University of King's College
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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The short answer
- King's sets minimum averages by program: 70% for a general BA or BMus, 75% for FYP routes and the BSc, and 80% for journalism.
- You also need senior English at 70% and four senior courses with no grade under 60%.
- For BSc routes, senior math at 70% replaces one of those four courses.
- Fall 2027 deadlines are not published yet; King's lists only September 2026 entry and January 2027 entry.
- For September 2026 entry, March 1, 2026 was the scholarship deadline and the early deadline for FYP and journalism.
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Overview
Entity answer
A small King's community connected to Dalhousie's breadth
The University of King's College is a separate Halifax university. It is in formal association with Dalhousie. Its academic calendar is exact. With only minor exceptions, students who enrol at King's and students who enrol at Dalhousie for a BA, BMus or BSc take the same courses. The same professors teach them. They are in the same classrooms at the same times. They are awarded the same degree. That degree is the Dalhousie BA or BMus or BSc. Joint King's/Dalhousie degrees are conferred for BA and BSc degrees only where one of King's combined honours programs is completed.
70–80%
Published minimums, by degree
1,000+
Students, at a 15:1 ratio
2,500+
Courses across King’s and Dalhousie
Fall 2027 admission dates are not published
King's currently publishes September 2026 entry and January 2027 entry only. This guide records those dates as planning benchmarks and will not copy them forward as confirmed Fall 2027 deadlines.
Fall 2027 cycle status
2027 pending · Fall 2027
Not yet published. King's dates page currently carries only September 2026 entry and January 2027 entry. The September 2026 sequence ran October 15, 2025 (early admissions and residence applications open). It ran March 1, 2026 (entrance scholarship and major award consideration, and the early deadline for FYP and Bachelor of Journalism (Honours)). It ran April 1, 2026 (international deadline and the residence guarantee deadline). It ran May 15, 2026 (admission deposit). It ran July 31, 2026 (Canadian and American high school plus transfer applicants). It ran August 15, 2026 (returning King's/Dalhousie and visiting students).
The March 1 / April 1 / May 15 pattern comes back every year. So use it for planning only. King's offers admission on a rolling basis. So the operative advice, which is to apply early, does not depend on a published Fall 2027 date.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: Admissions dates and deadlines (current published cycles) · Verified August 15, 2026
What the King's and Dalhousie association actually means
2026/2027 academic calendar · Published for this period
King's academic calendar states that students who enroll at King's are taught in the same courses by the same professors. This is also true for students who enroll at Dalhousie for a BA, BMus or BSc degree. There are only minor exceptions. They are taught in the same classrooms at the same times. They are awarded the same degree, the Dalhousie BA or BMus or BSc. Joint King's/Dalhousie degrees are conferred for BA and BSc degrees. This happens where one of King's Combined Honours programs is completed.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: Academic calendar 2026/2027: King's and Dalhousie · Verified August 15, 2026
Size and shared course catalogue
University-published counts · Published for this period
King's publishes a student population of 1,000+. It publishes a 15:1 student-faculty ratio. It publishes an average class size of 30. King's is academically intertwined with Dalhousie. So King's students choose from more than 2,500 courses, 60+ degree options, and over 98 exchange programs across the two institutions.
These are King's own marketing counts, not audited enrolment data. Treat them as directional.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: About King's: size, class size, and shared Dalhousie resources · Verified August 15, 2026
Canada's oldest chartered university, on an Oxford-style quad
Current institutional description · Published for this period
King's describes over 230 years of history as Canada's oldest chartered university. It was founded in 1789. Its campus is built on the Oxford-Cambridge model of small colleges around a quadrangle. Students, dons, deans and the President live together on campus. King's says that close proximity has a profound impact on the culture of the College.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: College traditions · Verified August 15, 2026
Detailed application guides
Admissions Planning
King's College Halifax admission requirements and deadlines
There is no single King's cut-off. The overall average you need runs from 70% for a general BA or BMus. It is 75% for any Foundation Year Program route and the BSc. It is 80% for the Bachelor of Journalism (Honours). All of them are eligibility floors, not guaranteed admission cut-offs. Match the exact route before you apply. This matters most where a science prerequisite, a writing sample, or a music audition applies.
| Applicant route | Published requirement pattern |
|---|---|
| Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Music (general) | 70% overall average. Senior academic English at a minimum grade of 70%. Four additional senior-level courses with no grade below 60%. King's states on every panel that meeting the minimum entrance average does not guarantee admission. |
| Any Foundation Year Program route (BA, BMus, BSc) | 75% overall average. The senior English and additional-course pattern is the same. You also send an academic writing sample with the application. |
| Bachelor of Science (general and FYP) | 75% overall average, senior English at 70%, a senior math at 70% (in Ontario, MHF4U or MCV4U), and three additional senior courses with no grade below 60%. |
| Bachelor of Journalism (Honours) | 80% overall average. This is the highest published King's minimum. Senior English at 70% and four additional senior courses at 60% or better are also needed. A journalism portfolio and references are optional. |
| Ontario high-school applicant | Present NBE4U, ENG4U, ETS4U or EAE4U at a minimum grade of 70%, plus four additional 4U/4M courses with no grade below 60% (three plus MHF4U or MCV4U for science routes), at the average published for the specific degree. Supply official transcripts and/or an OUAC number. |
| International applicant | Meet the program requirement for the home curriculum. Where English is not a first language, supply proof of proficiency. For example, IELTS 6.5 with no band below 6.0, TOEFL 90 with 20 in each band, or Duolingo 120. |
| Transfer applicant | A minimum GPA (grade point average) of 2.0 on a 4.3 scale, with strong grades in English. You also need official transcripts from every previous institution. Transfer credit requires a grade of C or higher. It also requires a King's/Dalhousie equivalency and the paid $200 admission deposit. |
| Bachelor of Music applicant | Meet the academic minimum, complete the supplemental music application inside the admission application, and follow the Fountain School of Performing Arts application and audition procedures. |
Fall 2027
Not yet published
King’s dates page currently carries only September 2026 entry and January 2027 entry. Do not treat the 2026 dates as confirmed for Fall 2027.
