New Graduate Students

To be eligible to register and attend, you must first meet your conditions. Conditions must be satisfied by August 15, 2024. International students must submit their proof of study permit by August 15, 2024.

To be eligible to register and attend, you must first meet your conditions. Conditions must be satisfied by December 15, 2024. International students must submit their proof of study permit by December 15, 2024. Please note that the Winter 2025 term tuition payment deadline is November 25th, 2024.

To satisfy an English Language condition please upload a new official language test score document that meets our minimum Language requirements. The minimum requirements may be found in the Graduate Calendar, graduate regulation 3.6.

To upload your new test results please log into Carleton360 using your MC1 credentials and navigate to your submitted application. Next, select “Carleton Central Graduate Admissions” and then “View Application Details”. There you will be able to upload additional documents.

Please note: At this time, the ESLA foundation courses and Cultureworks program are not accepted alternatives to the formal testing reference above. Students who do not meet the language requirement will not be able to proceed into the program.

• MASc and PhD students may request deferral for the subsequent term.
• MEng students admitted for a fall start may request deferral to the subsequent winter term.
• MEng students admitted for a winter start may request deferral to the subsequent fall term only.

For students admitted to a fall term. 

• If you do not receive your VISA by August 15^th you should consider deferring.
• If you receive your VISA after  August 15^th but before the first week of class, you may want to consider if this gives you enough time to finish up any items you will need to arrive on time. It might be useful for you to discuss your immigration concerns with the International Student Services Office (ISSO). This office has people with the appropriate designation to discuss many immigration matters: ISSO – Contact page.
• If your deferral request is for a reason other than immigration, such a extenuating personal or family emergencies, you are still welcome to make a request. Please share a brief description of the extenuating circumstance in your request.
• Recommended Deferral Date: September 6^th is the recommended deferral deadline.
• Deferral Deadline: September 30^th is the last date by which you may request a deferral to a subsequent term.

Deferral Instructions

Deferral Deadline: September 30^th

• ­If you have not registered or paid fees, please let us know that you would like to defer to a subsequent term by the stipulated deadline.
• If you have registered in courses and paid your fees, please drop all your courses prior to sharing your deferral request via email by the deadline. If your deferral is approved by the deadline, you will be eligible to receive a tuition refund. The refund policy may be found here: https://carleton.ca/studentaccounts/fee-payment/refund-policy/.
• If you’ve secured a space in residence, you should also get in touch with them regarding their deadlines for refunds on residence fees: Housing and Residence Life Services – Contact us.
• MASc and PhD students with Teaching Assistant Funding: If you will not be present on your first day of TA duties, as per your TA contract, you must inform the Department so we can move your TA assignment to a subsequent term.
• MASc and PhD Students with Research Assistant Funding: Please inform your supervisor of your intent to defer prior to contacting the department. Deferrals may impact the availability of Research Assistant funding.

For students admitted to a winter term. 

• If you do not receive your VISA by January 15^th you should consider deferring.
• If you receive your VISA after  January 15^th but before the first week of class, you may want to consider if this gives you enough time to finish up any items you will need to arrive on time. It might be useful for you to discuss your immigration concerns with the International Student Services Office (ISSO). This office has people with the appropriate designation to discuss many immigration matters: ISSO – Contact page.
• If your deferral request is for a reason other than immigration, such a extenuating personal or family emergencies, you are still welcome to make a request. Please share a brief description of the extenuating circumstance in your request.
• Recommended Deferral Date: January 6^th is the recommended deferral deadline.
• Deferral Deadline: January 31^st is the last date by which you may request a deferral to a subsequent term.

