Applicants should make sure their application files are complete by the dates indicated below. Note that you must have at least one letter of recommendation uploaded to your application, along with the other application items prior to your file being assessed for admissions.

Type 2 Diploma:  If you miss the deadline, email the IPE Administrator to discuss.

Summer: April 1
Fall: August 1
Winter: December 1

Type 3 Diploma: If you miss the deadline, you will need to wait until the next admission cycle to be considered.

Summer: April 1
Fall: August 1

We require two letters of recommendation. Your referees should be qualified and prepared to comment on your training and potential for the program. Both letters should be from professors (university faculty members) who have taught you in upper-year courses, or who have supervised your academic work. Your referees will submit their letters of recommendation directly to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs. Please inform them that they will receive an email with a link to the referee form that they need to fill out. The email will be from “Graduate Studies” and they should check both their inbox and junk mail folder to find it. This email will only be sent once you have paid for your application to the program.

Type 2 Diploma

Applicants must be enrolled at Carleton University in a master’s or doctoral program in a related discipline. Not available to students enrolled in the MA in Political Economy.

Type 3 Diploma

Applicants must possess an honours bachelor or equivalent four-year undergraduate university degree in a social sciences, humanities, or disciplinary program relevant to Work and Labour. Applicants without these qualifications may be considered for admission with a non-honours bachelor’s degree and significant relevant work or volunteer experience in the area of labour issues. Contact the IPE Institute Administrator to discuss your admission if you do not have a bachelor’s degree.