{"id":395,"date":"2024-09-12T14:03:51","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T18:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academicadvising\/?page_id=395"},"modified":"2026-02-12T15:21:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T20:21:51","slug":"degree-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academicadvising\/degree-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Degree Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Degree Requirements\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n
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\n Table of Contents\n <\/h2>\n
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\n \n 1.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Year Standing\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 2.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Summary of Program Requirements\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 3.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Major Requirements\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 4.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Minor\/Concentration\/Specialization Requirements\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 5.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Electives\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 6.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Summary of all Courses\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 7.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Courses Set Aside\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 8.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Excess Courses for This Program-Failed and\/or Forfeited Courses:\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 9.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Breadth Requirements\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 10.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Transfer Credits\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

myAudit is divided into sections such as graphs & charts, summary of program requirements, major, minor, concentration or specialization, and electives. This allows you to view and understand which parts of your degree you have completed and which parts you still need to complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Year Standing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Year standing is found near the top of myAudit underneath the charts and graphs. It is based on the number of credits you have completed successfully that are being applied to your degree. It is updated regularly as final grades are posted and you can view it on myAudit below the graphs and above the \u2018Summary of Degree Requirements\u2019 section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Year standing is based on the following credits:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Year: Fewer than 4.00 credits
Second Year: 4.0 through 8.50 credits
Third Year: 9.0 through 13.50 credits
Fourth Year: 14.00 or more credits (only for students in 20.00 credit degree programs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are in a degree program that only requires 15.0 credits (ex. Bachelor of Economics), you cannot achieve 4th year standing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As well, if you have not met all of your requirements for graduation (meaning, you are still in progress to complete your degree), you will see \u2018AT LEAST ONE REQUIREMENT HAS NOT BEEN SATISFIED\u201d highlighted in red.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Summary of Program Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This section gives a basic summary of your degree including, credits you have earned, credits in-progress, remaining credits, credits completed towards a specific year level and overall CGPA. The IP on the left-hand side indicates that those specific requirements are “In Progress” and you are working towards completing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Major Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Next you will see your major course requirements. This allows you to see what courses are specific to your major that you need to take in upcoming terms, as well as the requirements that you have already fulfilled in that section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any sections highlighted in red with an \u201cX\u201d indicate that those requirements have not been completed. Therefore, you will be unable to graduate unless you fulfill them. If a section is highlighted in green with a check mark, it indicates that the requirements have been met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Minor\/Concentration\/Specialization Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you have program elements such as a minor, concentration, or specialization, these will also appear in a section of your myAudit. This allows you to see which courses are required to complete those elements. Since there may be many course options in these categories, you may wish to meet with your program advisor to review them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Again, if there is an ‘X’ highlighted in red beside the requirement, it means you still have not met the requirements of that minor\/concentration or specialization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Electives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Elective credits are required for most degrees. You will have some choices about which courses you take but most courses in this category are NOT in your major field of study. Free electives are elective courses that are your own choice and can include extra courses that are in your major discipline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Summary of all Courses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Click on the tab in myAudit that says “Course History”, it lists all of the courses that you have taken, chronologically, term by term. You can also filter the results by grade or term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Courses Set Aside<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This section of myAudit will list any courses you have previously attempted that DO NOT count towards your degree. These courses do not count towards your CGPA or graduation and can be set aside for different reasons, which include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n