Academic Advising

Welcome back to another year at King’s. Here’s a refresher on how to register:

1. Visit Dal Online and log in using your Net ID and PIN.
2. Select “Web for Students,” and then select “Academic Timetable” to view the classes available to you.
3. Make a note of the Class Reference Number (CRN) for each class and tutorial you select, paying attention to which term each class is held in.
4. From the main menu select “Registration.” Click on “Add/Drop Classes.” Enter the CRNs you have selected. Click on “Submit.”

Important Things to Note:

• Full-year classes are split into two terms: X for Fall Term and Y for Winter Term. If you choose a full-year class, you must ensure you are registered in both terms.
• If a class you want has a tutorial or lab, you must register for the lecture and tutorial/lab together or you will get an error message. If you receive a “T0 error,” you must add a tutorial; an “L0 error” means that you have to add a lecture, and a “BO error” indicates you need to add a lab.
• A “Reserve Closed” error means that, although there are still spots in the course, the seats reserved for your program or major group are full, therefore, you will not be able to register.
• The Dal Online system does not check for timetable conflicts. It is your responsibility to make sure that your classes aren’t scheduled at overlapping times.

For Journalism Students

• Many of your classes including the workshops, are cross-listed between BJH (4000 level) and one-year BJ (5000 level). Pay attention to the number of the class as well as the title.
• Before returning to King’s in September fourth-year BJH students must register for JOUR 0477.00 (Journalism Internship) and JOUR 4002.03 (Honours Project).
• Registration for Fall term workshops takes place in September. Registration for the Winter term workshops takes place before you leave for the break in December.
• Note also that because the Workshops are limited enrolment and because their term is so short, the academic deadlines are earlier than for regular classes. Normally, the deadline for registering for journalism workshops is the end of the second day of classes in that workshop.

As a King’s student in good standing, once you have completed your first year of study you will be eligible to take classes at other universities and have them count toward your degree here at King’s. There are a number of important steps you must complete before taking the class, in order to receive credit for the course as part of your degree here at King’s. This process can be lengthy—get started early.

1. Do your research. Figure out which university you’d like to take a class at—it could be another university in Halifax, the university in your hometown, a distance course from across the country or a term spent abroad.
2. Look through the course calendar and timetable at the university you’d like to attend. If a course has ever been approved for transfer credit to King’s / Dalhousie, it will appear in the Transfer Credit Equivalency Database.
3. Print the following Letter of Permission form, or pick one up at the Registrar’s Office, and read it carefully:
   • Letter of Permission form for Arts or Science students [PDF];
   • Letter of Permission form for Journalism Students [PDF].
4. If your course is listed in the Transfer Equivalency Database, simply  fill out the form and bring it to the King’s Registrar’s Office.
5. If your course doesn’t appear in the database, you will need to provide a copy of the class calendar description and syllabus to the department at King’s or Dal that offers similar classes. If the department approves of the class, your form will be signed. Bring it to the King’s Registrar’s Office for processing.
6. Once you receive a copy of your form, apply to the other institution as a Visiting Student and send them a copy of your approved Letter of Permission form.
7. Register for your class; check the university’s website or contact their Registrar’s Office for info on how to register.
8. Request official transcripts be sent to the King’s Registrar’s Office, so we can list your grade on your record.