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Basic Requirements for Admission

For admission to undergraduate programs, Ontario students must have the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with six 4U/M courses. 4U English is recommended. EAE4U will be treated as equivalent to ENG4U. 4U/M credits for co-op courses will not be considered as part of the 6 courses.

Higher averages are required for admission to programs for which the demand for places by qualified applicants exceeds the number of places available. The overall average required for admission is determined each year on a program by program basis. All programs have limited enrollment.

Admission is not guaranteed and all requirements are subject to change. The admission average required for entry to the co-op option of the programs listed below may be higher than the cut-off range listed for the program itself.

More about admission to Carleton

Failed and Repeated Courses

We will use the highest grade to calculate the average.

Timing and Process for Admission Decisions

We make offers of admission on a rolling basis.

Each time we receive grades from the OUAC, we re-assess to determine eligibility.

For programs with additional admission requirements (Architectural Studies, Industrial Design, Music, Nursing with RN Prescribing, and Social Work) that require additional information (e.g., portfolios, interviews, auditions), admission decisions will be made after the portfolio or supplementary application deadline.

If you apply to any of the specialty programs and plan to submit an English-language test score, scores are due on or before the portfolio or supplementary application deadlines.

Note: Most offers of admission are conditional. Once we receive your final grades, we will reassess your application to ensure that it still meets the requirements for the program and that you have received the OSSD. If you have not met the conditions, we will withdraw the offer of admission. However, where possible, we will attempt to provide an alternate offer of admission.

If you have been admitted to Carleton with an admission average of 85% or better, you will be automatically considered for one of our Entrance Scholarships. The admission average is calculated based on the high school grades submitted in support of the application, including any required prerequisite courses.

Notes:

• If you were given a scholarship offer based on early grades, and your admission average is higher when we receive your midterm grades in May, you will have your scholarship adjusted upward, if applicable.
• If your midterm average is lower than the average calculated from early grades, you will keep the original scholarship offer.
• Scholarships are not reassessed based on the grades received in June or July.
• The Entrance Scholarship offer is valid as long as you remain admissible to the chosen program.