BS Artificial Intelligence at University of Kentucky

Programme overview

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming every industry—from healthcare and business to entertainment and robotics. Our bachelor’s program prepares you to be at the forefront of this change by combining a strong foundation in math, science, and computer science with hands-on experience in building intelligent systems. You’ll start with core courses in calculus, physics, programming, writing, and engineering, then deepen your knowledge with advanced study in probability, statistics, and computing.

Faculty: Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering | Duration: 120 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall, Spring, Summer | Location: Lexington, KY, United States

What you will study

The BS in AI program prepares students with in-depth knowledge of foundations and skills for building, evaluating and using AI systems that can learn from data and interactions, reason about knowledge acquired, and make decisions and take actions to solve real world problems.

Career pathways

With a bachelor’s degree in artificial intelligence, you may pursue roles such as: Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

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Application information

Entry requirements

University/college-level requirements (not programme-specific): official high school transcript with pre-college curriculum; ACT or SAT optional (test-optional admission). Applies to admission to Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering. Programme-specific requirements: Students apply and enter this program as "Pre-Artificial Intelligence" majors. Students are fully admitted to the program when they complete the pre-major requirements. View specifics in the Academic Catalog. The minimum entry requirements for admission into the Pigman College of Engineering as a first-time freshmen student are both: ACT math score of 25 or higher, or the SAT equivalent of 590 or higher, and an Unweighted high school GPA of 3.0 or higher. Students electing to apply without test scores can view alternative entry criteria in the Undergraduate Catalog under the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering entry. Transfer Students Engineering has established transfer pathways with nearly two dozen partner institutions enabling students to seamlessly transfer into any of our degree programs.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

First-year entry term: Fall 2027 (applications open August 1). Transfer entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer.

UK is test-optional for admission and scholarships through the 2028-29 academic year; most freshman applicants may apply without an ACT or SAT score.

First-year applicants for Fall 2027: Early Action deadline December 1 (recommended for Lewis Honors College and competitive and academic scholarships); Regular Decision deadline February 15. Application fee is $50 for domestic and $60 for international applicants. Apply with the UK application or the Common App.

Transfer applicants: application deadlines are August 1 for Fall (scholarship deadline June 15), November 15 for Spring and April 15 for Summer. The application fee is $50, waived for applications fully submitted on listed Transfer Tuesday dates.

Graduate applicants apply online through The Graduate School application system; deadlines and supplemental materials are set by each programme page. Minimum undergraduate GPA 2.75, minimum graduate GPA 3.0, and 2.5 for graduate certificate applicants (programmes may require more).

Apply through the official page: https://academics.uky.edu/apply

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