Deferral Instructions

Deferral Deadline: January 31^st

• ­If you have not registered or paid fees, please let us know that you would like to defer to a subsequent term by the stipulated deadline.
• If you have registered in courses and paid your fees, please drop all your courses prior to sharing your deferral request via email by the deadline. If your deferral is approved by the deadline, you will be eligible to receive a tuition refund. The refund policy may be found here: https://carleton.ca/studentaccounts/fee-payment/refund-policy/.
• If you’ve secured a space in residence, you should also get in touch with them regarding their deadlines for refunds on residence fees: Housing and Residence Life Services – Contact us.
• MASc and PhD students with Teaching Assistant Funding: If you will not be present on your first day of TA duties, as per your TA contract, you must inform the Department so we can move your TA assignment to a subsequent term.
• MASc and PhD Students with Research Assistant Funding: Please inform your supervisor of your intent to defer prior to contacting the department. Deferrals may impact the availability of Research Assistant funding.

We recommend that MEng students try to complete required courses as early in their studies as possible. Please consult your specific program requirements found in the Graduate Calendar:

• Electrical and Computer Engineering program
• Biomedical program

Please also familiarize yourself with the department specific policies and regulations for MEng course selection and program progression.

After reviewing your program requirements, please consult with your thesis supervisor(s) to determine your course selection as your schedule should be reflective of your field of research. You program requirements may be found here:

• Electrical and Computer Engineering program
• Biomedical program

If you lack a prerequisite for a course you may receive an registration error notice. If you feel that you meet the registration criteria, you can submit a registration override request through Carleton Central to ask for permission to register in the course. Confirm whether you meet prerequisite requirements here via the Graduate Calendar: SYSC and ECE courses and/or BIOM courses.

By-permission courses (or department permission courses) might include the thesis course (MASc and PhD only), a specialized course that requires special permission, or courses from another department to which you do not belong. If you are trying to register in the thesis, please review the next section for more details. If you are trying to enrol in a course offered by another department, please review the Taking Non-Departmental Courses section.

The University strives to provide students with access to courses; however, there are factors that may limit the availability of some courses (including legal requirements for capacity of classrooms, availability of resources for the course, constraints imposed by the instructor, etc.). Registration will continue to change as students register and withdraw from course selections. While we cannot change class capacity, we encourage students to keep attempting to register during the registration period as enrolment can fluctuate. Please consider joining course waitlists (if available). Once a space becomes available in the course, the first student on the waitlist is notified and given 24 hours to register. If the student does not register in the course, it goes to the next person on the waitlist.

• MEng Students: up to two courses (1.0 credits) from outside of the department. Department permission is required.
• MASc Students: up to two courses (1.0 credits) from outside of the department. Supervisor(s) permission required.
• PhD Students: one course (0.5 credits) from outside of the department. Supervisor(s) permission required.
• TIM courses: please note that all students are limited to a single TIM course (0.5 credit).

Includes TIM program courses.

1. Submit a request to take a non-departmental course for credit and include a detailed overview of how the requested course relates to your program and a course outline.

   MEng Students: submit a request via the  MEng Academic Request Form
   MASc and PhD students: obtain permission from your supervisor(s) and share the permission with the  Graduate Advising team.

2. If you obtain permission via step 1, please submit an override request which the course-offering department will review. Some external departments will require that you complete additional permission steps. Please indicate how the requested course relates to your program and what relevant skills/academic background you have in its topics. The Systems and Computer Engineering Department does not facilitate spaces in non-SYSC/BIOM courses.
3. If successful in registering for the course, the course will appear as extra to degree on your program audit while you are completing your program. Non-departmental courses that meet the above conditions will be moved to the requirements section of your audit during the graduation period, once we have confirmed your overall graduation eligibility.

Important: Please be advised TIMG5006 & EACJ5211 are considered the same content and course. Credit can only be granted for one.

To be eligible to receive funding, new students with funded offers must first complete registration as outlined above. Each funding offer includes details on how funding will be released.

Students who received Teaching Assistant funding (also referred to as a Priority TA) must be registered by August 15th, and attend the first week of classes. As per the TA employment contract, Teaching Assistants must be present on the first day of their TA duties.

For students who were not offered a Teaching Assistantship with their offer of admission: you can apply to be an Outside Priority TA by applying through Carleton Central (TA management > TA Outside Priority Applications). As per the CUPE 2600-U1 collective agreement, graduate students who successfully complete at least 130 hours of TA work in their first academic year (Sep-Aug), will qualify for a priority TA.

