Student Resources
Important Graduate School Information
General Information for All Students
Getting Help with Finances
Basic Necessities of Student Life
Getting Your Bearings
Computer & Information Resources
Professional & Career Development Resources
Wellness Resources
Keeping Informed
Writing & Publishing
Child Care
Solving Academic Disputes
Additional Resources and Services
Important Graduate School Information
- Graduate School Bulletin
View the current Graduate School Bulletin. - Graduate Degree Programs
Get information about the programs you wish to pursue. - Directors of Graduate Studies
Find the name and contact information for the DGS for your program. - Policies for International Travel
Information for students traveling abroad for educational purposes.
General Information for All Students
- Registrar
- Academic Calendar
- Tuition & Fees
- Cost of Attendance | Student Success (uky.edu) - The total estimated expense to attend UK, including tuition, fees, housing, meals, books, supplies, transportation, and personal expenses.
- Tuition and Fees 2024-2025 | University of Kentucky Student Account Services (uky.edu) - The specific charges for instruction and related services, excluding other living and personal expenses.
- Schedule of Classes
- myUK
- Student Rights & Responsibilities
- UK Police
- Vaccination & Compliance
- University Policy and Appropriate Relationships Course
Getting Help with Finances
- Financial Aid
- Teaching & Research Assistantships
- Fellowship Opportunities
- Student Funding
- Student Employment
- Student Account Services
Basic Necessities of Student Life
- Student ID (UKID)
- Graduate & Family Housing
- Dining Services
- Parking & Campus Transportation
- Postal Services
Getting Your Bearings
- Campus Maps
- Campus Shuttles
- LEXTRAN
Lexington's local bus service is free for UK students, faculty, & staff. - Lexington Visitor Center
Get maps, city information, and lists of local attractions, restaurants, and shopping.
Computer & Information Resources
Professional & Career Development Resources
Wellness Resources
- Student Wellbeing Resources (WellKentucky)
- University Health Service
Find out what services are covered by the Health Fee. - Counseling Center
- Student Wellness Center
- Campus Recreation and Wellness
- The Arboretum: State Botanical Garden of Kentucky
- PhD Balance
Join this community dedicated to empowering graduate students and helping them grow their own resilience.
The POWER office is offering another series of health and wellness coaching just for graduate students. Graduate Group Health and Wellness Coaching is a 4-week series available for all Graduate Students! Join a group of your peers to talk through the stressors in graduate school and life and develop healthier coping strategies as well as peer accountability to work towards those goals!
Sessions are virtually from 12-12:50 on November 12th, 19th, 26th, and December 5th.
You must register for each session individually.
Questions? Email meghan.wolf@uky.edu
Week 2: Building Resilience with Mindfulness & Regulation - November 19th 12PM Virtual
Students will discuss and engage in various techniques for managing stress and build their toolbox for regulation and resilience in stress inducing situations.
BBNvolved - Prevention, Outreach, and Wellness Education Resources - Graduate Group Health and Wellness Coaching: Week 2 - Event DetailsWeek 3: Time & Energy Management - November 26th 12PM Virtual
Students will engage with tools to prioritize and manage time effectively and will engage in discussion to share best practices along with practice in creating a personal productivity system.
BBNvolved - Prevention, Outreach, and Wellness Education Resources - Graduate Group Health and Wellness Coaching: Week 3 - Event Details
Week 4: Building Support & Coping Strategies - December 5th 12PM Virtual
This session will be spent on fostering social support and setting self-care goals along with creating accountability within the group.
BBNvolved - Prevention, Outreach, and Wellness Education Resources - Graduate Group Health and Wellness Coaching: Week 4 - Event Details
Keeping Informed
- Kentucky Kernel
UK's campus newspaper - Student Government Association (SGA)
- UK Graduate Student Congress
- National Association of Graduate-Professional Students
- Lexington Herald-Leader
Read about local, state, national, and world news. - Research Communications
Writing & Publishing
- Proposal Development Office
Get information about writing grants. - Electronic Theses & Dissertations
Plan now to submit your thesis or dissertation in electronic form. - Writing Center
- Thesis & Dissertation Writing Camp
Child Care
- UK Early Childhood Laboratory
ECL is located on campus and provides early childhood education to 57 children from six weeks of age through pre-school. This program is operated by the College of Education and provides both full-time and part-time schedules. (859) 257-7732. - Woodland Early Learning Center
- Additional Child Care Resources
Solving Academic Disputes
- Academic Ombud
The helps resolve academic disputes between students and faculty or administration. When students are unable to resolve grievances or complaints through usual means, the ombud may be able to expedite the process or advise the student about the proper procedures to follow. Problems include, but are not limited to, violation of students' academic rights, unfair teaching and grading practices, cheating and plagiarism, and discrimination and harassment. All cases are held in strict confidence. - Appeals, Complaints, & Concerns
Sometimes students need to address complaints and bring up issues of concern both inside and outside the classroom. You can go to this site to find out the path for appeals, complaints, and other concerns.
Note: Some Web sites to which these materials provide links for the convenience of users are not managed by the University of Kentucky. The University does not review, control, or take responsibility for the contents of those sites.
Additonal Resources and Services
- UK International Center
International students should check in with this office upon arriving in Lexington - UK Legal Clinic
Senior law students work under the supervision of an experienced lawyer to provide basic legal services to those who, because of income limitations, could not otherwise secure representation. - Career Center
- Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Center
- Disability Resource Center
- Office for Institutional Diversity
- Office for LGBTQ Resources
- Violence Intervention & Prevention (VIP) Center
- International Health, Safety & Security Office
Students traveling internationally can access the international travel registry from this site, as well as information on the University’s international insurance plan and other resources that may be helpful during their time abroad. - UK Religious Advisors Staff
- Center for English As A Second Language
- Education Abroad & Exchanges
- Report discrimination, harassment or sexual misconduct
- Community of Concern
- Student Employment