the Canadian Heraldic Authority on August 15, 2007.
== Academics ==
Since 1972, King's has been offering its Foundation Year Program (FYP) for undergraduate students, an intensive survey course of history, philosophy, and literature in the Western tradition. The core texts program has "a national reputation for excellence as an alternative first-year of undergraduate studies", and is regarded as a prototype for similar liberal arts programs elsewhere. The Canadian news magazine Maclean's likewise reflected this view in a discussion of small, specialized undergraduate programs in Canada, expressing "it's unlikely that any of the other programs would exist if not for the Foundation Year at King's". In 2008 and 2009, the FYP program was ranked first in Canada by the National Survey of Student Engagement.
King's students take the FYP in their first year, then choose a specific degree program to pursue in their final three years. Furthermore, the college offers First-Year Interest Groups (FIGs), which are small …
