Admissions

General Admission Policies and Procedures

Kentucky Wesleyan College welcomes students who have prepared themselves for success at a competitive college. Applications for admission are reviewed individually upon receipt of all appropriate academic credentials. Students are notified of their admission status as soon as possible. Kentucky Wesleyan College is committed to admitting those applicants who demonstrate the potential for academic success at the College.

Admission to the College will be based on an evaluation of all materials required for admissions and may include any additional documentation requested by the Admissions Office or Academic Program in addition to the students’ extracurricular involvement.

Undergraduate students who plan to attend Kentucky Wesleyan College must submit an enrollment deposit according to their status. Students who are part of our online programs or commute to campus should submit a $100 deposit, residential students must submit a $200 enrollment deposit, and international students submit a $600 enrollment deposit at the completion of the admissions process. The enrollment deposit is refundable by written request submitted to the Admissions Office no later than May 1 for Fall applicants. Spring and Summer term deposits are nonrefundable.

Applicants may be reviewed by the Admissions Committee for further consideration. In some instances, the Admissions Office or Admissions Committee may request additional information before making a decision, including requesting an on-campus interview. Although an on-campus interview is not required, the College believes that such an interview is beneficial to students and parents and strongly encourages applicants to contact the Admissions Office to schedule a campus visit.

Applicants who do not meet admissions standards and are denied admission have the right to appeal the decision. The appeal must bring to light new compelling academic and/or personal information as well as details pertaining to extenuating circumstances that were not addressed in the original application submitted to the Admissions Office for consideration.

All offers of admission are contingent upon satisfactory completion of courses in-progress at the time of admission and a continuing record of good character. Kentucky Wesleyan College reserves the right to withdraw an offer of admission at its discretion for unsatisfactory academic performance or any behavior deemed unbecoming of the Kentucky Wesleyan College community anytime up to the date of enrollment.

Any student accepted whose documentation is not complete (all documents final or official) will be required to sign a letter acknowledging that admission is provisional and that it is their responsibility to submit the required documentation prior to the deadline outlined in the letter. If the documentation is not received by the deadline, the students’ classes may be cancelled, and they risk being administratively withdrawn from the college and responsible for incurred charges.

Kentucky Wesleyan College does not discriminate in its admissions policies based on race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Admissions Application Requirements

	Application for Admissions Submitted	High School Transcript or GED Certification	All College Transcripts	ACT or SAT Scores	Letter of Good Standing or Purpose/Permission	Enrollment Deposit Required
Freshman	YES	YES	YES	OPT		YES
Home-Schooled	YES	YES	YES	OPT		YES
International	YES	YES	YES	OPT		YES
Non-traditional	YES	YES				YES
Transfer (24 or more hours completed)	YES	YES	YES			YES
Transfer (Less than 24 hours completed)	YES	YES	YES	OPT		YES
First Semester Transfer	YES	YES	YES	OPT		YES
Re-Entering Student	YES		YES			YES
Auditors	YES				YES
Dual Credit	YES	YES		YES	YES
Dual Enrollment	YES	YES		YES	YES
Non-Degree Seeking	YES	YES				YES
Post-Baccalaureate	YES		YES			YES
Senior Citizens	YES				YES
Transient					YES	YES
Graduate	YES		YES

Undergraduate Admission as a Degree Seeking Student

Anyone may enroll at Kentucky Wesleyan College to complete coursework to apply toward a degree. Students must complete an application for admission, and any specific items included below in the appropriate status.

Institutional scholarships are available to students in a degree seeking status.

Degree seeking students have various statuses:

Freshman
Home-Schooled
International
Non-Traditional
Transfer
First-Semester Transfer
Re-Entering

Freshman Admission

Students planning to enter the College immediately following graduation from high school are encouraged to submit an application for admission during the Fall semester of their senior year. A student must submit a completed application and a final high school transcript, a General Education Development (GED) Certificate, or Certified Adult High School Diploma for enrollment. An unofficial secondary transcript may be utilized for admissions decision consideration. Official ACT or SAT scores are optional for admissions consideration but encouraged prior to enrollment. Applications will be accepted as long as the College has space to accommodate students.

Home-Schooled Student Admission

Home-schooled students are required to submit an application for admission, ACT or SAT I scores, and transcript documenting performance in secondary-level coursework, and any other relevant curriculum information including any dual credit or college level courses completing during the program.

