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program must have a 3.00 or better grade point average on all course work, graduate or
undergraduate, attempted as a post‐baccalaureate. A standard application form, or written
notice, must be presented to the Graduate School requesting admission to a specific program,
and stating the term for which enrollment is desired. A maximum of 9 semester hours or 25
percent of the credits required for the degree concerned, whichever is greater, may later be
transferred from post‐baccalaureate status to a masterʹs, specialist or doctoral degree program
at the University of Kentucky. All such transfers of credit hours into a graduate program must
be approved by that programʹs Director of Graduate Studies and by the Dean of the Graduate
School. A grade of A or B must have been earned in the course or courses to be transferred (see
Transfer of Credits).
UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS PROGRAM (COMBINED BACHELOR’S/MASTER’S OR
DOCTO RAL DEGREE)
The University Scholars Program offers particularly gifted and highly motivated students the
opportunity of integrating their undergraduate and graduate courses of study in a single
continuous program culminating in both a baccalaureate and a masterʹs or doctoral degree. The
total number of hours for the combined program may be as many as 12 less than the total
required for the bachelorʹs and the masterʹs or doctoral degrees separately. The requirements for
the bachelorʹs degree are unaffected.
Application to the program should be submitted at the end of the studentʹs junior year.
Applicants should have completed at least 90 credit hours of work toward the bachelorʹs
degree, or be eligible for senior standing in the semester they are admitted to the program. The
masterʹs program should be in the field of the undergraduate major (there are some exceptions
made), and the undergraduate grade point average must be at least a 3.50 in the applicantʹs
major field and 3.20 overall. University Scholars may take no more than 16 credit hours per
semester, except by recommendation of their Director of Graduate Studies and by approval of
the Dean of the Graduate School. Students must have an undergraduate advisor and a graduate
advisor. A jointly planned program must be prepared for each student.
Applicants to a University Scholars program must submit both a Graduate School application
and a University Scholars form with all requested signatures. The University Scholars form is
available at http://www.gradschool.uky.edu/gsforms.html under ʺAdmission to Special
Programsʺ. The Dean of the Graduate School will make admission decisions. Students must
register in the Graduate School for all work taken following admission to the University
Scholars Program. The primary classification of University Scholars will be undergraduate until
they have completed the minimum credit hours required for their undergraduate degree, and
undergraduate tuition rates will be applied to the 12 hours (or less) of graduate level
coursework designated for dual credit in this program. University Scholars cannot receive
Graduate School support until they have completed the credit hours required for their
undergraduate degree.
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The following graduate programs currently offer baccalaureate/masters University Scholars
opportunities:
Agricultural Economics French
Anthropology Geography
Biomedical Engineering History
Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Chemical Engineering Materials Science and Engineering
Chemistry Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering Music
Classics Nutrition and Food Science
Communication Physics
Computer Science Public Administration
Diplomacy and International Commerce Rehabilitation Counseling
Electrical Engineering Sociology
Family Studies Spanish
Forestry Statistics
GRADUATING SENIORS AS PART‐TIME GRADUATE STUDENTS
Seniors at the University of Kentucky lacking no more than 6 credit hours for graduation and
having an undergraduate average of at least 2.75 on all work attempted may register in the
Graduate School in conditional status with the consent of the undergraduate college dean, the
appropriate Director of Graduate Studies, and the Dean of the Graduate School. The total load
of such students may not exceed 12 credit hours. Graduate credit will be allowed for each credit
hour of graduate work beyond the six or fewer credit hours needed to complete undergraduate
requirements. Requirements for the undergraduate degree must be completed during the
semester in which the student is allowed to register for part‐time graduate work. Students
applying for admission to the Graduate School under these conditions must fill out a petition
form listing the course or courses to be taken to complete the undergraduate requirements.
Petition forms are available at http://www.gradschool.uky.edu/gsforms.html under ʺAdmission
to Special Programsʺ.
NON‐DEGREE CERTIFICATION STUDENTS
The University of Kentucky offers admission to students pursuing course work applicable
toward non‐degree certification. These include Rank I Certification and Fifth Year Certification
through the College of Education. This is a separate type of admission, which differs from post‐
baccalaureate status. Minimally, the Graduate School requires applicants for certification to
meet the same admission requirements as for post‐baccalaureate status, but the unit often
imposes additional and more rigorous requirements for admission. It is best to consult with the
Director of Graduate Studies in the specific area for which certification is sought prior to
applying.
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