Every cycle
Rolling admission
Offers of admission to all programs are made on a rolling basis. Many programs are limited enrolment. So King's advises applying as early as possible.
Scholarships, FYP, and BJH benchmark
March 1, 2026
For the published September 2026 cycle, March 1 (11:59 p.m. AST) was the entrance scholarship and major-award deadline, the deadline for official mid-year grades, and the early application deadline for FYP and Bachelor of Journalism (Honours).
International and residence guarantee
April 1, 2026
The same cycle set April 1 as the international application deadline. It also set April 1 as the residence application deadline. This deadline is for the residence guarantee.
Deposit and final application dates
May 15 to August 15, 2026
May 15 was the admission deposit and scholarship offer acceptance deadline. July 31 was the Canadian and American high-school and transfer deadline. August 15 was the date for returning King's/Dalhousie and visiting students.
January 2027 entry (BA and BSc)
September 15 and November 15, 2026
King's publishes a live winter intake. The date is September 15, 2026 for international applicants. It is November 15, 2026 for Canadian, American, and visiting students. Classes begin in January 2027.
Dalhousie administers the application system, but King's and Dalhousie applications are separate. Select the University of King's College application in the portal. After submitting the first choice, an undergraduate applicant can request a second King's program under the same application fee.
Published minimum averages differ by degree
Current requirements · Published for this period
There is no single King's cut-off. The published high-school minimums differ by degree. The general Bachelor of Arts and general Bachelor of Music need 70% overall. Any Foundation Year Program route needs 75%. These routes are BA-FYP, BMus-FYP, BSc and BSc-FYP. The Bachelor of Journalism (Honours) needs 80%. Every route also requires senior academic English at a minimum grade of 70%. You also need four more senior-level courses with no grade below 60%. BSc routes substitute a senior math plus three more courses. In Ontario, that math is MHF4U or MCV4U at 70%. King's repeats on every panel that meeting the minimum entrance average does not guarantee admission.
The old summary of 75% for everything is wrong in both directions. General BA applicants clear at 70%. Journalism applicants need 80%.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: Undergraduate admission requirements by province and program · Verified August 15, 2026
Ontario course pattern
Current requirements · Published for this period
Ontario applicants present Contemporary Aboriginal Voices (NBE4U), English (ENG4U), Studies in Literature (ETS4U) or Anglais (EAE4U) at a minimum grade of 70%, plus four additional 4U/4M level courses with no grade below 60%, at the program's overall average. BSc and BSc-FYP applicants instead present MHF4U or MCV4U at 70% plus three additional 4U/4M courses. Ontario students supply official transcripts and/or an OUAC number, but King's is not an OUAC-only school—the application itself runs through the Dalhousie-administered portal.
Applies to: Ontario high school
University of King's College: Undergraduate admission requirements by province and program · Verified August 15, 2026
How the application actually works
Current process · Published for this period
Dalhousie University administers King's online application system. But the two universities' applications are separate. Applicants create an account. They must select the appropriate University of King's College application when entering the portal. After submitting a first-choice application, an undergraduate applicant can log into the Application Status Portal. There they can submit a second-choice program form. That is two applications under one application fee.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: Undergraduate applications and the shared Dalhousie portal · Verified August 15, 2026
Rolling offers and limited enrolment
Current policy · Published for this period
King's states that offers of admission to all programs are made on a rolling basis. It also states that many programs are limited enrolment. So applicants should apply as early as possible. Applications received after the July 31 Canadian and American high-school deadline can still be considered where space is available. This can go right up to the start of classes. But that is capacity-dependent, not a second deadline.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: Admissions dates and deadlines (current published cycles) · Verified August 15, 2026
January 2027 entry is open and dated
January 2027 entry · Published for this period
King's publishes a live winter intake for the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science. Applications opened January 2, 2026. The international deadline is September 15, 2026. The Canadian, American, and visiting-student deadline is November 15, 2026. Classes begin in January 2027. FYP is a full-year program. So a January start means a different first-year shape.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: Admissions dates and deadlines (current published cycles) · Verified August 15, 2026
Supplementary materials by route
Current requirements · Published for this period
Foundation Year Program applications need an academic writing sample. Bachelor of Journalism (Honours) applicants may send a journalism portfolio and references. Both are listed as optional. Bachelor of Music applicants complete a supplemental music application inside the admission application. They also follow the Fountain School of Performing Arts application and audition procedures. BA Theatre (Acting) applicants flag their interest. They are then asked for a one-page declaration, a current photo, a resume of relevant experience, and two referee names. Any applicant with a break in studies is asked for a letter of activities after first review.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: Undergraduate admission requirements by province and program · Verified August 15, 2026
English-language evidence
Current requirements · Published for this period
Published minimums: IELTS 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0; TOEFL (including TOEFL at Home) 90 overall with 20 in each band on the 1-120 scale, or 4.5 overall on the 1-6 scale with 4.5 Listening and 4.0 Reading, Speaking and Writing, and 4.0 or better on the essay or TOEFL Writing Test; Duolingo 120; Michigan English Test 55; CAEL 70; PTE Academic 61 overall with no skill below 50; Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency 180 overall with no band below 170; Oxford ELLT 7 overall with no component below 6 (code UKC10). Curriculum routes also qualify: IB English A at 5 or English B at 6, AP English at 4, and GCSE/IGCSE English Language or Literature at B. Three full-time years at an English-language secondary school, or one full-time year post-secondary, may remove the requirement entirely.