Students with Teaching Assistant funding must complete registration by August 15 in order to be awarded a teaching assistant position for the fall term. As per the TA employment contract, Teaching Assistants must be present on the first day of their TA duties.

A teaching assistant (TA) assists faculty members with various duties which may include conducting labs or study groups, assisting with lecture preparation, and marking assignments and tests. Your TA work assignment may take place outside the department to which you are applying if your academic record shows strengths in other areas. Priority TAs receive a TA award as part of their funding package at the time of application. If you did not receive a TA award with your admission package, you may still apply as an Outside Priority TA (availability is limited). For more assistance regarding Teaching Assistant matters or to apply for an Outside Priority TA Assignment please review the Graduate Studies Teaching Assistants page.

New students who are enrolling for the first time for the winter term who are set to receive Teaching Assistant funding must complete registration by December 15 in order to be awarded a teaching assistant position for the winter term. As per the TA employment contract, Teaching Assistants must be present on the first day of their TA duties.

A teaching assistant (TA) assists faculty members with various duties which may include conducting labs or study groups, assisting with lecture preparation, and marking assignments and tests. Your TA work assignment may take place outside the department to which you are applying if your academic record shows strengths in other areas. Priority TAs receive a TA award as part of their funding package at the time of application. If you did not receive a TA award with your admission package, you may still apply as an Outside Priority TA (availability is limited). For more assistance regarding Teaching Assistant matters or to apply for an Outside Priority TA Assignment please review the Graduate Studies Teaching Assistants page.

For student who applied for the Collaborative Specialization in Data Science program for Fall Admission, prior to May.

The Department of Systems and Computer Engineering will review your application and make a decision on your admission to the Collaborative Specialization in Data Science program if you application is complete as of April, and your are otherwise admissible to the MASc or MEng base program.

For student who applied for the Collaborative Specialization in Data Science program after April, or for Winter Admission.

While applicants can indicate interest in the Collaborative Specialization in Data Science program in their application, formal admission to this program occurs only after students have been admitted to the standard MEng/MASc program and begun their first year of study.

Application Process

Students wishing to apply to the collaborative Master’s program in Data Science must first create a Carleton 360 account. Once the applicant has chosen their program (see participating programs above), they must select ‘yes’ to the “I am interested in Data Science” question asked in the Program Details portion of the online application. You will then be prompted to indicate your general rationale for applying to the collaborative Master’s program in Data Science, including your academic background, academic interests, and career goals.

The application process for graduate studies at Carleton for all prospective students is the same and must be completed online.

For complete information regarding the application process, please visit the Graduate Admissions website.

Decision Process
New and current students who submit in-program applications to the Collaborative Specialization in Data Science will be considered in May of each year. Due to the competitive nature of this program, only top-ranked students will be offered the opportunity to join the MASc or MEng Data Science Collaborative Specialization programs.

For students who did not apply to the he Collaborative Specialization in Data Science program upon first application but were admitted to a base MASc or MEng program of study in SCE.  

Students who were admitted to the based MASc and MEng programs in the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering may still apply to the Data Science Specialization once they have commenced their first year of study.

Application Process

Students wishing to apply to the collaborative Master’s program in Data Science must first create a Carleton 360 account. Once the applicant has chosen their program (see participating programs above), they must select ‘yes’ to the “I am interested in Data Science” question asked in the Program Details portion of the online application. You will then be prompted to indicate your general rationale for applying to the collaborative Master’s program in Data Science, including your academic background, academic interests, and career goals.

The application process for graduate studies at Carleton for all prospective students is the same and must be completed online.

For complete information regarding the application process, please visit the Graduate Admissions website.

Decision Process
New and current students who submit in-program applications to the Collaborative Specialization in Data Science will be considered in May of each year. Due to the competitive nature of this program, only top-ranked students will be offered the opportunity to join the MASc or MEng Data Science Collaborative Specialization programs.