Neuroscience at Carleton
Not directly. At Carleton University you apply to Science - Honours (CT), then choose neuroscience 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 neuroscience
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
The major is Neuroscience and Mental Health, a BSc under CT. 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.
Neuroscience at the other campuses
Compare the entry programs side by side →- Algomanot offered at Algoma
- BrockDirect entry73–77%
- Guelphvia Bachelor of Science (BSc) Honours (GZ)80–91%
- Lakeheadnot offered at Lakehead
- LaurentianDirect entry70%
- Laurier (Waterloo)via Psychology (BA or BSc) (UZN)73–77%
- McMastervia Life Sciences Gateway93–97%
- Nipissingnot offered at Nipissing
- Ontario TechDirect entry70–73%
- Queen'svia Life Science & Biochemistry (QL)83–87%
- TMUnot offered at TMU
- Trentnot offered at Trent
- U of T (Mississauga)via Psychological and Brain Sciences73–80%
- U of T (Scarborough)via Life Sciences73–80%
- U of T (St. George)via Life Sciences (including Psychology)83–90%
- Waterloovia Life Sciences80–83%
- Westernvia Medical Sciences (ESM)83–90%
- WindsorDirect entry70%
- YorkDirect entry80–87%
Entry routes were researched against each university’s own program pages in 2026-08-16. Carleton’s page. Faculties restructure — confirm before you apply.