Applies to: International
University of King's College: Undergraduate English language requirements · Verified August 15, 2026
Transfer, CAPE, and US applicant routes
Current requirements · Published for this period
Transfer applicants need a minimum GPA of 2.0 on a 4.3 scale. They also need strong grades in English. They must send official transcripts from every previous institution. Transfer credit requires the paid $200 admission deposit. It also requires a final grade of C or higher, a King's/Dalhousie course equivalency, and relevance to the program. CAPE applicants must hold CSEC results in at least five subjects including English. They also need a minimum of two 2-unit CAPE subjects. 2-unit CAPE results of 1, 2 or 3 can earn transfer credit. One-unit CAPE courses cannot. US applicants present a 'B' overall average with senior English at 'B'. King's is test-optional but publishes SAT 1100 and ACT 23 (no individual score below 20) minimums. It superscores across test dates.
Applies to: Transfer, International, Mature
University of King's College: Undergraduate admission requirements by province and program · Verified August 15, 2026
Programs and Pathways
Foundation Year, journalism, and combined honours
King's distinctive academic choices sit inside a much wider King's and Dalhousie course network. Build the application around the intended degree. Then decide whether FYP or an upper-year interdisciplinary honours pairing fits the plan.
Foundation Year Program (FYP)
This is a full-year first-year program. It is registered as KING 1001.12 + 1002.12 (24 credit hours) for BA, BJH and BMus students. Or it is the abridged KING 1101.09 + 1102.09 (18 credit hours) for BSc students. The four-credit stream attends eight hours of lecture and four hours of tutorial a week. There is a two-hour lecture every weekday except Tuesday. Then tutorial groups of about 15. It writes twelve essays across six sections. The sections run from the ancient to the contemporary world.
What FYP unlocks
FYP satisfies the Humanities/Languages, Social Sciences, and Writing requirements of the College of Arts and Science, and English, History, Philosophy and Sociology waive their introductory-course requirement for FYP graduates. A B- or higher removes the introductory Political Science and Theatre requirements. Dalhousie’s Faculties of Medicine and Dentistry and its School of Physiotherapy endorse FYP as appropriate preparation.
Bachelor of Journalism (Honours)
The program takes four years. In year one, you take FYP and Foundations of Journalism. In year two, you take reporting, visual storytelling, and Indigenous Peoples and Media. In year three, you take advanced reporting plus ethics and law. In year four, you do a capstone honours project, three nine-credit-hour workshops, and the required four-week approved internship. Students publish through The Signal, the school's own newsroom.
BA, BSc, and BMus
King’s students are taught in the same courses by the same professors as Dalhousie students and receive the Dalhousie BA, BSc, or BMus. A joint King’s/Dalhousie BA or BSc is conferred only where one of King’s combined honours programs is completed.
King’s combined honours
Upper-year interdisciplinary options are Contemporary Studies, Early Modern Studies, and History of Science and Technology, each paired with a program from the shared King’s and Dalhousie faculties and finished with a final-year research project. Each is also available as a minor.
Graduate journalism
The King's/Dalhousie Master of Journalism runs roughly two years across five semesters. You enter in September, or in January if you already hold a journalism degree. It is built around a substantial professional project. A one-year Bachelor of Journalism and a Minor in Journalism Studies also exist.
Compare the Dalhousie University canonical guide
Use both guides. They help you tell King's community and programs apart from the broader Dalhousie admission and faculty structure.
