BA/BS in Social Justice & Catholic Studies at St Mary's University in Calgary, Canada is a bachelor's degree in Religious Studies programme. The programme is delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 28,080 per year (CAD 9,360 per year for local students).
This program leads to a Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Social Justice and Catholic Studies, delivered on campus in Calgary, Alberta, combining the Catholic intellectual tradition with the study of social justice, philosophy, history, and religious studies. Students choose an emphasis on either Social Justice or Catholic Studies as they work through the two available streams. In the final year, students complete a required experiential-learning course that involves community partnerships and work-related experience. The program develops skills in problem-solving, community partnership, research, and holistic analysis of social issues alongside critical thinking and ethical reasoning. It suits students interested in working for justice within their communities, with career paths that include Indigenous outreach officer, community service worker, social services case aide, residential counsellor, religious outreach worker, or child and youth worker.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:65.00 / %
Admission Requirements: The Social Justice & Catholic Studies programme page carries no admission section of its own and defers to St. Mary's University's general admission requirements. Direct entry from high school needs a diploma with an overall average of 65% or higher across five Grade 12 (30-level) subjects: English Language Arts 30-1, three further courses from the University's approved list of mathematics, science, social-studies, language and arts 30-level subjects, and one additional course from a further approved list; marks below 50%, English Language Arts 30-2/30-3/30-4, and Career and Life Management (CALM) cannot be used to satisfy it. The programme page links downloadable guides for its Catholic Studies and Social Justice streams but states no separate admission criteria for either stream. English-language proficiency for BA/BSc, Open Studies, ESR Diploma and Transfer applicants is met by IELTS Academic with no individual band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT with an overall score of 4.5 and no component below 4 (equivalent to 80, no component below 19, under the pre-January-2026 TOEFL scale), PTE Academic 59, Canadian Language Benchmark Level 8, or English Language Arts 30-1 at 65% or above.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:St Mary's University sets fixed application dates for Fall 2027 entry rather than rolling admission. Applications open on 1 October 2026. Domestic applicants must apply by 1 August 2027 for general undergraduate programmes (BA, BSc, Open Studies, ESR Diploma, transfer students), or by 1 July 2027 for the Bachelor of Education After Degree, a Fall-only intake, with supporting documents due 31 July 2027. International applicants face an earlier closing date of 1 May 2027 across all these programmes, with documents due 31 May 2027 for the Education After Degree route. St Mary's does not describe its admission as rolling; these are the published closing dates for the cycle. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