International Student Admission

Kentucky Wesleyan College welcomes students from throughout the world. International students must submit an application, an English translation and native translation of their secondary school transcript and ACT or SAT scores. The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) test is required for all nonnative speakers of English with a minimum score of 520 (paper based), 70 (internet based), or 200 (computer based) or Duolingo scores meeting the minimum TOEFL equivalency. International students must also submit a certification of finances attesting to the willingness and ability of their parent(s) or guardian(s) to offer financial support while attending Kentucky Wesleyan College. Upon being granted admission to the college, international students are required to submit a $500 tuition deposit and an additional $100 housing deposit for residential students. Once the student’s deposit is received, Kentucky Wesleyan College will issue the student an I-20 immigration form. To determine if an International Student qualifies for academic merit awards the student can elect to submit official ACT or SAT scores.

Non-Traditional Student Admission

Students who are 23 or older have not previously attended a regionally accredited college or university are considered non- traditional. To be considered for admission, non-traditional students must submit a completed application, a secondary school diploma or hold a General Educational Development Test Certificate. In either case, the applicant must submit appropriate verification of his or her status. Additional information including, but not limited to ACT or SAT scores, COMPASS Test, and other evidence of academic potential may be required upon evaluation of the application.

Transfer Student Admission

Students wishing to transfer from a regionally-accredited college will be reviewed based on their completed college level work if the student has completed 24 hours or more toward required General Education or major specific requirements. A combination of high school course work and college level work, optional ACT or SAT official scores will be used if the student has less than 24 hours of college level work completed.

All students are required to submit a completed application and a final official high school transcript, a General Education Development (GED) Certificate, or Certified Adult High School Diploma, along with final official transcripts from all colleges attended for enrollment. Transfer students currently enrolled at another institution may submit an unofficial transcript pending completion of in-progress coursework to be utilized for admissions decision consideration. Transcripts reflecting completed work (secondary, complete post-secondary) should be official for admissions decision consideration. Transfer students must be academically and socially eligible to return to the institution they are currently attending and all previous institutions attended.

Students transferring from an accredited four-year college may transfer up to 90 semester hours, while students from accredited two-year colleges may transfer up to 60 semester hours. The maximum number of credit hours that can be transferred from two- and four-year institutions combined is 90 hours. Grades earned at other colleges will not be computed in determining students’ grade point average at Kentucky Wesleyan College.

Kentucky Wesleyan College recognizes completion of its General Education program for those students who have graduated with an Associate in Art or Associate in Science degree from the Kentucky Community and Technical College System who transfer to Wesleyan. Students who graduate from a Kentucky Community and Technical College with an Associate in Arts or an Associate in Science degree may transfer up to sixty semester hours.” Additionally, students who complete an “Applied Science” or “Applied Arts” degree do not receive completion of the General Education program.

All decisions on the transfer of courses and course equivalences will be made by the Registrar of the College in consultation with the appropriate program director. All transcripts are evaluated course by course. Classes must be comparable in content to courses in the Kentucky Wesleyan College curriculum to qualify as transferable credit. Wesleyan will accept liberal arts courses that we do not teach, such as all languages and other areas if they support the student’s liberal arts curriculum. Kentucky Wesleyan College will grant credit for all appropriate course work in which a minimum grade of C or above has been earned. An exception to this rule occurs if a student has completed an AA, AS, or AAS degree at a regionally accredited school with a 2.0 cumulative GPA; then courses with D grades will be accepted up to the maximum number of transferable hours. Additionally, some programs require a C or better for courses that are applicable to their program requirements. Any course with a grade below a C would not be transferable into these programs.

First Semester Transfer Student Admission

If a student applies for admission to Kentucky Wesleyan College for the term (semester) following their first semester in college and they don’t yet have a recorded cumulative college GPA, they are considered to be a first semester transfer. In this case, the student’s academic merit award and admissions decision will be conditionally based on the high school academic course work and optional ACT and/or SAT score(s).

Re-Entering (Re-Admit) Student Admission

Students who have previously attended Kentucky Wesleyan College and have not attended any other accredited college or university since leaving Kentucky Wesleyan are able to apply for re-admission to the College. At the time of application, the admissions office will contact various departments across campus in order to determine the student’s eligibility to return. All previous financial balances owed to the College must be paid.

