Admission requirements & costs

Admission has been suspended for the Spanish major only for Fall 2013

General admission requirements

You must meet the general admission requirements for Mount Royal programs. Although the Admissions and Recruitment Office will determine which admission category, or standing, you will be in, you can check out the admission category definitions.

Program-specific admission requirements

In addition to meeting the general admission requirements, applicants must also satisfy the following criteria for each major:

Anthropology, English, History, Sociology, Spanish

All admission categories

• English Language Arts 30-1 ― 60% or higher
• Mathematics 30 - 1 or 30 - 2 or a second language at the 30 level

Policy Studies

All admission categories

• English Language Arts 30 - 1 ― 60% or higher
• Mathematics 30 - 1 or 30 - 2 ― 60% of higher

Psychology

All admission categories

• English Language Arts 30-1 ― 60% or higher
• Mathematics 30 - 1 or 30 - 2

Although Conditional Admission may be granted in advance of receipt of final/official transcripts, confirmation of the achievement of specified minimum grades will take place after all final/official transcripts have been received by Mount Royal.

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Minimum overall average required for final admission

Fall 2013

To be eligible for admission on the basis of High School, applicants must present a minimum admission average of 60% on their five appropriate Grade 12 subjects.

To be eligible for admisison on the basis of Post-secondary, applicants must present a minimum Grade Point Average of 2.0 on their 8 most recently completed post-secondary courses (minimum 24 credits) by June 30.

Fall 2014

 To be eligible for admission on the basis of High School, applicants must present a minimum admission average of 65% on their five appropriate Grade 12 subjects.

To be eligible for admission on the basis of Post-secondary, applicants must present a minimum Grade Point Average of 2.0 on their 8 most recently completed post-secondary courses (minimum 24 credits) by June 30.

Aboriginal Student Admission

Each year two percent of the seats in the Bachelor of Arts program will be reserved for Aboriginal applicants through an Aboriginal admission target. To be considered for admission under the Aboriginal admission target, the applicant must:

• self-identify as an Aboriginal applicant on the Application for Admission
• meet the definition of an Aboriginal Applicant
• meet the minimum admission requirements as indicated in the general admission requirements for Mount Royal University as well as any program level admission requirements

Designated seats for this special consideration target will be filled by Aboriginal applicants on a competitive basis. Applicants are encouraged to apply during Early Admission December 1 – March 1. Any unfilled designated seats will be released on June 1 to students applying under the general admission requirements.

Money Matters

Of course costs are influenced by your circumstances — program choice, living at home, living in Residence, etc. Try our budget calculator to get an estimate of your costs.

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