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Deadlines

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  • Application: January 2027 term, international transcripts

    2026 entry

    Verbatim: "Deadline for international students to apply for the January 2027 term (students whose transcripts originate outside of Canada or the US)."

    Official deadline
Other deadline details
No single OUAC deadline, deadlines are set by each university and sometimes by programOUAC Undergraduate application, applicants who are not Ontario high school students (Group B)2026 entry
  • No single OUAC deadline, deadlines are set by each university and sometimes by program
  • No single OUAC deadline
  • University, program, transcript, portfolio, interview, and audition dates still apply
Full source wording

Verbatim: "There is no specific Undergraduate application deadline if you are a Group B applicant. Deadlines vary at each university and sometimes depend on the program. Visit the university websites or contact the universities directly for their deadlines. If you are interested in a program but the deadline has passed, you may contact the university's admission office for help. Be aware of university-specific deadlines for submitting transcripts and portfolios, if required, and for arranging interviews and auditions. You must ensure the OUAC has enough time to process your choices before the universities' program deadlines." OUAC defines Group B as anyone who does not meet the Group A criteria, e.g. not currently taking an Ontario high school course, a Canadian outside Ontario, an international applicant, a postsecondary transfer student, or a mature applicant.

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Requirements

Admission requirements

High-school prerequisites
  • ENG4U / EAE4UEnglish or equivalent Anglais
  • Complete an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent with at least six Grade 12 4U or 4M courses.
  • The calendar permits an English-language proficiency test to satisfy the English prerequisite where it is used to satisfy the university English-language proficiency requirement.
  • Include Grade 12 Advanced Functions or equivalent. A C- or higher in Carleton ECON 0005 also satisfies this requirement. Carleton may conditionally admit students who must complete ECON 0005 with a C- or higher in their first term.
Carleton 2026–27 Economics Ontario admissions calendar
Application steps
  1. Step 1Check the admission requirements
    • Check the published entry route for your applicant category.
    Carleton 2026–27 Economics Ontario admissions calendarCarleton 2026–27 Economics Ontario admissions calendar
  2. Step 2Apply through OUAC
    • Create your application and select this program.
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  3. Step 3Academic documents listed in Carleton360
    • Upload the records requested in Carleton360. If Admissions requests an official physical document, have it sent directly to the office rather than treating an applicant upload as official.
    Carleton transcripts and academic documentsCarleton transcripts and academic documents
  4. Step 4English translations for other-language documents
    • Records in a language other than English need a certified English translation or notarized translation copy, matching the original's course and grade information.
    Carleton translation requirementsCarleton translation requirements
Applicant pathways
2026–27 calendar Ontario high school prerequisites

Ontario high school applicants

  • Complete an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent with at least six Grade 12 4U or 4M courses.
  • Include Grade 12 English (ENG4U) or equivalent Anglais.
  • The calendar permits an English-language proficiency test to satisfy the English prerequisite where it is used to satisfy the university English-language proficiency requirement.
  • Include Grade 12 Advanced Functions or equivalent. A C- or higher in Carleton ECON 0005 also satisfies this requirement. Carleton may conditionally admit students who must complete ECON 0005 with a C- or higher in their first term.
Carleton 2026–27 Economics Ontario admissions calendar
Alberta, Nunavut and Northwest Territories

High-school applicants educated in Alberta, Nunavut and Northwest Territories

  • Complete high school with five courses numbered 30 or 31.
  • Complete ELA 30-1 and Math 30-1.
  • The calendar also allows Carleton ECON 0005 with C- or higher to meet the mathematics prerequisite.
Carleton 2027 Viewbook · out-of-province course equivalencies, printed page 61
British Columbia and Yukon

High-school applicants educated in British Columbia and Yukon

  • Complete high school with four Grade 12 academic courses.
  • Complete English 12 or English First Peoples 12 and Pre-Calculus 12.
  • The calendar also allows Carleton ECON 0005 with C- or higher to meet the mathematics prerequisite.
Carleton 2027 Viewbook · out-of-province course equivalencies, printed page 61
Manitoba

High-school applicants educated in Manitoba

  • Complete high school with five courses at the 40 level.
  • Complete ELA 40S and Pre-Calculus Math 40S.
  • The calendar also allows Carleton ECON 0005 with C- or higher to meet the mathematics prerequisite.
Carleton 2027 Viewbook · out-of-province course equivalencies, printed page 61
New Brunswick

