Degree overview

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Core - 12 courses	Your Child Studies degree has core program requirements shared between both majors. These include practicums and capstone courses.
Major - 12 courses	You will choose between two majors Child and Youth Care Counsellor Early Learning and Child Care
General Education - 10 courses	You choose your Gen Ed courses from four clusters: numeracy and scientific literacy, values, beliefs and identity, community and society, and communication
Electives - 4 - 5 courses	You are also required to take a certain number of electives for your degree. An elective is any course that does not fulfill a requirement for the Core, Major or General Education. There are hundreds of courses to choose from depending on your program.

 

First-year courses

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All core courses must be taken in the sequence shown. For information on how to choose your Gen Ed courses, please see your advisor.

General Education courses

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What are General Education courses?

A great education doesn’t just make you an expert in one area - it gives you a well-rounded knowledge base in a variety of areas. That is why all of Mount Royal’s baccalaureate degree and diploma programs will include General Education, a collection of courses in a range of subjects that will complement studies in your chosen field.

Foundation

As you start your studies, you take a total of four General Education (GNED) foundation courses. Choose one from each cluster.

Cluster 1: Numeracy and Scientific Literacy

• Take one of GNED 1101 , GNED 1102 , or GNED 1103  within your first 10 courses.

Cluster 2: Values, Beliefs, and Identity

• Take one of GNED 1201 , GNED 1202 , or GNED 1203  within your first 20 courses.

Cluster 3: Community and Society

• Take one of GNED 1301 , GNED 1303 , or GNED 1304  within your first 20 courses.

Cluster 4: Communication

• Take one of GNED 1401 , GNED 1403 , or GNED 1404  within your first 10 courses.

Tier 2

As you progress through your degree you will choose from a wider variety of courses. In Tier 2 you will take a total of three courses:

• one Tier 2 course from cluster 1, and
• two Tier 2 courses from two different clusters (2, 3, or 4)

Tier 3

You must take three Tier 3 courses. These three courses must be from at least two different clusters.

You could take:

• three Tier 3 courses, each from a different cluster (Total 3); or
• two Tier 3 courses from one cluster, plus one more from a different cluster (Total 3).

Registering for courses

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It is your responsibility to register in your courses and ensure that the courses you select meet the program and graduation requirements as outlined in the information above.

Use the online Academic Calendar to explore possible courses of interest and to check that you meet prerequisites. You will register for courses using the registration system found in mymru.ca, Register & Pay tab.

Visit our Tutorials page for useful videos to guide you on using mymru, our degree audit system (mruGradU8), course descriptions and how to register for your courses.

We also have an online tool to help you plan your courses for the year: My Schedule Builder. View schedule options and create a timetable that works best for you. Access My Schedule Builder through your mymru.ca account under the ‘Register&Pay’ tab, in the ‘My Schedule Builder’ section.  

• Register Online
• Find out when you can register
• Registration Assistance
• Transfer Credit
• Course prerequisite requirements

Tracking your degree progress

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mruGradU8 is a program audit system and advising tool designed to assist you in reviewing your academic history, identifying requirements you completed and those that are still needed for graduation. As you move through your degree, mruGradU8 will become a great planning tool for you to measure your progress.

You will log in to mruGradU8 through your mymru.ca account, under the ‘My Program’ tab. When you click on the icon or follow the link, your audit will open.

In order to ensure that your curriculum is current, please click the ‘Process New’ tab at the top of the audit every time that you login to mruGradU8.

The information in your audit is separated into three sections:

• Core and/or Major Requirements
• General Education (GNED) Requirements
• Electives
• If you declare a minor, which is optional, this will be added to the bottom of your audit.

Each semester, information about your course registration will be added to your audit so you can see which courses you register in and which ones you complete. This will be a great tool for you and your advisor to use to ensure that the courses you are taking will meet graduation requirements for your program.

Please visit this page for more information about mruGradU8, including frequently asked questions.

Your advisor

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 New Student Registration

Your advisor, Angie Smith, has carefully prepared the information in this guide to help you prepare to register for classes. Before you can register for courses, you will need to attend an advising session and pay your $425 non-refundable tuition deposit.

You will have an advising hold on your registration account and must meet with your program academic advisor. Over the coming weeks, the advisor will be sending emails regarding next steps, options of academic advising, program planning, course selection and registration.

You can also read through your Welcome Guide which contains great information about transitioning to MRU and the support services that are available.