According to law, the University of Kentucky and all other state-supported institutions of higher education assess tuition fees on the basis of Kentucky or non-Kentucky residency. The policy for determining residency is established by the Commonwealth of Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. Students who are unsure of their residency status should check with the Registrar's Office before applying for admission.
| Semesters: Fall and Spring | Resident | Non-resident |
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Full-Time Student Graduate School |
$1,636 | 4,578 |
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Part-Time Student Graduate School (per hour fee) |
$ 170 | $ 496 |
| Summer School Terms: | Resident | Non-resident |
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Full-Time Student (Eight-Week Session only) Graduate |
$ 856 | $2,486 |
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Part-Time Student and Four-Week Session (per hour fee) Graduate |
$ 170 | $ 496 |
| Four-Week Session: | ||
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Four credit hours is the maximum course load and fees will be assessed separately per hour. |
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| Eight-Week Session: | ||
| Full-time fees are attained at five hours for The Graduate School. | ||
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Semester (Full-time) |
Annual Charges |
Eight-Week Summer (Full-time) |
Part-time and Four-Week Fee Per Credit Hour |
| $168.00 | $336.00 | $36.00 | $6.00 |
Financial assistance is available in the form of fellowships and assistantships, as well as research funding. A fellowship is a non-service award made to superior students to assist in the pursuit of an advanced degree. An assistantship is an appointment to specified teaching or research duties. There is a common application form for both fellowships and assistantships.
Fellowships
There are more than 300 non-service fellowships available in all areas of graduate work. The majority of these fellowships carry a tuition scholarship as well as a stipend. Tenure may be from one to three years, depending on fellowship type. While fellowships are formally awarded by The Graduate School, nominations for most fellowships are made by the department in which a student seeks to enroll.
Almost all fellowships are awarded for the academic year. There are virtually no fellowships that begin in the spring semester. Departments make fellowship nominations by February for the next academic year, so students interested in a fellowship should submit applications by that time. Later applicants have a reduced chance of obtaining a fellowship. Notification regarding awarding of fellowships comes from The Graduate School by early May.
Assistantships
Approximately 1500 teaching or research assistantships are available from departments and other units of the University. In addition to an assistantship stipend, full or partial tuition scholarships are available for most assistantship holders.
The majority of assistantships are awarded for the academic year. Students interested in an assistantship should submit applications by February 1 for the next academic year; late applicants have a reduced chance of obtaining an assistantship. Most assistantship decisions are made by April for the coming academic year.
Notification of an assistantship comes from the department. Questions about the availability of positions and the status of assistantship applications should be addressed to the Director of Graduate Studies in the department a student seeks to enter.
Funds are available to students enrolled in graduate programs for assistance with expenses relating to dissertation or thesis research as well as for travel to present research at professional meetings. Students should check with the Graduate School Fellowship Office regarding application materials for student support.
Students should check with the Director of Graduate Studies in the department they seek to enter for information regarding nomination for other research support funds that may be available from The Graduate School.
The convenience of an on-campus health care facility, a low-cost prepaid plan for outpatient services, and an excellent student group hospitalization plan—all are designed to make UK's total health plan attractive and economical for graduate and professional students, both full-time and part-time.
All full-time students pay a health fee in fall and spring semesters which entitles them to medical and mental health care at the University Health Service. Students who attend either of the summer sessions may pay the health fee only for the session they attend or they may pay for the whole summer.
Part-time students may prepay the health fee or may use the health service on a fee-for-service basis; the health fee may be paid at the Student Billing Office or at the University Health Service cashier's office.
The University Health Service is located in the Medical Plaza across Rose Street from the Medical Center. The health service clinic hours during the fall and spring semesters are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday; 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday and Thursday; and Saturday morning, 9 to 11 a.m. Summer hours may vary. All visits are made by appointment. Saturday hours are for emergencies and follow-up visits from previous appointments; there are no Saturday hours during summer terms and school breaks. The clinic is staffed by physicians, nurses, psychiatrists, and other health professionals who are specialists in the health problems of young adults.
Spouses of eligible students are welcome to receive their primary care at the health service. They are charged for all services rendered. Children and other family members are not eligible.
Services covered by the health fee include: unlimited visits to physicians and nurses for an illness or injuries, laboratory services and x-rays ordered by the health service clinician as part of evaluation for an illness or injury, some medications, allergy shots and immunizations, and visits to the professionals in the Mental Health Service. For additional information, contact the University Health Service at (606) 323-5823.
Services related to hospitalization, surgical procedures and accident care, and any other health care provided outside the University Health Service, are not covered by the health fee. The University of Kentucky strongly endorses the belief that students should have health insurance, either provided by their parents' insurance company.
Students who receive services provided through campus facilities that are traditionally covered by insurance plans (hospitalization, accidents/injuries, surgical procedures) will be furnished with an itemized statement suitable to forward to the student's insurance carrier. UK international students must have hospitalization insurance that is payable in the United States, and must pay any charges insurance does not cover. It is imperative that students have insurance for themselves, and for their spouse and children if they are married, because of the extremely high cost of medical care. The University, including University Hospital, assumes no responsibility for a student's medical expenses.