Foundation Year Program: the actual weekly structure
2026/2027 academic calendar · Published for this period
FYP is a full-year, first-year program. It is registered as KING 1001.12 + 1002.12 (24 credit hours / four credits) for BA, BJH and BMus students. For BSc students, it is the abridged KING 1101.09 + 1102.09 (18 credit hours / three credits). The four-credit stream attends a two-hour lecture every weekday except Tuesday MWRF 9:35-11:25. Then it breaks into tutorial groups of approximately 15 with a member of FYP's interdisciplinary faculty. That is eight hours of lecture and four hours of tutorial per week. The three-credit stream drops Thursday for six lecture and three tutorial hours. A further optional General Tutorial runs Friday afternoons with that week's lecturers. Both halves must be completed in consecutive terms. It is not possible to register for only part of FYP.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: Academic calendar 2026/2027: Foundation Year Program · Verified August 15, 2026
Foundation Year Program: six sections and the texts
2025/2026 reading list, published in the 2026/2027 calendar · Latest published information; newer cycle not yet confirmed
FYP was first offered in 1972/73. It moves through six historical sections, from the ancient to the contemporary world. Each section is roughly four teaching weeks. Required reading in 2025/2026 included The Epic of Gilgamesh, Homer's Odyssey, Sophocles' Antigone, Plato's Republic and Virgil's Aeneid. It also included the Qur'an, Augustine's Confessions and Dante's Divine Comedy. It also included Pico della Mirandola, Machiavelli's The Prince, Shakespeare's Hamlet, Montaigne, The Broken Spears and Zara Yaqob's Hatata Inquiries. It also included Descartes' Meditations, Hobbes' Leviathan, Rousseau, Austen's Emma, Cugoano and Kant. It also included Wollstonecraft, Hegel, Marx and Engels, Darwin, Nietzsche, Pauline Johnson, Du Bois and Dostoyevsky. It also included Eliot's The Waste Land, Freud, Heidegger, Primo Levi, Arendt, de Beauvoir and Césaire. It also included selections from the Summary of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.
King's labels these as 'some of those required in 2025/2026'. King's says required reading 'may include' them. The list rotates, so treat it as representative rather than a syllabus.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: Academic calendar 2026/2027: Foundation Year Program · Verified August 15, 2026
Foundation Year Program: workload and grading
2026/2027 academic calendar · Published for this period
Grading is based on attendance, essays, oral examinations, and tutorial work. No student can pass without completing all requirements. Students in KING 1001.12 + 1002.12 write twelve essays across the six sections. Students in KING 1101.09 + 1102.09 write ten. Tutorial attendance is required. Each group keeps a main tutor for three of the six sections. They also have three other tutors for the rest. FYP is not a complete first year on its own. The four-credit stream must add one further full credit. The three-credit stream must add two. These credits come from the King's/Dalhousie College of Arts and Science or King's Journalism.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: Academic calendar 2026/2027: Foundation Year Program · Verified August 15, 2026
How FYP feeds the degree
2026/2027 academic calendar · Published for this period
FYP satisfies both the Humanities/Languages and the Social Sciences requirements of the College of Arts and Science. It also satisfies the Writing course requirement. English, History, Philosophy and Sociology waive their introductory-course requirement for FYP graduates. Classics, German and Spanish admit them to introductory and non-language advanced courses. A grade of B- or higher removes the introductory Political Science requirement. It also removes PERF 1000.03 / PERF 1002.03 for Theatre. FYP may substitute for GERM 1020.06. Dalhousie's Faculties of Medicine and Dentistry and its School of Physiotherapy have endorsed FYP as appropriate preparation for admission to their professional programs. King's requires FYP in the first year of the BJH degree.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: Academic calendar 2026/2027: Foundation Year Program · Verified August 15, 2026
Bachelor of Journalism (Honours) year by year
Current curriculum · Published for this period
Year one pairs FYP with Foundations of Journalism I and II (JOUR 1002.03 / 1003.03). Year two adds Introduction to Reporting, Intermediate Reporting, Introduction to Visual Storytelling, and Indigenous Peoples and Media (JOUR 2704.03 / INDG 2704.03). It also adds 18 credit hours of arts or science electives. Year three requires Advanced Reporting 1 and 2 and Ethics and Law for Journalists. It also requires two journalism electives and another 18 credit hours of electives. Year four is the capstone honours project. This is a major feature story about the news media. It also includes a News or Advanced News workshop. It adds two more nine-credit-hour workshops from audio, video, creative nonfiction, investigative, or online features. It also includes the internship. Students must also complete at least three credit hours in Canadian history or Canadian political institutions.
