{"id":50,"date":"2009-05-12T08:26:16","date_gmt":"2009-05-12T12:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/ccms\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2025-11-19T11:57:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T16:57:58","slug":"admission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/graduateprograms\/ma-program\/admission\/","title":{"rendered":"Admission Requirements"},"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-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Admission Requirements\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>The normal requirement for admission to the MA program is an honours degree (or equivalent), with at least a B+ average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For admission to the program, applicants should normally meet the following requirements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A four-year degree (or equivalent) in a humanities or social science discipline, with demonstrated coursework in the European\/Russian\/Eurasian area, ideally covering multiple disciplines (not solely language courses); and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A reading knowledge of an appropriate major European\/Eurasian language other than English (normally equivalent to two academic years of instruction, or one year with an intensive summer program). Applicants may be admitted with no proficiency or inadequate proficiency in an appropriate language; in this case they will require additional language training beyond normal M.A. requirements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Practical experience in the area of study will also be taken into consideration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Interested applicants who do not have the required interdisciplinary background in the European\/Russian\/Eurasian area are still encouraged to apply to the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"apply-today\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Apply Today!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on the admission requirements to the EURUS MA program see the <a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/grad\/gradprograms\/europeanrussianandeurasianstudies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Program Specific Requirements<\/a>. Required application documents are listed&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/application-required-documents\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/graduate.carleton.ca\/apply-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"171\" height=\"73\" src=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/Apply-Now.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2205\" title=\"Apply Now\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/Apply-Now.jpg 171w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/Apply-Now-160x68.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 171px) 100vw, 171px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To begin the application process click here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional information on the application process for graduate programs at Carleton University can be viewed on the <a href=\"http:\/\/graduate.carleton.ca\/apply-online\/\">Graduate Studies<\/a>&nbsp;Applications Website and by subscribing to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/graduate.carleton.ca\/newsletter\/\"><em>Connections<\/em><\/a>, Carleton&#8217;s newsletter for prospective graduate student. Please mail or courier additional documents to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Institute of European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies<\/strong><br>\n3304 Richcraft Hall, Carleton University<br>\n1125 Colonel By Drive<br>\nOttawa, ON Canada, K1S 5B6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"funding-financial-aid\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Funding &amp; Financial Aid<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you wish to be given full consideration for assistantships and financial aid, all application materials should reach us no later than<strong><strong> February 1<\/strong><\/strong>. You will automatically be considered for assistantships and university fellowships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications received after <strong><strong>February 1<\/strong><\/strong> will still be considered for financial assistance depending on the availability of funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The normal requirement for admission to the MA program is an honours degree (or equivalent), with at least a B+ average. For admission to the program, applicants should normally meet the following requirements: Interested applicants who do not have the required interdisciplinary background in the European\/Russian\/Eurasian area are still encouraged to apply to the program. 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