Diploma overview
Your Social Work Diploma is comprised of two different components for a total of 20 courses or 60 credits:
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Major - 15 courses
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All Social Work Diploma students complete 15 core courses throughout their two years.
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General Education (Gen Ed) - 5 courses
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You choose your Gen Ed courses from four clusters:
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Choosing your courses
The patterns below outline a traditional 10-course academic year. Ultimately, it is up to you to decide how many courses you want to take each semester. Full-time student status requires you to be registered in a minimum of three courses or 9 credits per fall and winter semester.
General Education is a breadth and depth component of your new diploma. Review the General Education courses section of this guide to understand how to select eligible Gen Ed courses for your diploma.
The courses below must be taken in order as outlined. Use the course descriptions in the Academic Calendar to assist you with your course selection. Review the General Education courses section of this guide to understand how to select eligible Gen Ed courses for your diploma.
First-year course selection:
Fall semester
Winter semester
1This course is run three days per week.
2GNED 1401 - Writing for Academic Success is recommended.
General Education
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.
As part of your diploma, you are required to take five General Education courses.
You must take:
Registering for courses
You will not be able to register for courses until you have connected with Academic Advising.
It is your responsibility to register for your courses and ensure that the courses you select meet your desired program and graduation requirements.
Use the 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 the MyMRU Register & Pay tab.
Visit our Tutorials page for useful videos to guide you on using MyMRU, using our degree audit system (mruGradU8), 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 account under the Register & Pay in the My Schedule Builder section.
Tracking your progress
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 login to mruGradU8 through your mymru.ca account, under the ‘My Program’ tab (at the bottom of the page). 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 program 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.
Visit this page for more information about mruGradU8 including frequently asked questions.
Your advisor
New Student Registration
Your academic advisor, Gina Adams, has carefully prepared the information in this guide to help you with the information you need to register for classes. The Social Work department reserves enough seats in the core social work classes for all admitted students. You may contact Gina by email at gadams@mtroyal.ca.
You can also read through your Welcome Guide which contains great information about transitioning to MRU and the support services that are available.