King's marks workshop offerings as subject to change. Not all journalism electives are offered every year.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: Bachelor of Journalism (Honours) curriculum and internships · Verified August 15, 2026
The Signal newsroom
Current program · Published for this period
The Signal is the School of Journalism, Writing and Publishing's own media outlet. It is the hub for student news stories, videos and current-affairs podcasts. King's says students publish for the 500,000 people in Halifax. They work as part of a team rather than as isolated students. One-on-one mentoring is described as a hallmark of the program.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: Bachelor of Journalism (Honours) curriculum and internships · Verified August 15, 2026
The three King's honours programs
Current programs · Published for this period
King's offers three interdisciplinary humanities-based honours programs for upper-year students. They are Contemporary Studies, Early Modern Studies, and the History of Science and Technology. Each leads to a combined honours degree. This means it must be paired with a program from the shared King's and Dalhousie faculties of Science or Arts and Social Sciences. Each is also available as a minor. Final-year students complete a research project or thesis with a faculty advisor. Completing one of these combined honours programs triggers the joint King's/Dalhousie BA or BSc.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: King's honours programs: CSP, EMSP, and HOST · Verified August 15, 2026
Which programs require King's enrolment, and how switching works
2026/2027 academic calendar · Published for this period
The calendar names the exceptions to the shared-course rule. You must be enrolled at King's if you take the Foundation Year Program. You must also be enrolled at King's for the Bachelor of Journalism (Honours). The same applies to the one-year Bachelor of Journalism. It also applies to the MFA in Creative Nonfiction or Fiction, or the Master of Journalism. In all years of undergraduate study, King's students can take any course in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences or the Faculty of Science. The two institutions share one student information system. You may switch enrolment between King's and Dalhousie at any time. This is allowed up to and including the last day to register for the fall term. Dalhousie students cannot take FYP. They can take King's CSP, EMSP and HOST courses and many journalism courses.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: Academic calendar 2026/2027: King's and Dalhousie · Verified August 15, 2026
Graduate journalism at King's
Current program · Published for this period
The King's/Dalhousie Master of Journalism takes roughly two years across five academic semesters. Most students begin in September taking introductory reporting courses alongside BJ students; applicants who already hold a journalism degree or deep working experience can join in January. Coursework covers journalism research, reporting fundamentals, audio and video, journalism and society, advanced reporting, the professional journalism environment, and data journalism methods, plus two required electives at King's, Dalhousie or another institution. The core is a professional project—a substantial in-depth piece of journalism—and two semesters may be spent away from campus. Enrolled MJ students can apply for awards including the $4,000 Peter Mansbridge Investigative Writing Award.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: Master of Journalism program structure · Verified August 15, 2026
University of King's College Residence & Meal Plans
King's residence, meal plans, and 2026–27 planning
Residence sits around the King's Quad beside Dalhousie. It is filled first come, first served. But King's does publish a guarantee. New-from-high-school and transfer students are guaranteed a space, pending availability, until April 1. King's states it has always been able to accommodate all of its first-year resident applicants. Room preferences are never guaranteed. The residence application fee is $50. After a room offer, a $400 non-refundable confirmation deposit reserves the space.
271 students
Published residence capacity
4 meal plans
Required choices for students living in residence
April 1
Guarantee deadline, pending availability
$7,407–$9,779
2026/27 published room totals by style
Residence guarantee, stated precisely
2026-2027 · Latest published information; newer cycle not yet confirmed
King's does publish a residence guarantee. New-from-high-school students and transfer students are processed first come, first served with a residence guarantee, pending availability, until April 1. King's states it has always been able to accommodate all of its first-year resident applicants. Returning and upper-year residents draw on a set allotment of bed spaces and then go to a waitlist. Priority goes to residents of an equity-deserving group. Non-King's students are waitlisted. King's generally houses between 5 and 15 of them per year, usually at the last minute.
The guarantee is conditional, which means 'pending availability'. Room preferences are never guaranteed. So the April 1 date is a hard planning anchor, not a formality.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: Apply for residence: guarantee, fees, and deposits · Verified August 15, 2026
The four payments that secure a room
2026-2027 · Published for this period
A $50 residence application fee activates the application. A $200 admission deposit ($2,500 for international students) confirms admission. It is required before a NetID can be set up. A NetID is itself required before applying for residence. A $400 residence confirmation deposit must be paid before a residence offer can be sent. The first round of assignments and offers goes out in late May. All three are non-refundable. A student who cancels forfeits the full deposit. A deferred offer carries the $400 forward. But the $50 application fee is payable every year.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: Apply for residence: guarantee, fees, and deposits · Verified August 15, 2026
Buildings, bays, and capacity
Current buildings · Published for this period
King's can provide residence accommodation for up to 271 students. The stone buildings around the College's Quad Alexandra Hall, the Bays, and Angels' Roost hold these rooms. Cochran is also priced in the rate table. Accommodation is largely double rooms. King's says most students prefer these. A very limited number of singles is generally reserved for upper-year students and those with medical needs. Residents share Prince Hall dining, kitchens, common rooms with TVs, and fitness facilities. King's describes each residence as having its own distinct charm on every bay and floor.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: Residence buildings and capacity · Verified August 15, 2026
2026/27 room rates and residence dates
2026-2027 · Latest published information; newer cycle not yet confirmed
These are the published 2026/27 totals. Cochran double is $7,407.00. Alexandra Hall double and Bays 4th-floor double are $8,230.50. Bays non-4th-floor double is $8,519.00. Cochran single is $8,154.00. Alexandra Hall Small and Bays small singles are $8,971.00. Alexandra Hall, Angels' Roost, and Bays non-4th-floor singles are $9,264.50. Alexandra Hall 4th-floor corner is $9,411.50. Bays 4th-floor single is $9,559.00. Alexandra Hall ensuite single is $9,779.00. Fees split into a fall instalment due 22 September 2026 and a winter instalment due 25 January 2027. There is also a refundable $300 caution deposit. The residence year runs September 6 to December 21, 2026 and January 10 to April 30, 2027. Students must leave within 24 hours of their final fall exam.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: Residence and meal plan rates 2026/27 · Verified August 15, 2026
Mandatory meal plans and the downgrade deadline
2026-2027 · Latest published information; newer cycle not yet confirmed
Every King's residence student must hold one of four residence meal plans. Published 2026/27 totals: 7 Day All Day Dining $5,747.00 with $150 dining dollars; 5 Day All Day Dining (Monday to Friday) $5,445.00 with $100; 14 meals per week $4,747.00 with $75; and 10 meals per week $4,478.00 with $75. Plans can be upgraded at any time, but the deadline to downgrade for the academic year is September 22, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ADT. Dining dollars are mandatory, start September 23, 2026, work at Chartwells locations in the Dalhousie Student Union Building and King's Prince Hall, and are forfeited at the end of the residence contract.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: Residence and meal plan rates 2026/27 · Verified August 15, 2026
Fall 2027 residence rates and guarantee
2027 pending · Fall 2027
Not yet published. Every King's residence page currently covers the 2026-2027 academic year, from the applications-now-open notice through the rate tables and the September 2026 residence days.
