Certificate overview
Your Spatial Data Science Post Bachelor’s Certificate consists of one certificate component for a total of 10 courses or 30 credits:
| Core - 10 courses | All Spatial Data Science Post Bachelor’s Certificate students complete 10 core courses throughout their program. |
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.
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.
First-year course selection:
Fall semester
Winter semester
Spring semester (during block week1)
1Block week courses are delivered in a condensed format at specified days and times.
As this program is intended to be completed in one year, any student considering a reduction in course load should speak with an Academic Advisor for additional support with their course selection.
Registering for courses
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 certificate progress
mruGradU8 is a program audit system and advising tool designed to assist you in reviewing your academic history, identifying requirements you have completed, and determining those that are still needed for graduation. As you move through your certificate, mruGradU8 will become a great planning tool for you to measure your progress.
You will log in to mruGradU8 through your MyMRU account under the My Program tab. When you click on the icon or follow the link, your audit will open.
To ensure that your curriculum is current, please click the Process New tab at the top of the audit every time you log into mruGradU8.
The information in your audit is separated into one section:
- Core and/or major requirements
As you register each semester, your course registration will be added to your audit. You will be able to see your current registration, along with your completed courses. This will be a great tool for you and your Advisor to use to ensure that the courses you are taking will meet the graduation requirements for your program.
Please visit our website for more information about mruGradU8, including frequently asked questions.
Transfer equivalencies
If you are a student with previously completed transferable post-secondary courses, you may have different needs when it comes to registration. Please carefully review your transfer equivalencies and how they are currently being used in your program.
You can view your transfer equivalencies in MyMRU as well as through mruGradU8.
- Ensuring that your previous coursework is applied to your core and major curriculum is in your best interest. The maximum number of courses and credits that can be applied from institutions outside MRU is 20 courses or 60 credits, but some programs may allow for less.
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Keep in mind that if you have recently completed winter semester courses at another post-secondary institution, transfer equivalencies will not be established until your official transcripts with final winter grades have been received by Mount Royal (after June 30, 2025). More information about transfer equivalencies can be found online on our website.
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If you receive unspecified equivalencies (UNSP 1XXX, FNCE 1XXX, etc.), these courses can only be used as electives and cannot be used as prerequisites. If you believe a course that has transferred to an unspecified equivalency should be equivalent to a core or major course or should be used as a prerequisite, you will need to submit a course outline to have the course reviewed for direct equivalency. You can learn more about submitting course outlines for direct equivalency review on our website.
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Students with international post-secondary history are only assessed for eight equivalencies as part of the admission process. If you think you have more courses that could be used in your degree, please contact the Transfer Credit department at transfercredit@mtroyal.ca to ask them to evaluate additional courses.
If you have questions about your transfer equivalencies or the articulation process, please contact Transfer Credit at transfercredit@mtroyal.ca.
If you are transferring credit courses to Mount Royal from another post-secondary institution, or are transferring to Spatial Data Science Post Bachelor’s Certificate from another program at Mount Royal, please contact the Science & Technology Academic Advisors, Chelsey Schafer, Ciara Spaan, and Ryan Owchar, by email at scitechadvising@mtroyal.ca. Please ensure you include your name and MRU ID number.
Academic advising
Your Advisors have carefully prepared your advising information and are eager to begin working with you on your Mount Royal experience. After reading through this information carefully, you should have the information required to register for both your fall and winter semesters. Should you have questions, you may contact the Science & Technology Academic Advisors, Chelsey Schafer, Ciara Spaan, and Ryan Owchar, by email at scitechadvising@mtroyal.ca. Please ensure you include your name and MRU ID number.
After making use of the above resources and information in detail, and making some progress on your course registration and plan, you are welcome to book with the Science & Technology Academic Advisors individually as needed.
The Science & Technology Advising website is also a great resource.
You can also read through your Welcome Guide, which contains great information about transitioning to MRU and the available support services.
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