Prospective freshmen are strongly encouraged to submit applications to the Building, Recruitment, Enrollment & Discovery Services Office (B.R.E.D.S.) Office and KSU Registrar early during their senior year. While the deadline for application is fluid, however an early application can have a positive impact on housing, financial aid, administered internally by the University, via privately funded scholarships, and other ancillary areas. High school students are strongly encouraged to take the ACT or SAT I late in their junior year and again early in their senior year. When registering for the test, please request scores to be sent to Kentucky State University. It is a mistake to withhold test scores as this can cause added expense and possible delay in the processing of the application.
Applicants shall request scores from all test administrations so that the B.R.E.D.S. Office and KSU Registrar can work with the complete test history. High school guidance counselors can provide students with registration forms, information about registration deadlines, test dates and locations.
High School Equivalency Certificates: Kentucky State University provides consideration for admission from freshman applicants who are not high school graduates but who present a valid High School Equivalency Certificate and General Education Development test scores. Applicants must also take the ACT Assessment (or SAT I) and have the results sent directly to the B.R.E.D.S. Office and KSU Registrar from the testing agency.
The B.R.E.D.S. Office will confirm all students' transcripts arrive from a high school with a College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) code, as well as, the high school seal and/or signature. If a transcript is from a high school that lacks a CEEB code or seal/signature, the B.R.E.D.S. Office will research the matter to confirm whether the school is recognized by the state department of education or home school association. The B.R.E.D.S. Office may request additional documentation at any point in the admission process. If a diploma is determined invalid, a high school equivalency exam may be required for admission consideration.
Moreover, to be considered for full admission, each applicant must have received or be receiving a high school diploma before the term for which he or she is applying. Those individuals who have not graduated from accredited high schools may be required to have a GED and an official report of the student's GED scores mailed directly to the B.R.E.D.S. Office from the center where he or she was tested.
Responses on the applications and on related materials must be complete and accurate; entrance may be denied or registration cancelled as a result of false or misleading statements. All questions about requirements should be referred to the Office of Admissions at (502) 597-6813 or 1-877-367-5978 or by faxing information to (502) 597-5814.
2.5 weighted cumulative grade point average or higher and
18 composite on the ACT or 940 on the SAT (Math and Reading sections only)
All applicants who have completed less than 24 semester hours of college work must meet the following requirements based on a Pre-College Curriculum (PCC):
English (4 units): English I, II, III, and IV or AP English Mathematics (3 units): algebra I, algebra II, and geometry
Science (3 units): at least laboratory course, physical science, life science, or earth and space science Social Studies (3 units): United States history, economics, government, world geography, world civilization
Health Education (1/2 unit) Physical Education (1/2 unit)
History and Appreciation of Visual and Performing Arts (1 unit)
Foreign Language (2 units of the same foreign language)
The following students are not required to meet the PCC requirements
Associate degree-seeking students
International students Non-resident students
Transfer students entering baccalaureate-degree status with twenty-four (24) or more semester credit hours applicable to a baccalaureate degree with a GPA of at least 2.00 on a 4.00 scale
Students enrolled in a community or technical college or a community college type program Active duty military personnel, their spouses and dependents
Students who have reached their 21st birthday before the beginning of the semester or term.
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