{"id":735,"date":"2025-11-13T13:40:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T18:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/registrar\/?page_id=735"},"modified":"2026-04-15T09:41:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T13:41:43","slug":"information-for-incoming-exchange-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/registrar\/information-for-incoming-exchange-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Information for Incoming International Exchange Students"},"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                        Information for Incoming International Exchange Students\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"w-full max-w-xl mx-auto overflow-hidden bg-white rounded-lg shadow-lg cu-stackedlist cu-component not-contained not-prose\">\n    <h2 class=\"px-6 py-4 text-base font-semibold border-b rounded-t-lg md:text-xl bg-gray-50 text-cu-black-800\">\n        Table of Contents\n    <\/h2>\n    <div class=\"grid cu-scrollto cu-stackedlist--toc cu-stackedlist--1 md:grid-cols-1\">\n            <div class=\"space-y-1\">\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        1.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#below-is-important-information-for-your-transition-to-carleton\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Below is important information for your transition to Carleton.\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                                        <div class=\"space-y-1\">\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-10 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        1.1\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#timetable\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Timetable\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-10 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        1.2\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#terms-of-study-at-carleton\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Terms of Study at Carleton\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-10 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        1.3\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#course-registration\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Course Registration\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-10 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        1.4\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#important-information\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Important Information\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-10 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        1.5\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#student-welcome-session\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Student Welcome Session\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-10 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        1.6\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#important-contacts\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Important Contacts\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"below-is-important-information-for-your-transition-to-carleton\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Below is important information for your transition to Carleton.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"timetable\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timetable<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You have now been registered in a minimum of *3 courses (1.5 credits) in each of the term(s) you will be studying at Carleton. This is considered academic full time status, and these courses have been approved by our academic departments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*Please note that if you have an English as a second language requirement, your maximum credit limit may be altered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To view your Fall and Winter timetable, please <a href=\"https:\/\/360.carleton.ca\/urd\/sits.urd\/run\/siw_lgn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sign in to your My Carleton account<\/a>, and visit Carleton Central. Go to the Registration heading; click on Student Timetable and enter a date that falls in the term you want to view (ex: September 5, 2024 OR January 10, 2025).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"terms-of-study-at-carleton\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Terms of Study at Carleton<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Carleton operates on a two-semester system, with Fall and Winter semesters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Fall semester typically begins in September and ends in December, while the Winter semester runs from January to April. <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/registration\/dates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit the dates and deadlines page<\/a> to view the dates associated with each semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"course-registration\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course Registration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"your-time-ticket-is-now-available\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your Time-Ticket is now available!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Should you wish to make changes to your timetable (i.e. add or drop courses), the registration system, Carleton Central, will be available to you effective today. Please ensure that you are registering in courses that have been approved by your home university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you receive a registration error for a non-Engineering course that is restricted or requires pre-requisites, you will need to submit a Course Registration Override Request. More information about override requests is available at the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/registration\/override-requests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Registration website<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you are submitting a Course Override Request, we recommend that you use the reason code &#8220;I am an incoming international exchange student, my transcripts are available in the RO (<a href=\"mailto:registrar@carleton.ca\">registrar@carleton.ca<\/a>).&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you receive a registration error for an Engineering course, you will need to submit an Engineering Request Form. Information on this process is <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/engineering-design\/current-students\/undergrad-academic-support\/engineering-request-form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">available by visiting the Faculty of Engineering and Design website<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"registration-assistance\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Registration Assistance<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/registration\/registration-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Registration website<\/a>&nbsp;offers different &#8220;How to&#8221; videos and resources to help you navigate Carleton Central.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/registration\/registration-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Student Registration Assistance team<\/a> is also available to support you. Just email <a href=\"mailto:registrar@carleton.ca\">registrar@carleton.ca<\/a>, and be sure to include your full name and Carleton student number.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"important-information\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Exchange students must be registered in <a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/regulations\/academicregulationsoftheuniversity\/registration-evaluation-records\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a full time course load<\/a> in order to study at Carleton. Full time study is defined as a minimum of 1.5 credits (or 3 courses) per term. Students are allowed a maximum of 2.5 credits (or 5 courses) per term.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students must exercise caution when deleting courses from their schedule and at all times must remain registered in the minimum 1.5 credits required per term.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fall classes begin September 3, 2025, and final exams run from December 8 to 20, 2025 inclusive. Winter classes begin January 5, 2026, and final exams run from April 11 to 23, 2026 inclusive. <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/registration\/dates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit the Dates and Deadlines page<\/a> to be sure you don&#8217;t miss any important deadlines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"student-welcome-session\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student Welcome Session<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As an exchange student, you will be required to complete the Incoming Exchange Student Welcome. The Student Welcome is an orientation program that supports the transition of all new exchange students to Carleton University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this free online mini-course, students will receive information that will help them settle into their studies and take full advantage of their exchange experience. <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Exchange Welcome will be offered through Brightspace<\/a>. The GO-ISSO will provide you with further details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"important-contacts\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important Contacts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have questions, the following are a variety of contacts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:its.service.desk@carleton.ca\">its.service.desk@carleton.ca<\/a> &#8211; Information Technology Services for technical support and questions regarding Carleton email, passwords, and websites such as Carleton Central, Brightspace and MyCarleton Portal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:student_accounts@carleton.ca\">student_accounts@carleton.ca<\/a>&nbsp; &#8211; Student Accounts for questions regarding your student account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:exchange@carleton.ca\">exchange@carleton.ca<\/a> &#8211; International Student Services Office for questions regarding your exchange agreement, orientation, course approvals, general assistance for international students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:registrar@carleton.ca\">registrar@carleton.ca<\/a> &#8211; Registrar&#8217;s Office for question about your registration or navigating the registration system in Carleton Central.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:residence@carleton.ca\">residence@carleton.ca<\/a>&nbsp; &#8211; Housing and Residence Life Services for questions about residence and housing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below is important information for your transition to Carleton. 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