University in Canada
London, Ontario, Canada
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King's University College at Western University is a liberal arts university college in London, Ontario, founded in 1954 and rooted in the Catholic intellectual tradition. It is an affiliate of Western University, and its students have access to all of Western's facilities. Students of all faiths and backgrounds are welcome, and the college's mission is an engaged liberal arts community in which its Catholic character and its commitment to reconciliation and equity shape learning that promotes critical thought, creativity and articulate expression.
The college has approximately 3,500 full- and part-time students from across Canada and 23 other countries, and teaches in small classes on a 34-acre campus on the edge of the Thames River at 266 Epworth Avenue, London. Study is organized into Arts and Humanities, Business Management, Social Sciences and Social Work. Arts and Humanities includes English, French, Philosophy, Religion and Society, Religion programs, Catholic Studies for Teachers, and Writing and Social Change. Business Management includes Management and Organizational Studies (Accounting, Finance and Administration, Global Commerce, Organizational and Human Resources, Analytics and Decision Sciences, Economics, Finance, Financial Economics). Social Sciences includes Childhood and Youth Studies, Criminology, Disability Studies, Economics, History, Human Rights Studies, Migration and Border Studies, Politics and International Relations, Psychology, Social Justice and Peace Studies, Sociology and Thanatology. King's also offers the Bachelor of Social Work (entry at Year 3) and the Master of Social Work.
Student life centres on a compact campus. The Darryl J. King Student Life Centre (LEED Silver) houses a fitness centre, Cafe 54 and the Reflection Room, Wemple Hall holds the Thames Market dining hall and Christ the King Chapel, and the Cardinal Carter Library has group study rooms, pods and a silent study floor. First-year students live in Alumni Court, the Townhouses or Wemple Hall, with 439 furnished residence spaces and guaranteed first-year residence for those who apply before June 2. More than 150 King's students compete as Western Mustangs varsity athletes, and the college fields a men's basketball team in Ontario Collegiate Recreation.
Over 700 international students from 23 countries study at King's. Support includes the International Bridging Program, the English Boost Program, peer guides and the International Scholars' Grant. Students apply through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC), where King's is listed under Western University, and degrees are granted through Western University.
Awarded automatically on final admission average, with no application, to Canadian applicants from 2026-27: $1,500 for 85.0-89.9%, $2,500 for 90.0-94.9% and $3,500 for 95.0% and above. Arts and Humanities entrants receive $2,000, $3,000 and $4,000 at the same tiers (not combinable with another King's entrance scholarship). International high school applicants receive $3,500, $4,000 and $5,000. CEGEP entrants receive the same amounts as Canadian high school entrants. Recipients must remain registered in four courses (4.0 credits). Home-schooled applicants are not eligible. The Mathematics Excellence Entrance Scholarship adds $500 for Ontario applicants with 85% or higher in both calculus and advanced functions (or geometry and discrete math).
International students can receive up to $42,000 CAD over four years, based on academic achievement while studying at King's.
Applications for awards that require one are due April 30 (the window opens January 1) and are made through the King's scholarships and bursaries form. The Ontario First Generation Bursary ($2,500, government funded) supports Ontario students who are first in their family to attend post-secondary study and have financial need; OSAP applies to eligible Ontario students, who should apply by June 30 for funding at the start of the study period.
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View scholarships for King's University College at Western University →Applicants need the Ontario Secondary School Diploma with a minimum of six Grade 12 U/M courses (excluding co-op), including English (ENG4U); all required and recommended courses must be at Grade 12 U/M level. Management and Organizational Studies requires ENG4U and two Grade 12 math courses from MDM4U, MHF4U and MCV4U. Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences programs require ENG4U. Grades come to King's from OUAC. Other provinces (Alberta/NWT/Nunavut, British Columbia/Yukon, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan), CEGEP, Advanced Placement, home-schooled and IB applicants have their own requirement pages and upload transcripts to the King's Applicant Portal.
International applicants apply through OUAC, then upload transcripts and English test results to the King's Applicant Portal.
Applicants whose first language is not English must show proficiency with one of: IELTS 6.5 overall with no section below 6.0; TOEFL iBT 83 overall with no section below 20 (for tests taken on or after January 21, 2026: overall 4.5, at least 4.0 in reading, speaking and writing, and 4.5 in listening); Duolingo 115 with no subscore below 100; PTE Academic 58 with no part below 56; CAEL 60 with no part below 60; Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency 176 with no section below 169. Applicants who are otherwise admissible but below the minimums are admitted to an academic English program such as the nine-week English Boost Program in the summer before starting; completing Fanshawe ESL or ILAC Pathway Level 3.3 also meets the requirement. Exemptions include four full-time years of secondary school in English, two years at an Ontario college in English, one year of university in English, AP English with 4 or higher, IB English HL, IB English SL with 4 or higher, and GCE A/AS Level or IGCSE English with a minimum grade of A.
College applicants need a minimum final average of B- (competitive averages are higher) on a two- or three-year diploma or a one-year General Arts and Science or Pre-Health Sciences certificate. University transfer applicants need a minimum 70% average with no extensive academic difficulty and may receive up to 10.0 credits (two years) for courses with at least 60%. Most college applicants receive up to 5.0 credits. King's has formal pathways with Fanshawe College and Lambton College. Applicants with an undergraduate degree equivalent to at least a three-year bachelor's with an overall average of at least 60% are considered as Special Students. A four-year degree is 20.0 credits.
Canadian citizens or permanent residents who are at least 21 in the year they start and have not studied full-time in the past four years may be considered without meeting the standard academic requirements. They apply for part-time study through OUAC with an academic reference letter and a personal statement, and may ask to switch to full-time after first year.
Apply through OUAC under Western University using the King's program code: EKA Arts, EKC Childhood and Youth Studies, EKB Disability Studies, EKH Human Rights Studies, EKD Management and Organizational Studies, EKJ Social Justice and Peace Studies, EKO Social Science, EKS Social Work (Year 3 entry only), EKT Thanatology. OUAC applications open September 18; January 15 is the deadline for equal consideration for students studying in Ontario; March 15 is the deadline for Bachelor of Social Work Year 3 entry; scholarship applications are due April 30. Ontario high school students accept by June 1 (which also secures guaranteed residence); other applicants accept by May 1 unless the offer letter says otherwise. After applying, applicants receive steps to set up the King's Applicant Portal, which lists outstanding documents. Admission to an undergraduate program does not imply admission to the BSW or MSW.
Main campus: 266 Epworth Avenue, London, Ontario. A 34-acre campus on the edge of the Thames River, where all King's programs are taught. Students also use Western University's libraries, athletics and other facilities.
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