{"id":52180,"date":"2025-10-06T15:02:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T19:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/economics\/?page_id=52180"},"modified":"2025-10-06T15:02:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T19:02:27","slug":"ma-requirements-for-international-applicants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/economics\/ma-requirements-for-international-applicants\/","title":{"rendered":"MA Requirements for International Applicants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Thank you for your interest in our MA Economics at Carleton University! <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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The deadline for applying for winter 2026 admission was August 1, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The deadline for applying for fall 2026 admission will be February 1, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please note that we cannot review qualifications without the receipt of a formal application. However, the information below may assist you in assessing your own academic background based on our admission criteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Typically, Canadian undergraduate programs in economics place a greater emphasis on advanced microeconomic theory, macroeconomic theory, mathematical economics, and econometrics than do most programs outside Canada. If you believe the courses you took as an undergraduate are equivalent or very similar to Canadian undergraduate courses, the best thing to do is to provide us with the course syllabi. This information can be used to evaluate the courses. Syllabi can be uploaded with your application or emailed directly to me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students in Carleton\u2019s undergraduate economics programs who are interested in pursuing our MA in Economics prepare by taking the courses listed below (NOTE the course prerequisites<\/em><\/strong>). If these courses (or equivalents from your university) have not been completed with minimum grades in the B+ range or higher or are not in progress by the time an MA application is submitted, the applicant may be required to complete or repeat any or all of the courses listed below which may be included in an offer of admission to Carleton\u2019s Extended Masters in Economics (EMA)<\/strong>, providing the applicant is meeting the other admission criteria, including the B+ CGPA requirement, calculated using a student\u2019s grades in their last 20 courses completed. 
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Should you require further study in economics at the intermediate level or even introductory statistics and econometrics to qualify for the courses below, please check Carleton’s Public Class Schedule<\/a> for course availability. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mathematics covered in Carleton\u2019s ECON 3001<\/strong><\/a>: Mathematical Methods of Economics<\/strong> (or equivalent math such as MATH 2004<\/strong><\/a> or MATH 2000<\/strong><\/a>) must be completed prior to admission to Carleton\u2019s extended masters (EMA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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