{"id":20,"date":"2026-01-15T14:31:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T19:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/engineering-practice\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2026-06-23T11:54:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T15:54:28","slug":"pathways","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/engineering-practice\/pathways\/","title":{"rendered":"Pathways"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/engineering-practice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/04\/CU-Students-Nicol-Building_Exterior-1024x525.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        Program Pathways\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">The Engineering Practice program offers three study pathways:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#conventional\">Conventional<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#accelerated\">Accelerated<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#co-op\">Co-op<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"conventional\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conventional<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students will take three courses per term, one from each of Categories 1, 2, and 3, during the first three terms. In the final term, they will take one last course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"accelerated\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accelerated<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students will take three courses in the first term, one from each of Categories 1, 2, and 3. In the second or third term, they will take an additional three or four courses to complete the program requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To qualify for this program, students must meet the following requirements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em class=\"myprefix-text-italic\">you have completed at least one term of study<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em class=\"myprefix-text-italic\">you have completed three courses (1.5 credits) in your most recent term<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em class=\"myprefix-text-italic\">you have at least B+ in your EGEN course(s) and an A- in your ECMP course(s); your GPA is at least 9.0 (equivalent to 1 B+ and 2 A- grades)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em class=\"myprefix-text-italic\">you have&nbsp;maintained&nbsp;continuous full-time registration (without academic breaks)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em class=\"myprefix-text-italic\">you have obtained the Program\u2019s permission<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"co-op\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Co-op<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Coop can be completed in three years (six terms). It blends traditional classroom learning with hands-on industrial experience. Students opting\u00a0for Co-op will alternate between study terms at Carleton with\u00a0four or eight month\u00a0work terms, providing them with a distinct advantage in the job market upon graduation.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/co-op\/rules-regulations\/information-policies-for-graduate-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View co-op program requirements<\/a>\n\n\n<script>\n(function () {\n  const storage = sessionStorage;\n  const storageKey = 'epAmbassadorPopcardClosed';\n\n  if (storage.getItem(storageKey) === 'true') {\n    return;\n  }\n\n  setTimeout(function () {\n\n    (function(w,d,s,o,f,js,fjs){\n      w['popCard']=o;\n      w[o]=w[o]||function(){\n        (w[o].q=w[o].q||[]).push(arguments)\n      };\n      js=d.createElement(s);\n      fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n      js.id=o;\n      js.src=f;\n      js.async=1;\n      fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);\n    }(window,document,'script','mw','https:\/\/cdn.theaccessplatform.com\/popcard.js'));\n\n    mw('init', {\n      universityID: 2501,\n      terms: [\"\"],\n      title: \"EP Ambassadors\",\n      popcardButtonText: \"Chat with Students\",\n      delay: 0,\n      alignment: \"right\",\n      viewType: \"standard\",\n      backgroundColor: \"#e91c24\",\n      titleColor: \"#efefef\",\n      buttonTextColor: \"#ffffff\",\n      popcardButtonColor: \"#000000\",\n      href: \"https:\/\/tappage.theaccessplatform.com\/2501\/?tap-dashboard=true&utm_medium=popcard&pageTitle=EP%E2%80%85Ambassadors&leadType=tap_feed&profiles_title=Learn%20about%20our%20EP%20Ambassadors%21\",\n      popcardUuid: \"806d27c0-276e-4c6d-af71-7027a3d3f950\",\n      popcardDescription: \"\"\n    });\n\n    document.addEventListener('click', function(e) {\n      const el = e.target;\n\n      const closeClicked =\n        el.closest('[aria-label*=\"close\" i]') ||\n        el.closest('[title*=\"close\" i]') ||\n        el.closest('button[class*=\"close\" i]') ||\n        el.closest('button[aria-label*=\"dismiss\" i]') ||\n        el.closest('[class*=\"dismiss\" i]') ||\n        el.closest('[class*=\"close\" i]') ||\n        el.textContent.trim() === '\u00d7';\n\n      if (closeClicked) {\n        storage.setItem(storageKey, 'true');\n      }\n    }, true);\n\n  }, 2000); \/\/ 2 second delay\n\n})();\n<\/script>\n\n\n<section class=\"cu-widewave relative overflow-x-hidden w-screen ml-offset-center px-6 md:px-8 lg:px-14 cu-max-w-child-5xl bg-cu-waves-hard-edge-red bg-cu-red bg-repeat-x xl:bg-[length:1200px_156px] pb-5 md:pb-12 pt-16 sm:pt-24 md:pt-28 lg:pt-36 xl:pt-40 2xl:pt-40\" style=\"background-position: -1px -1px;\">\n    <div class=\"relative z-20 cu-widewaves-content cu-prose-light\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:40px\">\n<h2 id=\"need-more-information\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px\">Need More Information?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:30px\">Connect with us to learn more about Engineering Practice&#8217;s pathways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 is-style-white is-style-white--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/engineering-practice\/contact\/\">Connect with Our Team<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Engineering Practice program offers three study pathways: Conventional Students will take three courses per term, one from each of Categories 1, 2, and 3, during the first three terms. 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