Current Graduate Students

The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department is dedicated to providing you with the information and support you need to succeed in your studies here at Carleton. Use this page to learn more about your graduate program, various funding, academic advising, accommodations, mental health and well-being resources and more!  

Keeping information up to date

Keeping your personal information up to date is important. Please ensure to update your personal information on Carleton Central on a regular basis.

Graduate Calendar

The Graduate Calendar contains important information such as course lists, program requirements, important dates and deadlines, and academic regulations. Please ensure to review each specific link below related to your program:

Thesis information

The graduate thesis or dissertation is shaped by the procedures, requirements and timelines of a student’s individual program. Visit this page for important thesis information.

Awards and Other Funding

There are two main sources of funding that are offered i.e. external and internal. Some funding may be awarded to you upon entry to the program and is based on recommendations from the Department. It is the student’s responsibility to apply for any additional funding, either through Carleton University or through the external funding agency.

Graduate Studies – Awards and Funding

• Admission Funding
• Donor-Funded Awards 
• External Funded Awards 
• Government Assistance 
• Graduate Student Travel/Research Bursary 
• Special Awards

Department Donor-Funded Awards

Department donor awards are based on faculties’ nominations.

Academic Advising and Support

Students are encouraged to connect with the Advisor/Supervisor, the Graduate Chair and Graduate Administrator in the department. In addition, regularly review your audit to help you stay on track. You can learn how to read your audit using the Academic Advising Centre’s Academic Audit resources, Academic Audits and How to Read Your Audit.

Graduate Studies Resources 

Graduate Studies provides information to help graduate students succeed. Visit their website here.

Career Services

Career Services offers job search support and resume writing. They can also help provide opportunities to gain work experience and develop skills that can increase your employability. 

Mental Health and Wellness Support Services

As a university, Carleton acknowledges the role it plays in the health and well-being of our students. We invite you to explore the various supports and services available at Carleton University that promote students’ positive mental health and overall well-being by visiting our Mental Health and Wellness Support Services.

Other Support Services

The Current Students website features success pillars that can help you explore the ways we can support your academic success, fund your experience, define your career goals, get involved and/or explore the many health and wellness resources available to you. For a complete list of resources that may be available to you, please visit their website.

Requests for Accommodation

Students with disabilities requiring academic accommodations must register with the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities (PMC) for a formal evaluation of disability-related needs. Registered PMC students are required to contact PMC every term to ensure that the letter of accommodation is received no later than two weeks before the date you require.

Students with Physical or Learning Disabilities

Carleton University is committed to ensuring all students have equal access to education. If you need to receive accommodations for physical or learning disabilities, please contact the Paul Menton Centre. To learn about accommodations visit the PMC registration page. Students are encouraged to register well in advance of the start of a new term to ensure sufficient time is available to make the necessary accommodation arrangements. 

Religious Obligations and Spiritual Observances

Carleton University strives to accommodate students who, due to religious obligation, must miss an examination, test, assignment deadline, laboratory, or other compulsory event. Learn more about Carleton University’s Religious/Spiritual Observances policy. To make a request, please review the request process and deadline on the Undergraduate Calendar – Academic Regulations for Students with Religious Obligations page. 

Special Students

Special Students are those who have not been admitted to a degree program but who are taking courses to qualify for admission, to improve professional qualifications, for transfer credit, or for personal interest. To know more and to apply, please visit the Registrar’s Office page.

Important Reminders

• Refer to the Graduate Calendar for your program requirements before registering for courses and contact your research supervisor or program advisor when in doubt.
• Registration in your project or thesis requires continuous registration once you have started. If this is a problem, you must discuss this with your supervisor and the departmental graduate supervisor.
• Graduate students who have permission from their supervisor(s) to register in CEE undergraduate courses, must fill in a “Registration Override Request” form which is found online here.

Important Links