Budget with the labelled 2026/27 room and meal-plan rates. Then re-check the guarantee date, deposits, and totals. Do this when King's opens the 2027-2028 residence cycle.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: Residence and meal plan rates 2026/27 · Verified August 15, 2026
Tuition, Scholarships, and Aid
2026–27 tuition, scholarships, and international aid
These are King's current planning figures, not promises for a later entry year. Program, course load, residence choice, incidentals, health coverage, and future fee approvals change the final account.
Canadian first-year estimate
$11,287 tuition and incidental fees
King’s example is based on FYP Arts plus an elective; fees vary by program.
International tuition guarantee
$37,992 per year
This is for new international BA, BSc, BMus, and BJH students entering in September 2026. It also covers incidental and health-plan fees.
Residence example
$14,277
King’s first-year estimate uses an Alexandra Hall double room, seven-day dining, and deposits.
International first-year estimate
$56,513
The published example includes guaranteed tuition, incidentals, and books. It also includes the residence example. It also includes the listed health-plan estimate.
Automatic general entrance awards: published 2026 cycle
| Admission average | Guaranteed Year 1 amount |
|---|---|
| 80–84.9% | $1,000 |
| 85–89.9% | $2,000 |
| 90–94.9% | $3,000 |
| 95–97.9% | $4,500 |
| 98%+ | $5,000 |
The 2026–27 International Mobility Award gives up to a $12,000 tuition waiver. It is for eligible full-time international undergraduates. King's also lists major entrance awards and need-based entrance bursaries. Read the eligibility and application instructions before you budget the award as certain.
2026-2027 Canadian first-year example
2026-2027 · Latest published information; newer cycle not yet confirmed
King's publishes a Canadian student example. Tuition and incidental fees are $11,287. Books and supplies are $1,060. Residence lodging, meal plan and deposits are $14,277. The total is $26,624 before scholarships, awards and bursaries. The example is based on Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses (Foundation Year Arts plus one elective). It uses a double room in Alexandra Hall and a 7 Day All Day Dining meal plan. Nova Scotia students are also eligible for a $1,283 bursary from the Province of Nova Scotia at a full course load.
This is a worked example for one program and one room type, not a rate card. Fees vary by program—run King's own tuition estimator for the exact combination.
Applies to: Ontario high school, Other Canadian, Transfer, Mature
University of King's College: Tuition and living expenses 2026-2027 · Verified August 15, 2026
2026-2027 international first-year example
2026-2027 · Latest published information; newer cycle not yet confirmed
The published international first-year example totals $56,513. It includes the $37,992 International Tuition Guarantee. It also includes $2,257 in incidental fees, $1,060 in books and supplies, and $14,277 for residence lodging, meal plan and deposits. There is also a $927 health plan line.
King's flags that the $927 international health plan figure is the 2025/26 rate. It will be updated once the 2026/27 rate is known. So the total is provisional.
Applies to: International
University of King's College: Tuition and living expenses 2026-2027 · Verified August 15, 2026
The international tuition guarantee and the two waivers
2026-2027 · Latest published information; newer cycle not yet confirmed
International students entering the BA, BSc, BMus or BJH are covered by King's International Student Tuition Guarantee. It is $37,992 per year in 2026/27. The price is the same in each year of the program. It is held for up to five years (a four-year standard length plus one if needed). This is irrespective of how many courses the student takes. Incidental fees and the international health plan are extra. Two waivers sit alongside it. Nova Scotia International Student Program graduates coming to King's directly from high school pay out-of-province domestic rates. This is renewable up to four years. King's puts the savings at over $20,000 per year. The International Mobility Award applies up to a $12,000 tuition waiver. It is automatic after a successful visa application and course registration. There is no application. It is for full-time registered international undergraduates. It is renewable up to four years. But it excludes students eligible for the NSISP waiver.
