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PROVISIONAL STUDIES PROGRAM

The Provisional Studies Program is a freshman year program which specifically addresses the needs of those students who do not meet regular admission requirements of the University. Students must have a minimum academic index of 450 and minimum ACT composite score of 18 for regular admission. [Academic Index = (high school GPA X 100) + (ACT Score X 10)].  Any student with an ACT composite score below 18 is also admitted provisionally, and will be placed in the Provisional Studies Program.

Provisionally admitted students are assigned to academic advisors in the Office of First Year Programs and Academic Services. These advisors will monitor and direct their academic activities. Provisionally admitted students work with their advisor(s) to design a plan of remediation in developmental courses designed to increase competency in identified areas of need.

Credits earned from developmental courses do not count toward program or general education requirements, and they do not count toward the minimum hours required for graduation. However, developmental courses do carry credit which is counted in the semester workload, and the grades earned for developmental courses are computed in the student's GPA.

To successfully exit the Provisional Studies Program and enroll in a degree program at the University, a student must:  
  1. Complete all required placement testing for developmental course needs by the first day of classes – August 22.
  2. Obtain a grade of “C” or higher in all required developmental courses.
  3. Successfully complete 24 hours with a cumulative GPA of 2.0.
  4. Successfully complete a minimum of 12 semester hours of general education requirements.
  5. Attend a minimum of five hours of documented study tables per week at an approved tutoring location.
  6. Each semester meet with an assigned academic advisor in the Office of First Year Programs and Academic Services once from August 22 – September 16 and once October 17 – 28.

Provisional students may not declare a major until all requirements have been met. Failure to satisfy the requirements of the Provisional Studies Program by the end of the freshman year will result in academic dismissal.

For more information visit, write, or call Academic Services at:  

Morehead State University
Provisional Studies Program
Allie Young Hall 222
Morehead, KY 40351
Telephone: (606) 783-2084 or (606) 783-2310
Fax: (606) 783-5018
E-mail:  Mr. Craig Dennis

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