The AKC is a two-year optional programme open to undergraduate, postgraduate, and research students, as well as King’s staff and alumni.
In order to join the AKC programme you must enrol on Student Records via the 'AKC Enrolment Task' and you must also self-enrol on our 2024/5 AKC KEATS page.
Enrolment will be available via your Student Records homepage from Friday 20 September 2024.
You can access all AKC course materials for the 2024/5 academic year on KEATS. Log in with your King's ID, search for 'AKC' and select the 2024/5 course.
AKC on KEATS
If you are in the first year of your studies, the AKC KEATS area will NOT automatically appear on your course list when you enrol on the programme via Student Records.
Please search 'AKC' from the Site Home page on KEATS to find the AKC 2024/5 KEATS area and self-enrol.
AKC enrolment for current King's students
For students who join King's in September or October 2024, the AKC Enrolment deadline for the 2024/5 academic year is Wednesday 6th November 2024.
To formally participate in the AKC, undergraduate and research students need to have at least two years remaining on their degree. Postgraduate masters students can complete the first year of their AKC alongside their degree, while the second year can be completed via distance learning.
AKC enrolment for current King's staff
The AKC is open to all current King's staff members. Staff, like students, can attend the lectures on campus, or can access the lectures online via KEATS.
Programme requirements
Members of staff should email the AKC Office in September 2024 to enrol on the programme. Please include your full name, title, and date of birth in your email so that we can create a student record for you.
Staff must follow the course for two years in order to obtain the AKC award.
If you have any queries, please contact us.
AKC for Alumni
We are delighted to offer the AKC (Associateship of King’s College) to King’s alumni as a distance learning course.
Alumni who successfully complete two years of the AKC programme (the same regulations as for campus-based students) are eligible for election by the Academic Board, on behalf of the College Council, as Associates of King’s College.
Admissions
How to apply
- Go to the Admissions Portal
- Register an account
- Create a new application
- Search in Programme Name for ‘AKC’
The deadline to apply for entry in October this year is 31 August 2025, although admissions may close before this date once all available places have been allocated. Please note: King’s College London only accepts applications submitted through the Admissions Portal.
Entry requirements
You must be an alumnus of King’s (or from a College which has merged with King’s) and have completed an undergraduate or postgraduate qualification. Applicants will be required to upload a copy of their degree certificate or transcript as part of the application process.
Additional requirements
As all course materials are delivered online, you are advised to only apply for this course if:
- you are comfortable using the internet
- you have access to a PC and broadband internet.
How to enrol
Alumni are required to enrol on the AKC Programme at the start of each academic year.
At the start of your first year on the course, you will receive an email which explains how to set up your King's IT account. This gives you access to:
Once you have set up your IT account, you will be able to enrol via Student Records.
You must enrol by 1 November each year.
Please note: you will not have access to course materials until you have completed your enrolment online. If you experience any issues with the enrolment process, please email akc@kcl.ac.uk.
Accessing course materials
All course materials are accessed via KEATS: https://keats.kcl.ac.uk
You will be able to access KEATS after you have set up your King's IT account and course materials will be available to you once you have completed your enrolment on the AKC Programme.
King's email accounts
During your time on the AKC programme, we will need to communicate with you about important things – for example, assessment information or your results.
Communications from the University will normally be by email and you are advised to check your King’s email account regularly.
The AKC team accept no responsibility if you do not receive essential information because you have not checked your King’s email account.