Undergraduate Admission as a Non-Degree Seeking Student

Anyone may enroll at Kentucky Wesleyan College to complete coursework that does not apply toward a degree. Non-degree seeking students must complete an application for admission, and any specific items included below in the appropriate status. Institutional scholarships and discounts do not apply to non-degree seeking students.

Non-degree seeking students have various statuses:

Auditor
Dual Credit
Dual Enrollment
Post-Baccalaureate
Senior Citizen
Transient

Auditors
Anyone may choose to take classes at Kentucky Wesleyan College without receiving academic credit, on a space available basis by paying $50 per credit hour plus fees if applicable. Auditors must complete an application for admission and submit a letter of purpose for the course they are taking. If the student is a senior citizen, please refer to the Senior Citizen status details. Auditing is not available for individualized personal instruction.

Full-time students may audit a class without charge, assuming they do not exceed 18 hours with the addition of the audit course. Audit hours do not affect a student’s enrollment status. With the permission of his or her advisor and the instructor of the course, a student may switch from credit status to audit status in a course before midterm. After midterm, the instructor, the advisor and the Dean of the College can approve such a change in status only under extraordinary circumstances. A change to audit status will not result in a change in a student’s account unless the change is made during the designated drop/add period for that semester.

Dual Credit Admission
Students who wish to earn both high school and college credit from Kentucky Wesleyan College while still in high school may do so as dual credit students. High school students must submit an application to the Office of Admissions and be evaluated and approved to participate by their high school. Schools eligible to participate in dual credit programs with Kentucky Wesleyan College are certified by the Office of Academic Affairs.

Dual Enrollment Admission
Students who wish to attend classes and earn Kentucky Wesleyan College credit while still in high school may do so as dual enrolled students. Dual Enrollment students do not earn high school credits. High school students must submit a high school transcript and a letter of permission from their high school principal or guidance counselor.

Post-Baccalaureate Student Admission
Students who have successfully earned a baccalaureate or higher degree and wish to take additional undergraduate courses will be admitted as a post-baccalaureate student. Students with a degree from Kentucky Wesleyan College need to submit only an application for admission. Any other student must have an official transcript mailed directly to Admissions from the college that conferred his or her degree.

Senior Citizens
Anyone who is 62 years of age or more may enroll at Kentucky Wesleyan tuition free (all other fees will be payable by the student) and must complete an application form obtained in the Admissions Office and a senior citizen tuition form obtained in the Financial Aid Office. Classes may be taken for credit up to a maximum of 15 hours; at that point, the student must apply for admission and be admitted as a degree-seeking student. Tuition will then be reduced by 50%. If classes are audited (no credit is awarded – thereby no degree can be earned), senior citizens may take unlimited hours tuition free. The Technology Fee still applies to senior citizens.

Transient Student Admission
A Transient student is a student who is currently enrolled at another regionally accredited institution and wishes to enroll for specific classes for the purpose of transferring the coursework to a degree at their home institution. A transient student must complete an application for admission and submit an official statement of good standing and permission to enroll at Kentucky Wesleyan College from their home institution.

Graduate Admissions

Admission standards vary by graduate program. For specific admission requirements, please visit the appropriate program page on the Kentucky Wesleyan College website. In general, the following items will be required for admission:

A completed application form.
Baccalaureate degree or higher, or equivalent international degree, from a regionally accredited institution of higher education.
1. Final official transcript(s) from each college or college attended should be mailed to the Office of Admission and should not be marked “Issued to Student”.
2. If any transcript(s) or undergraduate degree(s) is from an international institution, you must provide an official copy to be evaluated by the Registrar’s Office. All transcripts and academic records will be credentialed and authenticated by the college. To expedite the admissions process, applicants are encouraged to submit their credentials for document authentication and a course by course evaluation to World Education Services at https://www.wes.org/; Please note, the fees for these services vary and reports must document that the credentials are authentic, indicate the U.S. equivalency for the credential (i.e., four year undergraduate degree or masters degree), and GPA. Credential transcripts and third-party credential reports must be forwarded by mail to the Kentucky Wesleyan College Office of Admission.
A current resume as required by the program.
GRE or GMAT score if required by the program. Graduate Admission does not require any standardized examination for admission; however, standardized examinations (such as the GRE, GMAT, etc.) may be required for admission to specific programs. Applicants should review the requirements for each graduate program before submitting an application. If required, standardized test scores must be received by the Office of Admissions as part of the application.
Letters of recommendation as required by the program.
Response to essay question(s) as required by the program.
Interview if required or requested by the program.
Proof of valid professional license when appropriate.
Evidence of English proficiency (international students only)

Admissions Requirements for International Graduate Students

In addition to meeting the standard graduate admission requirements, international students must provide additional information to the College.

