UNIVERSITY OF KING'S COLLEGE J-10

6350 Coburg Rd.
Halifax, NS, Canada B3H 2A1
Tel: (902)422-1271
Fax: (902)423-3357
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.ukings.ns.ca/

Description:

Province-supported, 4-year, coed. Administratively affiliated with Dalhousie University. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 1789. Setting: 4-acre urban campus. Endowment: $28 million. Research spending 2003-04: $33,000. Educational spending 2003-04: $3700 per student. Total enrollment: 1,115. 1,036 applied, 75% were admitted. 52% from top 10% of their high school class, 82% from top quarter, 99% from top half. Full-time: 1,088 students, 59% women, 41% men. Part-time: 27 students, 59% women, 41% men. Students come from 10 provinces and territories, 12 other countries, 54% from out-of province, 4% 25 or older, 26% live on campus, 1% transferred in. Retention: 65% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: Canadian standard year. Services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at Mount Saint Vincent University, Saint Mary's University, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Option: international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 3.0 high school GPA. Required for some: essay, recommendations, writing sample, SAT. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 3/1. Notification: 4/15.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $45 Canadian dollars. Tuition, fee, and room and board charges are reported in Canadian dollars. Province resident tuition: $5610 full-time, $187 per credit hour part-time. Canadian resident tuition: $5610 full-time. Mandatory fees: $874 full-time, $650 per term part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and program. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and program. College room and board: $7175. Room and board charges vary according to housing facility. International student tuition: $10,440 full-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 28 open to all. Most popular organizations: King's Theatrical Society, student newspaper, King's College Dance Collective, St. Andrew's Missionary Society, King's Independent FilmMakers Society. Major annual events: Frosh Week, College Christmas, Young Alexandra Society Annual Ball. Student services: legal services, health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: student patrols, late night transport-escort service. 274 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen given priority for college housing. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. University of King's College Library with 80,000 books, 612 microform titles, 201 serials, 123 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2003-04: $289,000. 18 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.