Go Global Office of Global Engagement

King's College London

City: London
Language of instruction: English
  • Founded in 1829 by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington
  • Approximately 33,000 registered students
  • In 1836, King's became one of the two founding colleges of the University of London
  • 4th oldest university in England
  • Five campuses in London: Strand Campus, Waterloo Campus, St Thomas' Campus, Guy's Campus, and Denmark Hill Campus
  • Consistently in the top 50 in the QS World University Rankings
  • One of the top 7 UK universities for research earnings
  • 14 Nobel Prize winners from KCL including: Professor Edward Appleton (exploration of the ionosphere), Professor Charles Barkla (X-rays), Professor Sir James Black (beta blockers and anti-ulcer drugs), Professor Maurice Wilkins (DNA)
  • Conveniently located in the centre of London

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Partner university’s areas of study

  • Arts
  • Commerce (UBCV)
  • Health Sciences
  • Land and Food Systems
  • Law
  • Science

Eligibility and Timing

Terms Offered

  • Term 1
  • Term 2
  • Full year Term 1 + 2 (UBC Term 1 start)

Who can go?

  • Law students must have a cumulative average of 73% to attend this partner. Students in all other faculties must have a cumulative average of 77% to attend this partner
  • Students can take coursework in most areas of study at King's
  • Please refer to the list of restricted departments on the King's website before applying to ensure that you can request modules in your preferred subject areas.
  • Please review the information on the King's University English Language Proficiency Requirements page. For nationals of countries that do not fall under the list of exempted countries, please refer to the undergraduate and postgraduate English language entry requirements under Band B. Students coming for the full academic year who require a Student Visa will need to provide a valid IELTS, TOEFL, Pearson or other approved international test listed under sections 1-4. This requirement is strict and cannot be waived. For semester 1 students who do not require a Student Visa, Admissions may request a letter from the student’s home university as proof of English proficiency if applicable. Admissions will provide the template which must be followed exactly. For questions, please contact your Go Global advisor. 

Term Dates

  • Autumn Semester: Mid September to Mid December
  • Spring Semester: Mid January to Late May

Timing

Law: When applying to Go Global, UBC-V Law students must select 'King's College London-Law' on their Go Global application

Credits

Course equivalency formula

  • 4 King's Credits = 1 UBC Credit

Credit transfer process

The transfer credit process takes approximately 16 weeks following each submission deadline. You should allow sufficient time to meet important deadlines that may affect you (e.g. application for graduation, registration in courses that require prerequisites that you took on exchange, entry to a major/honours program, etc.)

For more information about Go Global transfer credit

Grading scheme

  • A: 70% and above
  • B+: 65-69%
  • B: 60-64%
  • C: 50-54%
  • D: 40-49%
  • F: 0-39%

Passing grade

40

Course Information

* Students who have special requirements or require academic accommodation should contact a Go Global advisor regarding their needs at least six weeks prior to the application deadline.

Type of Go Global Experiences

  • Exchange (pay UBC tuition)

Course information and restrictions

  • Over 800 modules to choose from and a variety of specialty program pathways available to exchange students
  • Engineering, Architecture, Law (LLM) and Fine Arts are not available at KCL
  • Students considering study at King's are strongly encouraged to review their Module Options pageespecially the information around departments with restrictions
  • Students wishing to take modules within the Department of Psychology must be FULL-YEAR students, and take either the full suite of Level 4 (first year) or Level 5 (second year) modules, dependent on your prior academic experience. A member of academic staff within Psychology will review your university transcript to assess which level you should study at but typically, students with little or no Psychology background will take Level 4 modules, and students with at least one full year of Psychology on their transcript will take Level 5.
    • At Level 4, students must take 8 compulsory Psychology modules, and at Level 5, must take 6 compulsory Psychology modules, with a free choice of two modules from other faculties and departments across King’s
    • These courses are not currently on our module catalogue and students are considered on a case by case basis
  • Computer Science/Informatics is oversubscribed and students should not expect to obtain a full module load (60 King's Credits / 15 UBC Credits) within Informatics
  • 1. Academic Tracks: if you are interested in the Academic Track pathway, please indicate so in your statement of purpose for both Go Global and subsequent King's application (if applicable) - please note that the 'Global Health and Social Medicine' track has limited enrolment capacity
  • 2. Study Abroad Plus Internship Programme: currently only accepts applications from students with internship interests within the Liberal Arts and Cultural setting in keeping with the disciplines within the department that actually offers the module

Full course load information

  • 120 credits per year
  • 60 credits per semester

Partner Course Information


Transfer Credits And Equivalent Courses At This University

Check out the courses that previous students have transferred back to UBC in the last 5 years using our Course Search Tool. If you don't see a particular course you listed, it simply means you need to submit it as a new course request through the Transfer Credit Portal while on your Go Global experience. For more information, please visit the Go Global Transfer Credit webpage.

*Areas of study at partner universities are subject to change. The tool is for reference only - research the partners' websites for additional course information.

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Exchange Tuition

  • 15 credits or equivalent full-time program fee per term, paid to UBC
  • Some exceptions may apply

Scholarships and awards

The Go Global Award $1000

All students accepted to Go Global for Exchange, Research Abroad, or Study Abroad travel programs are automatically considered for this award. If you meet the eligibility criteria, you'll be notified of your award after you're accepted to Go Global and after you get nominated to apply to the partner university.

Additional awards

Students who are eligible for awards may receive one UBC or UBC-affiliated international learning award. If you're eligible, you are always offered the highest-value award. Unless stated otherwise, you need to meet eligibility criteria set out by the University Senate regarding awards.

Check out international learning awards and eligibility.


Information for US students: 

If you are a student from the United States, please check the US Department of Education Lookup Tool to ensure that any partner institution you wish to attend on Exchange is Title IV ‘eligible’ for Federal Student Aid for the year in which you intend to study there. For institutions outside of the US, select “Foreign Country” from the “State” dropdown menu.

If you attend an eligible institution, then you may receive Title IV federal student loans while on Exchange.

If you attend an ineligible institution:

  • You will not be eligible for US federal student loans,
  • You may invalidate any US student aid you have previously received for your studies at UBC,
  • You may be required to immediately begin repaying your US student loans, and
  • You may not be eligible for any future US student aid for the remainder of your studies at UBC.

Types of accommodation available

  • Off-campus
  • On-campus

Housing notes

  • Students entering KCL under the Study Abroad programme are eligible to apply for housing although availability and choice may be limited
  • Places at the Intercollegiate halls are usually only available for the full session - however, applicants coming for the spring semester may make a direct application
  • Please note that accommodation is not guaranteed and a premium may be charged if your course dates do not correspond to the standard College semester dates