At Mount Royal University in Calgary, Canada, BA/BS in Environmental Science is offered as a bachelor's degree in Environmental Sciences programme. The programme runs for 4 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 2,428 per credit (CAD 729 per credit for local students).
This bachelor of science degree combines environmental science coursework with field and laboratory work across ecology, chemistry, geology, policy, and remediation. Topics include climate change, environmental protection, remediation, environmental management, policy, conservation science, and sustainability, with an emphasis on the physical, biological, and chemical environment. Delivered full-time on Mount Royal University's Calgary campus, the program includes applied research projects with local organizations, along with field schools and study abroad options, and involves data collection on ecosystems, air, water, and soil through lab- and field-based courses. It suits students interested in environmental protection and sustainability who want a science-based path into environmental work. Graduates pursue roles such as environmental consultant, environmental scientist, remediation specialist, resource manager, soil scientist, and agrologist, and the page notes eligibility to register as professional members of the Alberta Institute of Agrologists.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This program requires five Grade 12 courses under Mount Royal's high-school admission category, including three program-specific subjects at a minimum of 60% each: English Language Arts 30-1, Mathematics 30-1, and Chemistry 30; the remaining courses come from the university's Group A, B or C subject lists. Post-secondary transfer applicants face course and GPA requirements that vary by program, and mature applicants need at least two Grade 12 courses. International students and others whose first language is not English must meet Mount Royal's institutional English Language Proficiency requirement in addition to any required English course; the university's published standard accepts IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 per band, TOEFL iBT 86 with at least 20 per section (or 4.5 overall with 4.0 per band on tests from January 21, 2026), PTE Academic 58 with at least 55 per area, CAEL 70 with at least 60 per band, Duolingo English Test 120, or Cambridge C1 Advanced 176. Fall 2026 early admission runs October 1, 2025 to February 1, 2026, with ongoing admission by program space until August 31, 2026.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply directly to MRU: for the Fall 2026 cycle (the most recently published, as MRU had not yet posted Fall 2027 dates) the early-admission window ran 1 October 2025 to 1 February 2026, ongoing admission by space continued to 31 August 2026, and final transcripts were due 1 August 2026; Winter 2026 entry closed 15 December 2025 and Spring 2026 opened 1 October 2025 with documents due 15 April 2026. International applicants must apply by 1 May 2026, with documents due 15 May 2026. Competitive programs such as Nursing, Midwifery and Interior Design fill within the early-admission window and effectively close by 1 February. Admission runs first-qualified, space-available after the early window rather than on one fixed date, and is not described as rolling indefinitely. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
