University Scholars Program
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 master's 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 bachelor's and the master's or doctoral degrees separately. The requirements for the bachelor's degree are unaffected.
Application to the program should be submitted at the end of the student's junior year. Applicants should have completed at least 90 credit hours of work toward the bachelor's degree, or be eligible for senior standing in the semester they are admitted to the program. The master's 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 applicant's major field and 3.20 overall. Applicants to a University Scholars program must submit both a Graduate School application and a University Scholars form with all requested signatures.
University Scholars Program Application form
| Resulting Graduate Degree | Participating Undergraduate Program(s) |
|---|---|
| MAC in Accounting | BS in Accounting |
| MS in Agricultural Economics | BA in Agricultural Economics from the University of Kentucky or Georgetown College |
| MA in Anthropology |
BA in Anthropology |
| MA in Art History and Visual Studies | BA in Art History |
| MS in Biomedical Engineering |
Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering BS in Electrical Engineering |
| MS in Chemical Engineering | BS in Chemical Engineering |
| PhD in Chemical Engineering | BS in Chemical Engineering |
| MS in Civil Engineering | BS in Civil Engineeing |
| MA in Classics | BA in Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Cultures - Classics option |
| MS in Computer Science | BSCS in Computer Science |
| MS in Counselor Education | Kentucky State University Graduate |
| MA in Diplomacy and International Commerce | BA in Agricultural Economics |
| MSEE in Electrical Engineering |
BSEE in Electrical Engineering BSCOE in Computer Engineering |
| MA in English | BA/BS in English |
| MS in Family Sciences | BS in Family Sciences |
| MA in French | BA in Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Cultures - French and Francophone Studies option |
| MA in German | BA/BS in Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Cultures - German Studies option |
| MA in Hispanic Studies | BA in Spanish |
| MA in History | BA in History |
| MA in Linguistic Theory and Typology | BS/BA in Linguistics |
| MS in Manufacturing Systems Engineering |
BS in Electrical Engineering BS in Mechanical Engineering |
| MSMSCE in Materials Science and Engineering |
BSMAE in Materials Engineering |
| MA/MS in Mathematics |
BA/BS in Mathematics |
| PhD in Mechanical Engineering |
BSME in Mechanical Engineering |
| MS in Medical Sciences | BS in Agricultural Biotechnology |
| MS in Mining Engineering | BS in Mining Engineering |
| MM in Music Performance | BM in Music Performance |
| MS in Nutrition and Food Systems |
BS in Dietetics BS in Human Nutrition |
| MA in Philosophy | BA/BS in Philosophy |
| MS in Physics | BS in Physics |
| MPH in Public Health | BA in Public Health |
| MS in Retailing and Tourism Management | BS in Nutrition and Food Systems |
| MSW in Social Work | BA in Social Work |