Applies to: International
University of King's College: Tuition and financial aid for international students · Verified August 15, 2026
Automatic general entrance scholarships
2026 entry · Latest published information; newer cycle not yet confirmed
These are the guaranteed Year 1 amounts by admission average. 80-84.9% earns $1,000. 85-89.9% earns $2,000. 90-94.9% earns $3,000. 95-97.9% earns $4,500. 98%+ earns $5,000. No scholarship application is required. Every secondary student who applies for September entry in the BA, BSc, BJ(Hons) or BMus is considered automatically. This applies provided official first-semester or mid-year grades arrive by the March 1, 11:59 p.m. AST deadline. All students are then considered for automatic merit-based in-course scholarships in years 2, 3 and 4. This is at scholarship standing (3.7 GPA). It is reduced to a 3.3 GPA for students moving from FYP into year 2.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: Undergraduate scholarships and major entrance awards · Verified August 15, 2026
Major entrance awards worth applying for
2026 entry · Latest published information; newer cycle not yet confirmed
The Sobey Scholarship is worth $50,000 total—$17,000 in year one and $11,000 in years two to four—with two available, an 85%+ requirement, and preference for Canadian citizens, Atlantic Canadians, and students entering FYP. The Carrie and Ralph Wright Memorial Scholarship is $39,000 ($12,000 then $9,000, one available, FYP, 85%+). The Debra Deane Little and Robert Little Academic Scholarships for Varsity Athletes are $20,000 each ($5,000 a year, fourteen available, 80%+, no application—recommendation from the Director of Athletics). Also published: the Dr. Carrie Best Scholarship ($20,000, Black Canadian and Indigenous students), the Gordon Earle Scholarship ($24,000, African Nova Scotian students, FYP), the Harrison McCain Scholarship ($16,000, documented financial need), and the Colin Starnes Award (estimated $9,100 covering FYP-year tuition and mandatory fees, Nova Scotia students, one year). Most require the scholarship application inside the admission application and a 500-word original essay, all due March 1, 11:59 p.m. AST.
Award values, counts and criteria are republished each cycle. Re-read each award's own panel before building a budget around it.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: Undergraduate scholarships and major entrance awards · Verified August 15, 2026
2027-2028 tuition status
2027 pending · 2027-2028
Not yet published. King's tuition estimator is explicitly scoped to the 2026/27 year of studies and asks for student type, province, program, program option and residence choice to return a single-year estimate. No later year is posted.
Budget with the labelled 2026-2027 figures and re-run King's own estimator before treating any number as a Fall 2027 quote.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: Tuition estimates calculator (2026/27 year of studies) · Verified August 15, 2026
Student Life and Support
Small-campus community with Dalhousie access
King's combines its Quad, residence, societies, traditions and eight Blue Devils varsity teams with access to Dalhousie facilities. A King's ID provides access to Dalplex, Wickwire Field, Dalhousie fitness classes, and intramural programs — but King's varsity teams, intramurals, societies, scholarships and student employment are for King's students only, as Dalhousie's are for Dalhousie students.
8 teams
Blue Devils varsity athletics
1 in 3
Students with an on-campus job, per King’s
Two campuses
King’s community plus Dalhousie facilities
Quad life and participation
Current campus life · Published for this period
King's says almost every King's student joins a group or society. King's offers 8 varsity sports teams and non-competitive athletic programming. 1 out of 3 students holds an on-campus job during their time at King's. The chapel community is open to people of any faith or none. It runs wilderness retreats, community outreach, social justice and volunteerism, plus two choirs. 'Quad life' means living and learning around the quadrangle. King's uses the Oxford-Cambridge small-college model to describe its own campus culture.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: Student life: societies, varsity teams, jobs, and the Quad · Verified August 15, 2026
The traditions that actually run
Current traditions · Published for this period
Matriculation formally makes new students members of King's: in traditional academic gowns they inscribe their names in the Matricula, whose first volume dates to 1803. Classics in the Quad stages a Greek tragedy drawn from the FYP curriculum on the library steps, with first-year students given preference for roles. Formal Meal is held twice a year, once per semester, with gowns, Latin graces and students standing until the head table arrives. The student body votes by ballot to choose the Alex Fountain Memorial Lecture speaker—past lecturers include Tanya Tagaq, Miriam Toews, Michael Ondaatje and Emily Wilson. Also published: Big Night, the President's Hike, the President's Skating Party at the Oval, Maritime Night, monthly Lunches in the Lodge with an alum, the FYP Final Lecture, and Encaenia.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: College traditions · Verified August 15, 2026
The Wardroom
Current published hours · Published for this period
The HMCS King's Wardroom is a student lounge and study space by day and a campus pub and music venue by night, with a wet/dry liquor licence so students of all ages can attend. Published hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 8 p.m. to 12 a.m., closed Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. King's notes that readers of The Coast have ranked it the #1 'Best Student Hang' numerous times. The Wardroom also houses the Galley, a daytime café; both are student-run businesses that employ students.
