Transcript evaluations at Kentucky State University are carried out in accordance with guidelines published by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, and the Southern Association of College and Schools Commission on Colleges.
The Registrar, or his or her designee, will evaluate and approve all general education core transfer coursework from state assisted college and universities in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and regionally accredited post-secondary institutions that are not state-assisted institutions or institutions outside the Commonwealth of Kentucky based on Kentucky State University policies and the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education General Education Transfer Policy.
All major and minor courses not included in the Kentucky State University general education core requirements will be evaluated and approved by the academic units in which these courses would reside.
Kentucky State University accepts transfer credits with a grade of D or better. Exceptions to this are transfer equivalents for ENG 101 and ENG 102, which must have grades of C or better.
Credits that do not fulfill requirements will be accepted as free electives if grades of D or better were earned. If a grade of D is transferred and the student attempts to use this course to satisfy the requirements for a major or minor, or an area of specialization, the student will have to take the course at KSU and earn a grade of C or better.
Kentucky State University will not give upper-level credit for courses completed at junior and community colleges without validation that the courses are equivalent to upper-level Kentucky State University courses, with the respective departments reserving final approval.
A transfer applicant is responsible for ensuring that all transcripts of previous college or university coursework are sent to the Office of Admissions. The admission decision cannot be made until all transcripts of previous college or university coursework, except for any coursework currently in progress, are received. In the event of academic suspension/dismissal from any institution previously attended or currently being attended, an applicant must submit a letter of good academic standing from the last institution attended, stating that he or she is eligible to return to that institution. Further, an applicant must submit a letter of recommendation from the Dean of Students of each institution attended.
Transfer students will not have a University cumulative grade-point average until they have completed one semester of coursework at Kentucky State University. Quality points will be awarded only for work completed at KSU.
The number of Integrative Studies semester credit hours required of transfer students varies in accordance with the number of transfer credit hours accepted by the University toward fulfillment of graduation requirements.
All students entering the University with 30 or fewer semester credit hours must successfully complete 9 semester credit hours of Integrative Studies.
Students entering the University with more than 30 but fewer than 45 semester credit hours must successful complete 6 semester credit hours of Integrative Studies.
Students entering the University with more than 44 but fewer than 60 semester credit hours must successfully complete 3 semester credit hours of Integrative Studies.
Students who transfer with courses similar to the University's Integrative Studies offerings may be exempted from these courses, with the consent of the Coordinator of Integrative Studies or the Director of the Whitney Young School of Honors and Liberal Studies. Those exemptions will be determined on an individual basis.
KSU students may earn a limited amount of credit toward an associate or baccalaureate degree at another college or university provided that the student earns a grade of C or better. Students visiting another institution must complete a Student Visiting Another Institution Form (available at the Office of the Registrar or online at www.kysu.edu/administrationgovernance/academicaffairs/registrar/visiting-students/) and have the appropriate approval signatures in advance of taking the class in order to transfer work back to KSU. The Office of the Registrar will certify that the student is in good academic standing and forward this information to the school the student will visit. The other institution must be fully accredited and the coursework must meet the University specifications for credit acceptance. The student will be responsible for having an official transcript for the work done at the other school sent to the Office of the Registrar at KSU.
Students must submit a completed application for a degree to their major department according to the prescribed schedule in the Academic Calendar. No late applications will be accepted. Students must submit a new application for a degree if they have been unsuccessful with a graduation attempt. A non-refundable graduation fee is assessed each time a student applies for graduation.
No later than the semester of expected graduation, students must successfully complete a comprehensive exit assessment in the subject matter of the student's major. An assessment may include, but is not limited to, a portfolio, a written examination, a presentation, a recital, and/or a capstone course. Students must take the Rising Junior Assessment.
A student must receive a grade of C or better in ENG 101 and 102, and a D or better in all other Liberal Studies Requirements (the general studies core and IGS) and free electives. (Individual academic programs may require a C or better in certain Liberal
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