Earth Science at Carleton
Not directly. At Carleton University you apply to Science - Honours (CT), then choose earth science on the OUAC application, as your major inside the Bachelor of Science (CT, 78%). Carleton also offers a Science Gateway — Life Sciences or Physical Sciences — for students who want a BSc but have not picked a major.
The program you actually apply to
Science – Honours (4 years)
78%OUAC CTCo-op available
Prerequisites
- Honours in Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry,
- Linguistics, Neuroscience and Mental Health, Psycholinguistics and Communications Differences, Psychology, and Gateway (Physical Sciences and Life Sciences):
- Advanced Functions (MHF4U)
- Two credits from Biology (SBI4U), Chemistry (SCH4U), Earth and Space Science (SES4U), or Physics (SPH4U)
- 3 best 4U/M courses
- Calculus (MCV4U) strongly recommended
When you choose earth science
On the OUAC application, as your major inside the Bachelor of Science (CT, 78%). Carleton also offers a Science Gateway — Life Sciences or Physical Sciences — for students who want a BSc but have not picked a major.
What to watch for
Earth Sciences is a BSc major under CT; there is also a distinctive Earth Sciences in Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoecology major. Carleton's Honours BSc is a single OUAC code, CT, at 78%, covering 17 majors; you name the major on the application. CS is the 3-year non-honours BSc and CK is Science - Major. Undecided science applicants can choose the Life Sciences or Physical Sciences Gateway.
The same application also gets you to
Science – Honours (4 years) is the entry point for 7 other majors at Carleton. You are not choosing between these at application time.
Earth Science at the other campuses
Compare the entry programs side by side →- Algomavia Geography (BA 4 year) (JBJ)65%
- BrockDirect entry73–77%
- Guelphvia Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences (BS Env) (GEA)75–80%
- LakeheadDirect entry70%
- LaurentianDirect entry70%
- Laurier (Waterloo)not offered at Laurier
- McMastervia Environmental and Earth Sciences Gateway83–87%
- Nipissingvia Bachelor of Science (PS)70%
- Ontario Technot offered at Ontario Tech
- Queen'svia Science – Earth and Environmental Science (QSE)80–87%
- TMUnot offered at TMU
- TrentDirect entry75%
- U of T (Mississauga)via Chemical & Physical Sciences73–80%
- U of T (Scarborough)via Physical & Environmental Sciences (OUAC TSP)73–80%
- U of T (St. George)via Mathematical & Physical Sciences83–90%
- Waterloovia Physical Sciences80–83%
- Westernvia Science (ES)80–87%
- Windsorvia Environmental Science/Environmental Studies (NLS)70%
- YorkDirect entry73–77%
Entry routes were researched against each university’s own program pages in 2026-08-16. Carleton’s page. Faculties restructure — confirm before you apply.