Pub hours change term to term—confirm on King's page or @KingsWardroom before planning around them.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: The Wardroom student lounge, pub, and Galley café · Verified August 15, 2026
KTS, the choirs, and the dance collective
Current societies · Published for this period
The King's Theatrical Society is entirely student-run. It is described as one of the oldest theatrical societies in North America. It is also described as the largest per capita campus society of its kind on the continent. Each season it stages commercial plays, musicals, original student-written work and experimental pieces. The King's Chorus is open to the broader King's community. It runs roughly 60 members and performs one concert per academic term. The King's College Chapel Choir comprises 24 student choristers plus four section leads. It sings weekly Evensong and Eucharist. It also performs a large-scale choral masterwork in concert at least once per term. The King's Dance Collective offers non-competitive workshops and open studio time.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: Theatre, music, and dance societies · Verified August 15, 2026
Blue Devils varsity athletics
2026/27 season · Published for this period
King's fields eight Blue Devils varsity programs. They are women's soccer, men's soccer, women's rugby, men's rugby, women's volleyball, women's basketball, men's basketball, and badminton. King's also publishes 56 renewable scholarships. They are valued at $5,000 a year. These are for students who demonstrate excellence in scholastic and athletic activities.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: Athletics: Blue Devils varsity programs and athlete scholarships · Verified August 15, 2026
Small campus, Dalhousie facilities
Current facilities · Published for this period
On campus King's has a 2,500 square-foot fitness studio. It has a fitness centre with cardio equipment, a floating hardwood-floor gymnasium, and a weight room. Through the Dalhousie partnership a King's ID gives access to Dalplex, Dalhousie's multi-purpose athletics centre. It also gives access to Wickwire Field's astro-turf stadium, Dalhousie fitness classes, and Dalhousie intramural programs. The calendar is blunt about the limits. King's varsity programs, intramurals, residences, societies, scholarships, bursaries and student employment are for King's students only. Dalhousie's are for Dalhousie students.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: Athletic facilities at King's and Dalhousie · Verified August 15, 2026
Official student-life sources
King's College Journalism Internship & Work Experience
Journalism internship and program-specific work experience
King's does not operate its own universal co-op program. Its experiential learning page states that co-op opportunities exist through the partnership with Dalhousie. They also exist through the King's/Dalhousie shared College of Arts and Science. Eligibility and sequencing are set by the specific Dalhousie department. The structured work requirement at King's itself is Journalism. All BJ and BJH students complete a non-credit, four-week internship at an approved news-media outlet. Outside journalism, King's publishes paid Internships for Public and Applied Humanities valued at $7,500. It also publishes ten TECHNATION-funded Infuse internships, and Mitacs placements.
Bachelor of Journalism (Honours) progression
- 1. Begin with journalism fundamentals alongside FYP.
- 2. Develop reporting, writing, audio, video, ethics, and law.
- 3. Complete fourth-year workshops and an honours project.
- 4. Finish the required approved four-week internship.
The journalism internship is a graduation requirement
Current requirement · Published for this period
All BJ and BJH students must complete a non-credit internship of four weeks. It must be at an approved news media outlet. It is registered as JOUR 0477.00 / JOUR 0577.00. Students normally take it in the winter term of fourth year. Enrolment in the BJ or BJH is a restriction on the course.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: Journalism Internship course requirement (JOUR 0477.00 / 0577.00) · Verified August 15, 2026
Where journalism internships have gone
Current program description · Published for this period
King's states that BJH students have interned at newsrooms including the Canadian Press, CBC, the Globe and Mail, the National Post, Elle Magazine and Sportsnet. They have also interned at smaller outlets such as alt-weeklies and video production houses. Most students complete internships in Canada. Placements have also run in New York, Chile and Beirut. Student work published on The Signal regularly wins regional and national awards. These include Atlantic Journalism Awards, Emerge Media Awards and Canadian Online Publishing Awards.
These are examples of past placements, not a placement rate or a guarantee. King's publishes no proportion of students placed at any named outlet.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: Bachelor of Journalism (Honours) curriculum and internships · Verified August 15, 2026
Paid experiential learning outside journalism
Current programs · Published for this period
King's Experiential Learning Program publishes Internships for Public and Applied Humanities. These are paid summer work placements valued at $7,500. In partnership with TECHNATION, King's holds Infuse Program funding for ten summer internships. They last 8 to 16 weeks in communications, research, social media, website and database work. Each is at least 50 per cent digital skills. Mitacs internships are also listed. So is the free non-credit Liberal Arts Passport to Innovation, which is six short online modules plus six group coaching sessions. Field courses are in Florence, Berlin, or at a Mi'kmaw First Nation. Career services run through Dalhousie's Bissett Student Success Centre.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: Experiential learning, internships, and work-integrated learning · Verified August 15, 2026
Co-op runs through Dalhousie, not King's
Current structure · Published for this period
King's does not operate its own universal co-op program. Its experiential learning page states that co-op opportunities exist through the partnership with Dalhousie University and the King's/Dalhousie shared College of Arts and Science. The structured, required work term at King's itself is the journalism internship.
Co-op sits on the Dalhousie side. So the specific Dalhousie department sets eligibility, sequencing and fees. Confirm with that department before you assume a co-op stream exists for the intended major.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: Experiential learning, internships, and work-integrated learning · Verified August 15, 2026
Graduate employment and salary outcomes
2027 pending · Current publication status
Not published first-party. King's public pages describe where BJH internships have been held. They also profile individual alumni. But they do not publish an undergraduate graduate-employment rate, a placement rate, or salary data for any degree.
Do not repeat third-party employment or salary percentages as King's figures. Ask the Enrolment and Student Life Office directly if an outcome number is needed for a decision.
Applies to: All applicants
University of King's College: Experiential learning, internships, and work-integrated learning · Verified August 15, 2026
University of King's College applicants need to tell a separate King's application apart from Dalhousie's shared system. They need to understand when the final credential is Dalhousie or jointly conferred. They should treat the 75% minimum as an eligibility floor. They need to tell unpublished Fall 2027 dates apart from current benchmarks. They also compare FYP, Journalism, tuition, scholarships, residence, and program-specific work experience. This guide keeps those decisions on one canonical, official-source-backed page.
University of King's College requirements, FYP, Dalhousie, tuition, residence, and internship questions
Direct answers to the requirements, average, deadline, program, cost, aid, international-student, and co-op questions applicants ask most often about University of King's College.
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