Carleton University
Programs
49
Range spans
74–88
With co-op
35
How Carleton actually handles things
From the OUAC’s Guidance Dialogues Resource Guide (Spring 2026), which OUAC publishes for guidance counsellors rather than students. Read the original. Policies change — confirm anything you’re about to act on.
- If you repeat a course
We will use the highest grade to calculate the average.
- Summer school, night school, e-learning and private school
We treat all Ministry-approved high school courses equally.
- Your Grade 11 marks
We use Grade 11 grades as part of the calculation for early offers, in combination with available Grade 12 grades. Supplemental Application
Portfolio required for Architectural Studies, Industrial Design, and Information Technology (Interactive Multimedia and Design). Due: March 5, 2026 (past).
Creative Practice Portfolio required for the Bachelor of Music. Due: March 5, 2026 (past).
Supplementary application required for Nursing with RN Prescribing and Social Work. Due: March 5, 2026 (past).
Applicants with an admission average below 80% who want to be considered for the Bachelor of Humanities should contact Admissions Services for details on how to submit additional documentation in support of their application. Ranking on OUAC Application
The rank of your program choices is important. Your highest ranked program at Carleton will be considered first, but all program choices will be assessed. If you qualify for your first choice, you will receive an offer of admission for that program.
- Automatic entrance scholarships
We will automatically consider admitted high school students who have an admission average of 80% or higher for a renewable Entrance Scholarship.
Entrance Scholarships are renewable over the first 4 years of an undergraduate degree with an A- standing (10.0 annual grade point average).
- Scholarship deadlines
Entrance Scholarships: No deadline • Prestige Scholarships: March 1, 2026 (past) • Leadership Entrance Bursaries: May 1, 2026 • General Entrance Bursaries: June 30, 2026
- Bursaries
https://carleton.ca/awards/bursaries/entrance-bursaries
- Special consideration
Students who experience special circumstances that we should consider when we evaluate their application should submit a letter to Admissions Services outlining their circumstances.
- Deferring your offer
We grant deferrals for most programs. • Some limited enrollment programs require a higher average for a deferral of offer to be approved. • There are no deferrals for programs that require a supplementary application, portfolio or audition. Exception: The Bachelor of Information Technology in Interactive Multimedia and Design will accept a deferral request. • Students may request 1 deferral of their offer of admission. Deferrals are for a maximum of 12 months from the original offer. https://admissions.carleton.ca/admission-deferral-request
- AP and IB
AP and IB information: https://admissions.carleton.ca/requirements
- Changing programs
New Bachelor of Commerce streams in International Business, International Management, Information Systems and Marketing.
New Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies optional concentrations in Government and Professional Communication; Media and Entertainment Industries; and Public Engagement and Civic Culture.
New Bachelor of Computer Science stream in User Experience and User Interfaces.
New Bachelor of Engineering in Software Engineering stream in Artificial Intelligence.
Bachelor of Science in Linguistics concentrations in Computer Science, Neuroscience and Psychology.
- Transfer credit
https://admissions.carleton.ca/apply/transfer-credit
- English proficiency
Students whose first language is not English must demonstrate that they can cope with the language demands of an English-language university. | https://admissions.carleton.ca/esl
Which mark they use when you take a course twice.
Whether courses taken outside your regular day school are treated the same.
Whether they look at Grade 11, and when.
Money you get for your average without applying for it.
If something happened that affected your marks.
Taking a year before you start.
All 49 programs
- 88–90%Engineering – AerospaceOUAC CEA· co-op
- 88–90%Engineering – MechanicalOUAC CED· co-op
- 82–85%Nursing with RN PrescribingOUAC CN· supp. app
- 80%AccountingOUAC CBA· co-op
- 80%CommerceOUAC CC· co-op
- 80–85%Computer ScienceOUAC COD· co-op
- 80–85%CybersecurityOUAC COA· co-op
- 80–85%Data ScienceOUAC CSD· co-op
- 80–85%Engineering – Biomedical and MechanicalOUAC CEJ· co-op
- 80–85%Engineering – CivilOUAC CEB· co-op
- 80–85%Engineering – ElectricalOUAC CEF· co-op
- 80–85%Engineering – Engineering PhysicsOUAC CEP· co-op
- 80–85%Engineering – MechatronicsOUAC CEM· co-op
- 80–85%Health SciencesOUAC CHS
- 80–82%HumanitiesOUAC CBC
- 80%International BusinessOUAC CBB
- 80–82%Journalism and HumanitiesOUAC CJH
- 80–82%Public Affairs and Policy ManagementOUAC CPX· co-op
- 78%Architectural Studies – Conservation and SustainabilityOUAC CRC· co-op· supp. app
- 78%Information Technology – Network Technology (with Algonquin College)OUAC CIN· co-op
- 78–82%JournalismOUAC CJ
- 78%Mathematics – Honours (4 years)OUAC CMA· co-op
- 78%Mathematics – Non-Honours (3 years)OUAC CMB
- 78%Science – Honours (4 years)OUAC CT· co-op
- 78%Science – Non-Honours (3 years)OUAC CS
- 75–77%Architectural Studies – DesignOUAC CR· co-op· supp. app
- 75–77%Architectural Studies – UrbanismOUAC CRU· co-op· supp. app
- 75%Bachelor of Arts (BA) – Honours (4 years)OUAC CH· co-op
- 75%Bachelor of Arts (BA) – Non-Honours (3 years)OUAC CA
- 75%Cognitive Science – Honours (4 years)OUAC CGS· co-op
- 75%Cognitive Science – Non-Honours (3 years)OUAC CGG
- 75%Communication and Media StudiesOUAC CCR· co-op
- 75%EconomicsOUAC CBE· co-op
- 75–80%Engineering – Architectural Conservation and SustainabilityOUAC CEX· co-op
- 75–80%Engineering – Biomedical and ElectricalOUAC CEG· co-op
- 75–80%Engineering – Computer SystemsOUAC CEC· co-op
- 75–80%Engineering – EnvironmentalOUAC CEE· co-op
- 75–80%Engineering – SoftwareOUAC CES· co-op
- 75–80%Engineering – Sustainable Electrical PowerOUAC CEK· co-op
- 75–80%Engineering – TelecommunicationsOUAC CEH· co-op
- 75%Global and International StudiesOUAC CGI· co-op
- 75–77%Industrial DesignOUAC CD· co-op· supp. app
- 75%Information Technology – Information Resource Management (with Algonquin College)OUAC CII· co-op
- 75%Information Technology – Interactive Multimedia and Design (with Algonquin College)OUAC CIM· co-op
- 75%Media Production and DesignOUAC CMP· co-op
- 75%MusicOUAC CM· supp. app
- 75–80%Social WorkOUAC CSW· supp. app
- 74–76%Science – Major (4 years)OUAC CK
- —Certificate Journalism in Indigenous CommunitiesOUAC CJI