The degrees offered by the University have been accredited upon recommendation by the Campus Alberta Quality Council (formerly Alberta Private Colleges Accreditation Board) to the Minister of Advanced Education. The University has been authorized to grant the B.A., B.Sc., B.Com., B.Mus. and B.Ed. by the Orders in Council signed by the Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Alberta on the recommendation of the Minister of Advanced Education, under the Post Secondary Learning Act, 2004 and the Approval of Programs of Study Regulation (51/2004).
All students are asked to choose a degree and an area of concentration/major when applying to the University. The student, in consultation with his/her advisor, may change the declared area of concentration/major prior to the beginning of the third year of study.
These are courses that are not subject to program requirements and that a student may choose freely. These electives are, of course, subject to 200-level course limitations. (See below.)
No more than 18 credits deemed to be of a professional nature shall be presented to meet requirements for the B.A., B.Sc. or B.Mus. EDUC 300 and 363 have been designated arts courses and thus are not covered by this regulation. All other education courses and all business courses are covered by this regulation.
A B.A., B.Sc., B.Com. or B.Mus. student must normally take only 200-level courses, sometimes called junior-level courses, in the first year of study. Exceptions include BUSI 355, BUSI 341, BUSI 344, BUSI 381, BUSI 396, CMPT 304, CMPT 305, MUSI 306, STAT 300, and THEO 310 which may be taken in the first year if a student has completed the pre-requisites.
A minimum of 42 credits of 300- and 400-level courses are required for a 3-year B.A. or B.Sc. and a minimum of 72 credits of 300- and 400-level courses are required for a 4-year B.A., B.Sc. or B.Com. A minimum of 75 credits of 300- and 400-level courses are required for the B.Mus.
See Cross-Listed Courses.
Students may be encouraged or desire to take certain courses at another institution. Such courses must constitute part of a coherent program for the student. All such courses, therefore, must be approved by the Academic Advising Coordinator in advance. Normally students will not be permitted to take courses at another institution that are offered at King's. Students will be expected to take at least 50% of their major/first concentration, or minor/second concentration courses at King's.
Only students in good standing will be given permission to take courses elsewhere. Students will only be granted permission to take courses elsewhere such that the combination of King's and the external courses does not exceed a normal course load unless permission for a course overload is received (see Academic Load).
"Request to Enroll in a Course at Another Institution" forms are available in the Registration and Student Finance Office.
Students who cannot complete programs as outlined in the effective calendar must complete a 'Request for Program Exception' form. This form must fully explain the nature and terms of the exception requested as well as the grounds for the request. The request must make clear how the proposed exception still fulfills the intent of the original program regulations. This request must be recommended by the student's faculty advisor and Faculty Dean, and is subject to review and acceptance by the Registration and Student Finance Office. 'Request for Program Exception' forms are available in the Registration and Student Finance Office.
To be eligible for the B.A., B.Sc., B.Com. or B.Mus. degree, a student must achieve an overall average of at least 2.00, on the last 60 credits of study. A student must also achieve an overall average of at least 2.00 in his or her first subject of concentration or major. Students achieving an overall average of 3.50 or greater, on the last 60 credits of study, will be granted the degree "with distinction".
To be eligible for the B.A. or B.Sc. degree in Environmental Studies, a student must achieve an overall average of at least 2.50, on the last 60 credits of study. A student must also achieve an overall average of at least 2.50 in his or her major and first subject of concentration. Students achieving an overall average of 3.50 or greater, on the last 60 credits of study, will be granted the degree "with distinction".
To be eligible for the B.Ed. degree, a student must achieve an overall average of at least 2.70. Students achieving an overall average of 3.70 or greater will be granted the degree "with distinction".
Normally, a student in the 3-year B.A. or B.Sc. program must complete at least 33 credits at The King's University. Normally, a student in a four-year program must spend at least two full years to complete that program. These two years consist of 60 credits in programs requiring a total of 120 credits, 63 credits in programs requiring 123 credits, and 72 credits in programs requiring 126 credits. A student in the B.Ed. program must normally take at least 51 credits at King's. Also, each student must normally take at least 18 credits of the last 30 credits in the program at King's.
Transfer credit will be granted for no more than 60 credits toward B.A., B.Sc., B.Com. or B.Mus. graduation requirements and 9 credits toward B.Ed. graduation requirements.
Students are to follow the program regulations in the calendar for the year they were admitted. If a student changes to a program that did not exist at the time of their first admission, they are to follow the program regulations in the calendar for the first year that they were in the new program. Students may also choose to follow the program regulations of the calendar from the year of their graduation.
Students who interrupt their program for more than one regular term must follow the program regulations of the calendar current at the time they are readmitted.
All students must comply with all other regulations according to the current calendar.