Project Graduate

Project Graduate is a statewide initiative to assist adult learners who have accumulated 80 or more credit hours to return to finish their first bachelor’s degree.

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UK Project Graduate benefits include:

• Single point of contact

• Application Fee waiver

• Academic Advising

• Priority enrollment

• Quick admit

• Degree Summary/Audit

• Academic Bankruptcy on case-by-case basis

Frequently Asked Questions: 

What are the criteria for Project Graduate?

• Prior UK Students must meet the following criteria:

  • You must be eligible for readmission to complete your 1st bachelor degree

  • You must have at least 80 earned credits

  • You must have been out of school for at least 2 years

• Transfer Students from public institutions in the state of Kentucky must meet the following criteria:

  • You must be eligible as a transfer to complete your 1st bachelor degree

  • You must have at least 80 earned hours

  • You must have been out of school for at least 2 years
     

I have 80 credit hours but some are from a community college, will those apply?

• Yes, but UK limits the total number of transfer credit hours from a community college to 67 credits.
   

Do I have to complete the same degree I started?

• No. UK offers many degree programs and majors. Visit http://www.uky.edu/registrar/content/2015-16-majors for more information.
   

I have been out of school for 20 years. Can I still return?

• Yes. Project Graduate students can return at any age.
   

Are there any on-line classes available?

• Yes. Visit http://www.uky.edu/ukonline/ for more information.
   

Can I test out of classes?

• Yes. UK allows credit by exam for CLEP. Visit http://www.uky.edu/registrar/sites/www.uky.edu.registrar/files/sap_1.pdf for more information.
   

Does a Project Graduate degree differ from any other bachelor degree?

• Project Graduate is not a degree, but a program to assist students who want to return to pursue any UK undergraduate program.
   

How do I apply?

• Complete this short application and mail it, along with all your college transcripts, to the address below: 

  Office of Undergraduate Admission and University Registrar
  University of Kentucky
  100 W.D. Funkhouser Bldg.
  Lexington, KY 40506-0054
   

Does UK offer any options for childcare?

• Yes, please go to the Child Development Center of the Bluegrass website at http://www.cdcbg.org/ to find more information.

For more information, contact Aaron Vaught, at aaron.vaught@uky.edu or (859) 257-2031.