Carleton University

Carleton was named the second most sustainable university in Canada, and 33^rd most sustainable university in the world.

Cutting edge and award-winning research at Carleton is contributing to the realms of energy efficiency, accessibility design, autonomous vehicles, and migration and diaspora studies, to name just a few. Carleton also just announced four new research chairs in law, space robotics, digital media, and radiation therapy, boosting its leadership in aerospace, digital media, autonomous systems and medical physics.

Carleton hosts many national and international events. This includes the International Sustainability Conference, a global community of scholars focused on radical change to address major environmental challenges. Further, the first ever Canada Youth Summit brought together 300 young leaders from across Canada with the Prime Minister of Canada to celebrate the launch of Canada’s first youth policy. The university will also host a robotics competition in 2020.

Carleton has a new state-of-the-art Health Sciences building designed for sustainability and collaboration. This adds to other innovative buildings including: the Macodrum Library with its Discovery Centre (gaming lab, 3-D printers and workout desks) the Canal building, a ‘smart’ building with solar panels and a green roof. Work is also well underway for the new Nicol building that will be home to the Sprott School of Business. Ottawa also has a new cultural and community hub in the heart of the city, thanks to Carleton University’s purchase of the Dominion-Chalmers Centre. Carleton is creating a virtual tour so that you can see all the new developments for yourself, from across the globe.

The faculties and schools in which prospective undergraduate students can pursue their education at Carleton University include:

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Carleton University’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences provides students with a welcoming and supportive learning environment that promotes independent thought and academic excellence, ultimately training leading citizens of the world.

Faculty of Engineering and Design

As one of Canada’s leading institutions in the study and research of engineering, architecture, industrial design, and information technology, Carleton provides students with an environment that is challenging, diverse and flexible.

Faculty of Public Affairs

The Faculty of Public Affairs brings together diverse academic units that prepare graduates to address regional and global challenges with the aim of fostering informed citizenship and building better societies. These graduates are leaders in fields such as politics, media and communications, economics, international relations, and law.

Faculty of Science

This faculty is a thriving community of scholars, researchers and teachers with a passion for learning and exchanging ideas. With hands-on research in first year labs to a dedicated Science Student Success Centre, this faculty offers exciting opportunities to create, disseminate, and apply scientific knowledge.

Sprott School of Business

Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business has undergone tremendous change and growth over the last ten years and more. This school values creativity, connectedness and caring. It has received accreditation from two international bodies, achieved growth in the university’s undergraduate programs while maintaining high entrance standards, and created new academic programing and start-up facilities for budding entrepreneurs.

There are 22 undergraduate programs including:

Commerce (Business) or International Business

The Bachelor of Commerce provides a complete business education, with eight specializations, and options for co-op, study abroad and/or a minor in another subject. The Bachelor of International Business is also a unique degree that spans the study of business, language, and builds cross-cultural skills.

Communication and Media Studies, Journalism, or Media Production and Design

Carleton offers several programs focussing on aspects of understanding the ever-changing mediascape, and how media, information, and public engagement intersect. These programs prepare students for the exciting challenges facing journalists and communications professionals.

Computer Science

Computers and computer systems play a central role in business, communication, science, entertainment and medicine. This ever-changing discipline studies the theory, design and implementation of computer applications and systems.

Engineering

Carleton prepares students for a career as engineers by combining rigorous programs and a highly supportive learning environment with practical, hands-on experience. The 13 streams offered cover a broad range of engineering activities, including the design of aircraft, software and telecommunications systems.

Science and Health Science

Labs, tutorials, field courses and seminars are conducted in small classes, resulting in personalized interactions with professors. An early emphasis on experimenting is a key component of science at Carleton. Carleton’s Bachelor of Health Science (BHSc) is a wide-ranging and career-focused program.

Built-in work experience

The majority of Carleton’s undergraduate programs include a cooperative education option (known as “co-op”) that provides students with the opportunity to gain full-time, paid employment related to an academic program. Study terms are alternated with paid periods of work in real job situations.

Carleton has over 31,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Applying for Carleton will vary depending on whether you are a graduate or undergraduate student, and where you’re applying from.

Entry requirements

International students who are applying for the undergraduate programs at Carleton University have to meet certain academic criteria. High school graduation is the normal minimum level of study to be considered for admission to the first year of an undergraduate program at Carleton University. Academic performance in the most recent years of study is the main determining factor for admission.

There are specific prerequisite subjects for the various undergraduate programs, the necessary minimum requirements of which will only establish the eligibility of an applicant to be considered for admission to the degree program. Students are expected to present a minimum overall average and minimum prerequisite average, depending on the program for which they apply. Students can refer to Carleton’s admissions website for minimum cut off ranges. The overall average required for admission is determined each year on a program by program basis.

Proof of English language proficiency is also required for all degrees. Students can demonstrate their English language proficiency by providing an approved English language test score, or by presenting official transcripts indicating they have studied for the last three years (full-time) in a high school, college or university in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom or any other country in which the primary language is English and where the language of instruction in the relevant educational institution was exclusively English.

In 2019, Carleton was ranked in the top ten for Canadian universities for graduate employability by the QS World University Rankings. It placed 163^rd globally, out of more than 20,000 universities across the world. The factors considered include reputation amongst employers, partnerships with employers, employer-student connections and the rates of graduate employment.

Career services are available for all students at Carleton and can help students to identify and achieve their goals after leaving university. The Career Services office run a range of events, skills, tips and resources, and offer job search support to help students transition from students to alumni.

In addition to helping students transition from school to work, Career Services helps facilitate volunteer opportunities, on campus jobs, or chances to work abroad so that students can leave university with a diverse range of life and work experiences.

Carleton University has one of the most generous scholarship and bursary programs in Canada. Last year, more than 12,000 scholarships and bursaries, totalling over CAD 24 million, were awarded to undergraduate students including:

Entrance Scholarships

Students applying directly from high school who are admitted to Carleton with an admissions average of 80 percent or higher are automatically considered for the merit-based renewable Entrance Scholarships.

Prestige Scholarships

Carleton’s highest awards are the 24 Prestige Scholarships. For consideration, students must have an admission average of 90 percent or more. The selection committee assesses applications on the range of a student’s community, leadership, and secondary school activities.

Additional Entrance Scholarships

• Faculty of Engineering and Design Scholarships

Up to 60 scholarships, valued at CAD 1,000, will be awarded to the top students who are entering selected Bachelor of Engineering programs.

• Collins Memorial Entrance Scholarships for Earth Sciences

Two or more scholarships, valued at CAD 1,000 to CAD 4,000 will be awarded to students entering the first year of an Earth Sciences program, in addition to other Entrance Scholarships.

• Sprott School of Business Scholarships

Apart from the other Entrance Scholarships, the Dean’s Entrance Scholarship of Excellence, valued at CAD 2,000 or CAD 4,000, will be awarded to the top students entering the first year of the Bachelor of Commerce program.

• Bachelor of Global and International Studies Award of Excellence for ICP Graduates

Two awards, valued at CAD 500 each, will be given annually to outstanding students who have completed an International Certificate Program (ICP) in Canada and are entering the Bachelor of Global and International Studies (BGInS) program at Carleton University.