UK Student Group Insurance Plan
The University Health Service can assist students in obtaining health insurance coverage. The annual policy provides year-round coverage. University of Kentucky Lexington Campus and Lexington Community College undergraduate students taking six credit hours or more, and graduate students taking three credit hours or more, are eligible for enrollment. Students may also purchase coverage for their spouse and/or children.
The premium may be paid annually, semi-annually or quarterly by check, Visa or MasterCard. Enrollment may be continued from one year to the next by re-enrolling within 14 days from the enrollment date. Although students are encouraged to enroll at the beginning of the school year, enrollment is available throughtout the policy year.
Insurance information packets for the upcoming school year will be available in mid-July at the University Health Services. For further information and enrollment dates, call (606) 323-5823, ext. 230.
The current insurance plan is underwritten by the MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.
The University Counseling and Testing Center has a staff of licensed psychologists whose primary function is to address the emotional/psychological issues of both undergraduate and graduate students. Some typical concerns for graduate students include: feelings of depression, anxiety, stress due to the demands of graduate school, quality of interpersonal relationships, loneliness and isolation, grief, time management, refinement of critical thinking skills, career and life planning, and other issues of a personal nature.
All counseling sessions are free, voluntary, and confidential. The services are available by appointment to fee-paying students enrolled for at least six semester hours. Graduate students enrolled for thesis or dissertation hours also are eligible
In addition to counseling with individual students, the Center offers couples (significant others) and group counseling. General counseling groups are ongoing and reconstituted each semester and participants work on a variety of issues There are also special focus groups (such as Bridges, a support group for graduate African-American women, an eating disorders group, and a discussion group for LD/ADHD).
Appointments and further information may be obtained by calling 257-8701 or by coming to the Center, 301 Frazee Hall
The University of Kentucky Housing Office operates over 700 apartments for full-time single graduate students and student families. These apartments are rented on a 12-month lease agreement basis, including academic recesses.
The apartment complexes are in six different areas. They are: Commonwealth Village; Cooperstown; Shawneetown; Linden Walk; Rose Lane and Greg Page Stadium View. These complexes consist of efficiency and one-bedroom apartments except for a limited number of two-bedroom apartments in Shawneetown and Greg Page Stadium View.
Applying for University Apartment Housing
The one and two-bedroom units have a living room, kitchen, dining area and a bathroom. The efficiency apartments have a living room-bedroom combination, kitchen, and bath.
All apartments are adequately furnished. Furnishings vary according to the complex. If an unfurnished or partially furnished apartment is desired, arrangements must be approved with the Apartment Housing Office.
Waterbeds are not permitted in any UK apartments. It is recommended that students bring their own lamps; it is best to wait until after moving in to purchase or secure other accessories.
Apartment assignments are made according to the date the completed application is returned to the Apartment Housing Office with a $150 reservation/security deposit. Priority will be given to returning residents. Filing an application does not guarantee an assignment, nor does it in any way coincide with or affect admission to the University. Once an assignment is confirmed with the applicant, cancellation or failure to occupy the apartment will result in forfeiture of the deposit.
Approximately 30 days prior to the desired date of occupancy, students will be notified about the assignment.
Rent payment, which includes all utilities, is due the first day of each month. Payments must be received in the Apartment Housing Office on or before the 10th of each month, or a $15 late fee will be assessed. If a student moves in any time other than the first of the month, the rent will be pro-rated for the days occupied. Rent begins when the apartment keys are picked up.
The student renting the apartment is responsible for completion of a 30-day written notice to vacate when he or she decides to move out at the expiration of the lease.
The $150 reservation/security deposit is placed in a non-interest bearing account until the termination of the lease. The deposit, less any charges for cleaning, rent, missing or damaged property, will be refunded within 30 days after the resident moves out.
If an application is withdrawn prior to receiving an assignment, or within 10 days after an assignment is made, the deposit will be refunded. If an apartment is not available, the application will be cancelled and the deposit will be refunded.
Upon request, an application and deposit will be held for consideration as apartments become available. A refund of the deposit will be made if the student is refused admission to the University and the Apartment Housing Office is notified in writing within 30 days after notice of rejection from the Admissions Office.
Except for residents of Rose Lane and Linden Walk, telephones (i.e., the instruments) are provided by the University. If telephone service is desired, contact Wildcat Calling, 255 Student Center, 257-1005 for hook-up and for information on charges.
Note: Rose Lane and Linden Walk residents must contact GTE to arrange for telephone service.
Parking is restricted in all apartment complex lots and permits may be purchased from the Public Safety Division, located at the corner of Rose Street and Euclid Avenue. You must show a copy of your lease or sublease at the Public Safety Division Office in order to obtain a permit.
Students are required to keep apartments in a clean and sanitary condition. University custodial staff maintains only the public areas.
Pets are not allowed in apartments or in the University housing areas.
Any point on campus may be reached easily by riding the free University shuttle bus which runs every 20 minutes. The bus passes within one block of the apartments.
Carpets in all University apartments are cleaned before residents move in. Once a resident occupies an apartment, carpet cleaning and care is the resident's responsibility. Carpet cleaning machines can be rented at local grocery and hardware stores.
If a single graduate student desires to have another single graduate student reside with him or her, a sublease must be signed by the second student through the Apartment Housing Office. Information concerning the sublease is explained in the Rental Agreement.
