Evening & Saturday Language Courses

Click on the links below to be taken to the section:

• Course Calendars 
• Student Card
• Transferring courses
• Withdrawing from a course
• Certificate of attendance
• Terms & conditions 

Course Calendars 

Autumn term

• Saturday courses 04/10/25 –  06/12/25, replacement Saturday 15 December 2025
• Standard & Intensive courses start week 06/10/25 - end week 12/12/25

Winter term

• Saturday courses 17/01/26 - 23/03/26
• Standard courses start week 19/01/26 - end week 23/03/26

Winter 2

• Winter intensive, continuing levels 2 parts 1, starts week 23/02/26 ends week 23/03/26
• Winter intensive level 1 parts 1, starts week  23/02/26 ends week 23/03/26

Spring term

Good Friday 03/04/26, Easter Monday 06/04/26

• Standard courses start week 20/04/26 - end week 22/06/26 
• Monday courses start 20 April - end 6th July
• Due to the bank holiday weekends, there will be no Monday classes taking place on Monday 4th May and Monday 25th May. These Monday sessions will be taking place the week after each bank holiday, and Monday classes will run two weeks longer to make up for this, finishing on Monday 6th July.

• Saturday courses start 18 April – end 4th July
• Due to the bank holiday weekends, there will be no Saturday classes taking place on Saturday 2nd May and Saturday 23rd May. These Saturday sessions will be taking place the week after each bank holiday, and Saturday classes will run two weeks longer to make up for this, finishing on Saturday 4th July.

Spring Intensive

• Intensive courses continuing parts 2 start 20/04/26 end18/05/26

Spring 2 Intensive term

• Intensive courses, continuing levels parts 3, start week 01/06/26 - end week 29/06/26

Summer term

• June Intensive courses 5 weeks on campus/online week 01/06/26 -  29/06/26
• One week intensives on campus 06/07/26 to 10/07/26 10:00-13:00

Language Centre (LC) Student Card

If your class is taught online you will not require a student card, if your class is taught on campus you will be issued with a LC student card, details will be emailed to you before the commencement of your course on where and when to collect it.  

Access. Your LC Student Card gives you access to the campus your course is taught on, the Language Resources Centre (based at Strand Campus) and all King's libraries. The card does not grant you access to NUS discounts or discounts and benefits offered to King's degree students. 

Lost card. Should you lose your card you will need to request a replacement. There is a £10 replacement fee. Please visit the King's eStore and complete the payment. Once this is done, please email languagecentreshortcourse@kcl.ac.uk to advise us that you have completed the payment and we can organise for you to collect your new card. 

King's student status. You do not acquire full King’s College London student status by enrolling on or attending an Evening, Saturday or Summer Language Course. You will be issued with an ID card by the fourth class of your course (second class for Saturday Language Courses and 5 week Evening Language Courses). Note that no ID card will be issued for courses that are only of one weekend in duration. You will also be granted access to the virtual learning environment at King’s and you are entitled to use open access facilities at King’s. Note that this ID card is solely for use by you and will be confiscated if it is misused. However, you are not entitled to use other services provided for King’s College London students.

Transferring courses 

LC students can transfer to a different group, time, course or campus, dependent on space on the course. You are only able to transfer to a course that begins in the same week and duration as the course you are currently enrolled on. Please contact languagecentreshortcourse@kcl.ac.uk  

Transfers FAQs

Please see our terms and conditions for a detailed description of your rights to transfer and our processes: Terms & Conditions.

The level of the class is not suitable for me, can I transfer?

Transfers to alternative courses in the same language can be requested within the first 3 weeks of your course starting. Please discuss with your teacher to confirm that your course is suitable for you, so they can advise which level and part is better suited. [Sections 16.2.1, 16.2.2, and 16.2.3 in the terms and conditions.]

Can I transfer to another language?

You may request to transfer to another class of a different language to the one you are currently enrolled in during your 14-day cancellation period. This period begins from the day you made your application and payment to King’s and includes weekends. We cannot accept transfer requests to another language outside of this cancellation period. [Section 16.1]

Where you teacher has advised you to transfer and a suitable class is not available, then we may allow you to transfer to an alternative course in another language beyond the cancellation period. 

Can I defer my course to another term?

We do not facilitate transfer requests between academic terms; therefore, you cannot defer your course to a later start date. [Section 16.5.1]

How many times can I request to transfer?

We can only facilitate one transfer request per student per term. Please ensure that the class you are requesting to transfer is suitable before confirming your decision to transfer. [ Section 16.1]

Withdrawing from a course

If you would like to withdraw from an Evening or Saturday Language Course you have enrolled on, please email us at languagecentreshortcourse@kcl.ac.uk or complete this form within 14 days on enrolling on your course. 

Withdrawal FAQs

Please see our terms and conditions for a detailed description of your rights to withdraw and our processes: Terms & Conditions.

What is the cancellation period?

A refund can be issued when requested within the cancellation period. Your cancellation period begins from the day you made your application and payment to King’s to secure your place on one of our courses. The cancellation period is 14 days inclusive of weekends. [Section 14.1.1]

My schedule has changed, can I get a partial refund?

You are eligible for a pro-rata refund if you are within your 14-day cancellation period; however, if your request comes outside of your cancellation period, we are not able to offer a refund. Any refund after classes have started will be subject to a £20 administration fee. [Section 14.6]

Certificate of attendance

Students will be able to download a Certificate of Completion from KEATS. If you require a certificate accredited by the CPD Certification Service you must have achieved a minimum of 70% class attendance. You will need to submit your request in writing to languagecentreshortcourse@kcl.ac.uk  you will be notified when it is ready for collection. Please note that certificates can only be issued within a 12 month period of the course ending.    

Terms & conditions

Details on our terms & conditions for Evening and Saturday Language Courses from the King's Language Centre is available below.

Terms and Conditions