{"id":7205,"date":"2023-03-13T14:17:06","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T18:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bhum\/?page_id=7205"},"modified":"2025-08-29T15:48:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T19:48:33","slug":"degree-requirements-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bhum\/degree-requirements-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Degree Requirements Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This page points you to a series of resources to help you understand the requirements of your Humanities degree.<\/p>\n<h2>The Humanities Curriculum<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For an overview of the four years of your degree, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bhum\/program-overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Program Overview<\/a>\u00a0and the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bhum\/curriculum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Curriculum<\/a>\u00a0pages.<\/p>\n<h2>Degree Requirements<\/h2>\n<h3>Your Audit<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your audit is the authoritative guide to the requirements you must meet in order to complete your degree at Carleton. It tells you which courses you have already taken, which ones you are registered in now, and which ones remain to be taken in the future. In addition, it shows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your year-standing (first, second, third, or fourth)<\/li>\n<li>Your Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)<\/li>\n<li>Your academic standing (i.e. Good Standing, Academic Warning, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Any minors, concentrations, or specializations you have added to your degree<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You are the one responsible for making sure your requirements have been met to graduate, so you must learn to read your Audit.<\/p>\n<h3>Calendar Entry<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Current program requirements may be found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/undergradprograms\/humanities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Undergraduate Calendar entry for the Bachelor of Humanities<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/undergradprograms\/journalismandhumanities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bachelor of Journalism and Humanities<\/a>. These requirements govern entering students.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Current students should follow the degree requirements listed in their Audit, as they are governed by the requirements in place in the year when they were admitted, as indicated by &#8216;Catalog Year&#8217; in the top right (YYYY30 means 2020 September entry) of their Audit.<\/p>\n<h3>Streams and Progression Charts<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For detailed Progression Charts for the Bachelor of Humanities, Humanities, and Biology, and Journalism and Humanities, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bhum\/current-students\/academic-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Degree Progression Charts<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/p>\n<h3>Language Requirement<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For details on how to fulfill your Language Requirement, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bhum\/language-requirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Language<\/u> Requirement<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<h2>Course Outlines<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For course outlines, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bhum\/current-students\/course-syllabi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Current<\/u> Course<u> Outlines<\/u><\/a>\u00a0or <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bhum\/current-students\/archived-course-outlines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Archived<\/u> Course<u> Outlines<\/u><\/a>\u00a0pages.<\/p>\n<h2>Study Abroad<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For instructions on how to spend your third year abroad, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bhum\/will-study\/study-abroad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Study<\/u> Abroad<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting Help<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To make an appointment with the Humanities Undergraduate Advisor, or for information on Mentorships, or resources available for your physical and mental health, visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bhum\/getting-help\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Getting Help<\/a> page.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This page points you to a series of resources to help you understand the requirements of your Humanities degree. 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