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Kentucky State University

Kentucky State University
400 East Main Street
Frankfort, KY Frankfort

Official telephone: (502) 597-6000
Fax number: (502) 597-6490

Website: www.kysu.edu


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Screen last updated on: January 22, 2010
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in August and January.
Number and length of summer sessions: One summer session of eight weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: business administration, psychology, criminal justice
Majors with the lowest enrollment: applied information technology, art, chemistry
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 49%
Student:Faculty ratio: 15:1
Total faculty: 98 men, 87 women, 185 total
Full-time faculty: 77 men, 54 women, 131 total
Part-time faculty: 21 men, 33 women, 54 total
Graduation rate: 23% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: yes
There are religious requirements for graduation: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, dual degrees, independent study, honors program, pass/fail grading option, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in accounting, African-American Studies, aquaculture, athletic coaching, athletic training, biology, chemistry, child development and family relations, computer information systems, computer science, criminal justice, economics, English, finance, French, gerontology, history, history (teaching), international studies, journalism, liberal studies, management, marketing, mathematics, music performance, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, public administration, recreation, sociology, Spanish, speech communication, sports management, studio art, and theatre.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry, engineering, community health, cytotechnology, nuclear medicine technology, physical therapy
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, secondary, special education
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
agriculture, home economics, community resource development
Combined 2-2 programs available:
2-2 community health, cytotechnology, nuclear medicine technology, and physical therapy programs.
Combined 3-2 programs available:
3-2 engineering program.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroda in Argentina, Australia, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ghana, Ireland, Jamaica, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, and theUnited Kingdom.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus at U of Kentucky.
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus at U of Kentucky.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Computer Electronics Technology
  • Computer Graphics/Multimedia
  • Liberal Studies
  • Nursing/R.N.
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Applied Information Technology
  • Art
  • Biology
  • Business
  • Chemistry
  • Child Development
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • Elementary Education
  • English Language & Literature
  • Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education
  • Liberal Studies
  • Mass Communication/Journalism
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Music Education/Teacher Certification
  • Music Performance
  • Nursing
  • Physical Education
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Public Administration
  • Social Science
  • Social Work

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
    (scores of 3 or higher)
  • placement for CLEP general
  • credit and/or placement for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • credit and/or placement for ACT PEP
  • neither credit nor placement for DANTES
  • credit for school's own challenge exams
  • placement for relevant military experience
  • credit for relevant life experience
  • credit for international baccalaureate



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