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SCHOOL OF AQUACULTURE AND AQUATIC SCIENCE 

Aquaculture Research Center
103 Athletic Dr.
Frankfort, KY 40601
Email: Aquaculture@kysu.edu
Phone: (502) 597-8104
Fax: (502) 597-5088

HISTORY

The Division of Aquaculture was initiated in the mid-1980s. Originally, it was exclusively dedicated to research and extension activities. However, in 1990, the first course was offered on an experimental basis. By 1992, an undergraduate minor in Aquaculture/Aquatic Science was first available, and in 1999 the Council on Post-Secondary Education approved KSU to offer a Master of Science Degree in Aquaculture/Aquatic Science.

Until the establishment of the College of Agriculture, Community and the Sciences, the School of Aquaculture was the only program at KSU that addressed all three of the traditional Land Grant university roles: research, teaching, and extension. The Division has class offerings over the full spectrum of aquaculture, including reproduction, nutrition, water quality, physiology, production systems, economics and marketing, and fish disease. The Division also offers online classes at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.