Language Proficiency: All international students are expected to have appropriate English-language proficiency to be admitted to the college. The language proficiency is required to ensure students are adequately prepared and well positioned to succeed. Individual programs may have higher standards. For specific program standards, please visit the academic programs pages in this Catalog. In general, Kentucky Wesleyan College accepts one of the following as evidence of the required language proficiency:
TOEFL: The minimum scores are: Paper-based test 550, Internet based test 79 or 80, or Computer based test 213. http://www.ets.org/toefl
Prior educational experiences in TOEFL Exempt Countries: Students who have a secondary or high school diploma earned in TOEFL exempt countries have met the requirement. Additionally, international students who have completed at-least one year of full time college study or its equivalent (i.e., a minimum of 24 earned credit hours or its equivalent and earned a 2.0 GPA) in an exempt country have met the requirement.
Financial Affidavit: A financial affidavit certifying ability to fund the cost of attending Kentucky Wesleyan College for one academic year. Figure must be expressed in United States currency.

Admission Review Decisions

Applicants are reviewed for admission in a graduate program and will notified of the admission decision.

Admission (Regular/Full): Applicants who fulfill all admission requirements are admitted unconditionally, are in good standing, and meet the established norms determined by the specific graduate program. They may enroll in courses without restrictions.
Conditional Admission: Applicants who have not taken the required graduate admission examinations, have not satisfactorily completed all prerequisites or have any outstanding admission materials (ex. official transcript) or have not met the established norms required for regular/full admission.
1. The conditions of admission will be specified in the admission notification. All conditions of admission must be fulfilled upon the completion of twelve hours of coursework. Students who do not meet conditions of admission upon earning twelve hours will be dismissed.
Denied: Not admitted

Auditing

Persons wishing to audit a graduate course must submit a graduate application form. Auditors do not receive a grade or credit for the course. Auditors pay a fee of $1000 per course taken for audit.

Readmit Students

Students wanting to be readmitted to a graduate program at Kentucky Wesleyan College should contact the Office of Admissions to begin the readmission process. In general, the following will be required:

A completed application form if more than one year since last enrolled at Kentucky Wesleyan College. A graduate application is active for one year. Students who do not enroll within a year from the submission date will be required to reapply.
Official copies of transcripts from all college/universities attended since last admission to Kentucky Wesleyan College.
Students applying for readmission who have been previously dismissed from Kentucky Wesleyan College should refer to the Readmission After Dismissal section of the catalog.

Required Forms for Graduate Students

Students admitted to a graduate program are required to have several forms and documents on file with various campus offices during their graduate enrollment at Kentucky Wesleyan College. The Office of Admissions will support students completion of these forms, but students are responsible for the submission of these forms.

Student Health Form
Statement of Financial Responsibility
Declaration of Payment Method
Student ID Photo
FERPA Release Form

Veterans

GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Kentucky Wesleyan College is committed to providing excellent assistance and resources to Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans who have successfully completed a bachelors degree may be admitted provided they submit DD Form 214 as proof of their military standing. To apply, submit a completed online application form, DD Form 214, and all required documentation as required by the program. Kentucky Wesleyan College participates in the Post-9/11 GI Bill, including the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Visiting Students from other Institutions

A visiting student is a student who is formally admitted and enrolled at another college or college and wishes to take courses at Kentucky Wesleyan College. The following items are required:

A completed graduate application form.
A letter from the Registrar of the college or college in which the student is currently enrolled, granting permission to enroll at Kentucky Wesleyan College and indicating that the coursework will be applicable to a degree.
An unofficial transcript to determine if prerequisite courses have been successfully completed. After visiting, if a student becomes a degree-seeking student at Kentucky Wesleyan College, an official transcript from each college or college attended is required.

It is the student’s responsibility to request all transcripts. An official transcript is one that is mailed directly from the institution to Kentucky Wesleyan College; it should not be marked issued to student or addressed to the student.