Academics University_of_Kentucky

1 academics

1.1 departments
1.2 honors program
1.3 secu: sec academic initiative

academics
departments

students divided 16 colleges, graduate school, 93 undergraduate programs, 99 master programs, 66 doctoral programs, , 4 professional programs. university of kentucky has fifteen libraries on campus. largest william t. young library, federal depository, hosting subjects related social sciences, humanities , life sciences collections. in recent years, university has focused expenditures increasingly on research, following compact formed kentucky general assembly in 1997. directive mandated university become top 20 public research institution, in terms of overall ranking determined university itself, year 2020. university #133 in national universities, #63 in top public schools, #77 in business programs, , #91 in engineering programs (doctorate)

students divided several colleges based on interests , specializations:

college of agriculture, food , environment, founded 1908
college of arts , sciences, founded 1908
gatton college of business , economics, founded 1925 (originally college of commerce)
college of communication & information studies, founded 1976
college of dentistry, founded 1956


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college of design, founded 1964 (originally college of architecture)
college of education, founded 1923
college of engineering, founded 1918 (through merger of original colleges of civil engineering, mechanical engineering, , mines , metals)
college of fine arts, founded 1976
college of health sciences, founded 1966 (originally college of allied health personnel)
college of law, founded 1908
college of medicine, founded 1954
college of nursing, founded 1956
college of pharmacy, founded 1947 (originally established in 1870 in louisville)
college of public health, founded 2004
college of social work, founded 1968
the graduate school, founded 1912
martin school of public policy , administration
patterson school of diplomacy , international commerce

other colleges no longer in existence @ university of kentucky include college of library science (separating out of college of arts & sciences in 1968 , incorporated in 2003 college of communication , information) , college of home economics (created in 1916 , founding dean mary e. sweeney) school of human environmental sciences located within college of agriculture.

honors program

the honors program @ university of kentucky began in 1961. offers interdisciplinary, seminar-style classes of 15–20 students each h-section classes accelerate common course offerings such chemistry, biology, , physics. program intended supplement individual interests of students. students offered priority registration, one-on-one faculty attention, dedicated advising, opportunity engage in undergraduate research first semesters on campus, , directed other programs, including chellgren fellows program, gaines fellowship in humanities, university scholars program (which allows simultaneous undergraduate , graduate study), , external scholarship opportunities. additionally, students offered assistance fellowship applications, scholarship applications, study abroad opportunities, honors designation on transcript , diploma, and/or service learning interests, among other things.

beginning in 2017, honors program become lewis honors college. housed in new lewis hall.

secu: sec academic initiative

the university of kentucky member of sec academic consortium. renamed secu, initiative collaborative endeavor designed promote research, scholarship , achievement among member universities in southeastern conference (sec). secu formed mission serve means bolster collaborative academic endeavors of sec universities. goals include highlighting endeavors , achievements of sec faculty, students , universities , advancing academic reputation of sec universities.