{"id":6597,"date":"2025-10-30T15:13:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T19:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/?page_id=6597"},"modified":"2026-04-15T13:43:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T17:43:34","slug":"accelerated-pathway","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/welcome-message\/descriptionandcontent\/accelerated-pathway\/","title":{"rendered":"Accelerated Pathway"},"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                        Accelerated Pathway\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>The MPM Accelerated Pathway is available to Carleton University undergraduate students in related fields of study interested in pursuing Political Management courses and\/or continued studies in the Master of Political Management. Being accepted within the MPM Accelerated Pathway does not guarantee admission into the Master of Political Management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"requirements\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Requirements:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Approval for the Accelerated Pathway is typically done in the winter term of a student\u2019s third year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students must complete <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">one (1) of<\/strong> POLM 3000 \/ PSCI 3410 \/ COMS 3100 and have an overall minimum CPGA of A-.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Must receive a B+ or higher in POLM 5000 level courses to receive advanced standing if they are admitted to the MPM program.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only elective POLM courses are open to non-MPM students.&nbsp; Review <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/course-descriptions\/\">MPM Course Descriptions<\/a>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The following core courses are not available to those in the Accelerated Pathway:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>POLM 5007 Writing in a Political Context<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>POLM 5008 Ethics in Political Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>POLM 5009 Media Relations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>POLM 5018 Strategic Communications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"process\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Process:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Student completes <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">one (1) of<\/strong> POLM 3000 \/ PSCI 3410 \/ COMS 3100 as a part of their undergraduate studies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/Accelerated-Pathway-Form.pdf\">Accelerated Pathway Form<\/a> is to be filled out by the student and signed by their Undergraduate Administrator before sending to the MPM Administrator for final approval.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once approved, students can submit a Registration Override Request in Carleton Central<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please email mpm@carleton.ca if you have any questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The MPM Accelerated Pathway is available to Carleton University undergraduate students in related fields of study interested in pursuing Political Management courses and\/or continued studies in the Master of Political Management. Being accepted within the MPM Accelerated Pathway does not guarantee admission into the Master of Political Management. 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