St Mary's University offers Diploma in Entrepreneurship & Social Responsibility, a diploma in Entrepreneurship programme in Calgary, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, 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 two-year diploma in Entrepreneurship and Social Responsibility, delivered on campus in Calgary, Alberta, combining entrepreneurship and business fundamentals with a liberal-arts core and study of social justice within free-market contexts, including how economic sectors relate to one another and how businesses can create impact at the community level. It includes Work Integrated Learning placements that give students hands-on experience with industry professionals and networking opportunities, and follows the standard Arts and Science admission requirements. It suits students who want to build entrepreneurial skills aimed at social, cultural, or environmental issues, or who are interested in the intersection between business and civil society, with graduates going on to roles connected to wholesale and retail trade, public administration, finance, insurance, real estate, editorial and writing services, or consulting.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:65.00 / %
Admission Requirements: The Entrepreneurship & Social Responsibility diploma programme page states only that applicants must meet the standard Arts and Science admission requirements, which is St. Mary's University's general policy. 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. English-language proficiency for BA/BSc, Open Studies, ESR Diploma and Transfer applicants (the University's own admission category naming this diploma) 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 (80, no component below 19, under the pre-January-2026 scale), PTE Academic 59, 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.
