Carleton Computer Science

Contacts

Website: http://www.gs.carleton.ca, http://www.scs.carleton.ca/ocics/
Phone: 613 520-4333
Email: sharmi@scs.carleton.ca

Admissions Requirements

General

• Apply online at https://secure.gs.carleton.ca/onlineapps/
• Students must send in a pre-application form before a formal application can be completed.

Academic Requirements

• Graduate with an Honours degree.
• Student must be recommended by the department you plan to study in.
• The candidate must have completed courses worth 12 half-credits (36 credits) that include the following topics:
  • data structures/file management
  • operating systems
  • computer architecture
  • algorithm design and analysis
  • assembly language
  • 2 high-level languages
• The candidate must have completed courses worth 8 half-credits (24 credits) that include the following topics:
  • Calculus
  • linear algebra
  • algebraic structures or discrete mathematics
  • probability and statistics
  • numerical analysis
• Applicants who lack the required courses may be admitted to a qualifying-year program.
• Must prove English language proficiency.
  • Your first language is English, OR
  • You completed your undergraduate study at an English speaking university OR
  • TOEFL: paper based: 550, computed based: 213; web-based: 86

Financial Requirements

• Tuition fees for one year for Canadians: $4621.71
• International tuition fees: $10839.71

Supporting Documents

• 2 copies of your transcript (sealed official institution envelope, signed on the flap officially)
• Complete supplementary program information
• 3 recommendation forms (sealed, signed on the flap)
• Evidence of your Citizenship or permanent residence status
• TOEFL or GRE test result ( original copies must be sent from the original source)

Deadlines

• Fall 2007 (begins Sept. 1): Deadline is Aug. 31, 2007
• Winter 2008 (begins Jan. 1): Deadline is December 14, 2007
• Summer 2008 (begins May 1): Deadline is April 30, 2008
• Fall 2008 (begins Sept. 1): Deadline is March 1, 2008