and high academic achievement.
The College of Business and Computer Science at Kentucky State University offers a regular graduate program leading to a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree and a five-year undergraduate/graduate program leading to Baccalaureate and Master's (B.S./M.B.A.) degrees in Business Administration. Consistent with the liberal arts mission of the University, the objective of the M.B.A. programs is to provide essential knowledge and skills that can be directly utilized by business professionals in both the private and public sectors. The program emphasizes a solid grounding in graduate education in business administration, combined with sufficient elective course work to provide for individual preferences and career enhancement. The programs strive to develop outstanding, globally competitive business leaders through high quality educational experience, implemented in an innovative community of learning facilitated by a faculty oriented toward teaching effectiveness, service, and research.
The Dean of the College of Business and Computer Science and the M.B.A. Program Coordinator oversee the programs. Both are members of the University's Graduate Council. Admission decisions are made by the M.B.A. Committee.
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