FAQ

*Please note for Summer 2021:  Students enter the MPNL and DPNL in the Summer term by completing two of the required courses, PANL 5001 and PANL 5002.  If Carleton University is able to resume in-class instruction next year, then those courses will be delivered in a condensed format over the two-week period 19-30 July 2021.  If in-class instruction is not possible, then the courses will be delivered online over the Summer term from May to August.

No, you do not need to relocate.  Students will be required to be on Campus in Ottawa for two, two-week Summer Institutes. Fall and Winter core courses are offered fully online as well a number of elective courses. Students do not need to relocate to Ottawa but are required to attend the two, two-week Summer Institutes held on-campus.

The application site for Summer 2021 intake is now open.  The application deadline for the MPNL program is January 15, 2021 for Summer 2021 intake.  Any applications received after the January 15th deadline will only be considered if  funding and space remains available in the program. April 1st is the last date applications can be submitted.

For a list of required application documents for the PNL program please click here.

Tuition fees for the MPNL and DPNL programs, can be found online here.

The MPNL, taken full time, runs over five terms and begins in the summer term. Please see a sample schedule here.

Please see tuition fees on the Student Accounts web site.

No. Only full time students are eligible for funding.

Full time applications for the MPNL received on or before the application deadline will be automatically considered for funding. Those who are awarded funding will be informed in their official offer of admission.

*Please note for Summer 2021:  Students enter the MPNL and DPNL in the Summer term by completing two of the required courses, PANL 5001 and PANL 5002.  If Carleton University is able to resume in-class instruction next year, then those courses will be delivered in a condensed format over the two-week period 19-30 July 2021.  If in-class instruction is not possible, then the courses will be delivered online over the Summer term from May to August.

Both the MPNL/DPNL programs require two (2) letters for reference. These letters can be either academic and/or professional.

The MPNL program, taken full time, is completed in five academic terms beginning with the summer term.  Part time students in the MPNL have ten terms to complete the program.

If you are in the DPNL, or have graduated from the DPNL and wish to take the MPNL, you must apply to the MPNL program. Your application will be reviewed and processed the same way all MPNL applications are handled. Some advanced standing may be granted, but is not guaranteed.