Associateship of King's College

Associateship of King's College
Location	London
Country	United Kingdom
Presented by	King's College London
Eligibility	King's College London students, alumni and staff
Post-nominals	AKC
Reward(s)	Honorific post-nominals, right to wear the AKC epitoge with King's College London's academic dress on graduation.
Status	Currently awarded
Established	1834; 190 years ago (1834)
First awarded	1835

The Associateship of King's College (AKC) award was the degree-equivalent qualification of King's College London from 1833. It is the original qualification that King's awarded to its students.^[1] In current practice, it is an optional award, unique to King's College London, that students can study in addition to their degree proper. After successfully completing the AKC course, participants may apply to be elected by the Academic Board of King's College London as an 'Associate of King's College' (AKC). Once their election has been ratified, they are permitted to use the post-nominal letters "AKC" along with their main qualification.