General Education at Mount Royal is a consciously structured pursuit of the aims of what has traditionally been known as liberal education. It ensures students achieve both breadth and depth in the skills and knowledge that are relevant to the world in which they will live. Thus, General Education provides students with the opportunity to build their ability to think critically, develop their communication and mathematical skills, stimulate their capacities for creative, innovative thinking, and enrich their knowledge of the wider social, cultural, and natural worlds in which they will live and work. 

Students in the Bachelor of Social Work must complete the following General Education and elective requirements

Five courses must be completed to meet the General Education requirements to graduate with a Social Work Diploma.

• GNED 1401, GNED 1403, or GNED 1404

• One Cluster 1 General Education course

• One Cluster 2 General Education course

• One Cluster 3 General Education course

• One Cluster 4 General Education course