Once a student has been admitted to The King's University and the Admissions Office has received official transcripts from previous post-secondary institutions, the transcripts will be assessed by the Registration and Student Finance Office for possible transfer credit. If transfer credit is awarded, the student will be notified with an Initial Credit Assessment if the student has not yet registered or an Evaluation of Transfer Credit if the student has registered. Not all transfer credit recognized may be applicable to the degree into which the student has been admitted.
The purpose of evaluating transfer credit is to reduce the likelihood of a student having to repeat academic work in which they have already demonstrated competence.
Students wishing to transfer to The King's University from another Alberta institution may check the Alberta Transfer Guide for the minimum negotiated transfer credit for courses they have taken. The Alberta Transfer Guide is published annually by the:
Alberta Council on Admissions and Transfer
8th Floor, Commerce Place
10155 - 102 St.
Edmonton, AB T5J 4L5
Email: transferalberta@gov.ab.ca
Phone: 780-422-9021
Fax: 780-422-3688
The Alberta Transfer Guide is also on-line at www.transferalberta.ca.
The King's University does have transfer credit arrangements with some Alberta institutions outside of the Alberta Transfer Guide. Bible Colleges
The King's University considers for transfer credit, courses successfully completed at institutions in Canada and elsewhere. Transfer credit is considered on a course by course basis.
In order to consider credit from an international post-secondary institution it must be listed in the current editions of either the International Association of Universities World Higher Education database. Institutions located in the United States must be accredited by one of the following associations: Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, or the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
Credit will be given where courses are appropriate for the student's program requirements at The King's University, subject to the following:
1. Courses offered at other recognized degree-granting institutions are normally acceptable for transfer credit, provided they are appropriate to the student's program. Students may be required to provide to the Registration and Student Finance Office a course catalogue and course syllabi. The course syllabus must include a detailed course description, the number of contact hours involved in the course, the number of credits or credit hours assigned to the course, prerequisites, the length of each semester, the instructor qualifications, textbooks used and the mark distribution. Each syllabus must be from the year and term in which the student took the course.
2. Only courses with a grade of C- (Alpha 4.00 scale) or better will be considered for transfer credit in the B.A., B.Sc., B.Com. or B.Mus. major or area of concentration or minor or second area of concentration. Only courses with a grade of D (Alpha 4.00 scale) or better will be considered for transfer credit in all other cases. Only courses with a grade of C- (Alpha 4.00 scale) or better will be considered for transfer credit in the B.Ed. program.
3. Since a maximum of 18 credits of what is considered a professional nature are accepted as meeting B.A., B.Sc. or B.Mus. graduation requirements, no more than 18 credits of such a nature will be accepted for transfer credit. Courses of a professional nature must be deemed to be relevant to the King's program.
4. 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. Transfer credit may also be limited by other factors such as allowable number of junior courses and relevancy.
5. Transfer credit will be granted for no more than 9 credits toward the University Certificate in Micah Studies and 30 credits toward the University Diploma in Church Music.
6. No transfer credit will be granted toward the Performer’s Post-Baccalaureate Certificate or Artist’s Post-Baccalaureate Diploma.
7. Eighteen of the last thirty credits of the degree program must be completed at the University.
8. Normally students must complete at least 50% of the courses required for their major, first concentration, minor and second concentration at the University.
9. Students who have earned credit for a course at the University will not also receive transfer credit for the same course.
10. Students who have earned International Baccalaureate or Advanced Placement Program credits will be considered for advanced standing or college credit. They will be evaluated individually to determine what credit, if any, they should receive for their International Baccalaureate or Advanced Placement Program work.
Questions concerning transfer credit should be addressed to the Registration and Student Finance Office.
Applicants may expect to transfer Bible College credits from institutions that are accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education. Courses must be relevant to the student's program requirements at The King's University and may be assigned less credit than that granted by the issuing institution. In addition to the regulations listed above, please note the following in this regard:
1. Common curriculum requirements in theology must be met by The King's University common curriculum courses or close equivalents.
2. Courses of a professional (e.g. missions, personal development) or restricted denominational nature will not be transferable.
3. Courses with 3 or 4 credit hours will transfer as 3 credit courses. Courses with 2 credit hours may be combined to grant credit (4 = 3 credits). Where different disciplines are combined, unassigned credits will be granted.
Education Students Note: Provincial Teacher Service Qualification Boards (and, in some cases, certification boards) do not generally recognize Bible College work that is not listed in a provincial transfer guide. Although King’s will transfer courses from Bible Colleges to the student's first degree and to the B.Ed. degree, these courses may not be included by Teacher Service Qualification Boards and the student may be assessed to have completed less years than their degrees imply. This may have an effect on a student's ability to be certified and may have salary implications. Consequently, transfer students from Bible Colleges who plan to get a Bachelor of Education degree are advised to ensure that they have at least 4 years of King's or other university-level courses by the time they complete the Bachelor of Education Program.
The Registration and Student Finance Office is the final authority for evaluation of transfer credit based on published transfer credit policy, an examination of published accreditation guides, transfer credit guides, calendar course descriptions, detailed course outlines, precedent and the advice of other universities.