The Global Scholars Program is a four-year honors program for high-achieving, highly-motivated business students who have a passion for leadership and international business. Every Global Scholar will study abroad for at least one semester and complete a Minor in International Business.
The Program’s mission is to develop perceptive business professionals well-equipped to confront challenges of a global environment through specialized curriculum and co-curricular activities designed to enhance any Gatton major. Through successful completion of the Program, students should accomplish the following goals:
In pursuit of these goals, the Global Scholars Program values:
For more information about the Global Scholars program, visit: https://www.uky.edu/honors/global-scholars-program.
Global Scholars cohorted classes are required. Global Scholars students should schedule other course work and extracurricular activities around these required classes.
Global Scholars students are held to higher standards. Students earning a 3.4 UK cumulative grade-point average (GPA) are in good academic standing within the Global Scholars Program. Students earning less than the expected 3.4 cumulative GPA are still in good academic standing if they meet the minimum standards outlined below:
Students who earn less than a 3.0 term GPA during their first semester will automatically be placed on probation. Sophomores and Juniors can also be placed on probation if their term and/or cumulative GPA is below the minimum standard and are not demonstrating progress towards the 3.4 cumulative UK GPA.
Global Scholar students must also meet the general academic standards of Gatton College. All standards of the University of Kentucky, such as academic honesty and integrity, must also be upheld. Should a student fail to meet any of these standards, this may warrant immediate expulsion from the Global Scholars Program. In some cases, the student in question may be eligible for Global Scholars Program probation.
