Get the Most out of Your Degree
The resources linked on this page are curated to help you understand how to meet your degree requirements, optimize your courses, map your future goals and take advantage of the University experience.
Explore ways to personalize your educational experience by understanding majors, the benefits of adding a minor, maximizing your General Education courses. You will also find opportunities to explore the possibilities of both exchange and your career planning options.
Meet my Requirements
Understand the components of your degree & the choices you have to make the most of your academic experience.
- Understand your major (check mruGradu8)
- Know your General Education Requirements
- Meet with your academic advisor
Optimize my courses
For every course that you can choose, make the best choice that will help you build the degree that fits your goals.
- Plan your General Education courses
- Consider adding a minor or changing your major
- Investigate community-service learning courses
Make the most of it
Take advantage of your university experience through activities and experiences that will enrich your degree experience.
- Consider a field school or an International exchange
- Enhance your skills through a student leadership opportunity
- Get involved with undergraduate research - talk to your profs about opportunities to collaborate
Map my future goals
Conversations about your future can help you identify the majors, minors/concentrations that will work in your favour.
- Is graduate school or a professional program a good option for you?
- Learn about and research careers based on your interests. Meet with a career development coordinator
- Explore your options and attend a Career Passions workshop
mruGradU8
Our degree audit tool helps you see how you are progressing through to graduation. Login to your mruGradU8 account through MyMRU > My Program. If you are working towards admission into a degree be sure to explore mruGradU8's 'What If' scenario.
Program planning guides are also available to assist you in understanding program requirements for your degree.