High-school applicants educated in New Brunswick

  • Complete high school with five academic Grade 12 courses.
  • Complete English 122 and Pre-Calculus B 120.
  • The calendar also allows Carleton ECON 0005 with C- or higher to meet the mathematics prerequisite.
Carleton 2027 Viewbook · out-of-province course equivalencies, printed page 61
Newfoundland and Labrador

High-school applicants educated in Newfoundland and Labrador

  • Complete high school with 10 credits at the 3000 level.
  • Complete ELA 3201 and Math 3200.
  • The calendar also allows Carleton ECON 0005 with C- or higher to meet the mathematics prerequisite.
Carleton 2027 Viewbook · out-of-province course equivalencies, printed page 61
Nova Scotia

High-school applicants educated in Nova Scotia

  • Complete high school with five Grade 12 academic or advanced courses.
  • Complete English 12 and Pre-Calculus 12.
  • The calendar also allows Carleton ECON 0005 with C- or higher to meet the mathematics prerequisite.
Carleton 2027 Viewbook · out-of-province course equivalencies, printed page 61
Prince Edward Island

High-school applicants educated in Prince Edward Island

  • Complete high school with five academic courses at the 611 or 621 level.
  • Complete English 621 and Math 621B.
  • The calendar also allows Carleton ECON 0005 with C- or higher to meet the mathematics prerequisite.
Carleton 2027 Viewbook · out-of-province course equivalencies, printed page 61
Saskatchewan

High-school applicants educated in Saskatchewan

  • Complete high school with six courses numbered 30.
  • Complete ELA A30 or B30 and Pre-Calculus 30.
  • The calendar also allows Carleton ECON 0005 with C- or higher to meet the mathematics prerequisite.
Carleton 2027 Viewbook · out-of-province course equivalencies, printed page 61

Degree requirements

Credits and degree requirements
  • The standard four-year Bachelor of Economics Honours requires 20.0 credits. A separate 15-credit General route also appears in the calendar.
  • The 20.0-credit Honours degree includes 10.5 major credits: 6.5 prescribed credits, 2.0 ECON credits at the 3000 level or above, and a further 2.0 ECON credits at the 4000 level.
ReferencesCarleton 2026–27 calendar · B.Econ. HonoursCarleton 2026–27 calendar · 15-credit B.Econ.Carleton first-year registration · EconomicsCarleton 2026–27 calendar · Bachelor of EconomicsCarleton Economics · honours degree and concentrations
Required courses and electives
  • Honours has 5.0 electives outside ECON and 4.5 free electives. The free electives may include ECON.
  • The 15.0-credit B.Econ. has 7.0 major credits, including 3.5 ECON credits at the 2000 level or higher. It also requires 6.0 elective credits outside ECON and 2.0 free electives.
ReferencesCarleton 2026–27 calendar · B.Econ. HonoursCarleton 2026–27 calendar · 15-credit B.Econ.Carleton first-year registration · EconomicsCarleton 2026–27 calendar · Bachelor of EconomicsCarleton Economics · honours degree and concentrations

Program facts

Published threshold75%

Carleton’s Ontario high-school guide applies this cut-off to the overall and prerequisite averages.

Carleton 2027 Viewbook · Ontario minimum cut-offs, printed page 59Carleton 2026–27 Economics Ontario admissions calendar
Co-opCo-op option
Carleton Economics co-op eligibilityCheck work experience options

Majors & specializations

Advanced Economic Analysis

BEcon (Honours)

Study mathematical analysis, statistics and advanced economic theory. This concentration is offered in Economics Honours.

Published requirements

Courses

Published requirements in the 2026–27 calendar. Choice and prerequisite rules remain attached to their requirement group. Separate 2026–27 Economics Honours and 15-credit Economics requirements.

Economics B.Econ. Honours (20.0 credits) · A. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (10.5 credits) · 1. 6.5 credits in:12 listed
  • FYSM 1003Introduction to Economics1 credits

    Published alternative within this requirement.

  • ECON 1401Elementary Mathematics for Economics I0.5 credits
  • ECON 1402Elementary Mathematics for Economics II0.5 credits
  • ECON 2020Intermediate Microeconomics I: Producers and Market Structure0.5 credits
  • ECON 2102Intermediate Macroeconomics I0.5 credits
  • ECON 2210Introductory Statistics for Economics0.5 credits
  • ECON 2900Professional Practice of Economics0.5 credits
  • ECON 3020Intermediate Microeconomics II: Consumers and General Equilibrium0.5 credits
  • ECON 3102Intermediate Macroeconomics II0.5 credits
  • ECON 3210Introductory Econometrics0.5 credits
  • ECON 3900Research Methods in Economics0.5 credits
  • ECON 4905Honours Capstone Seminar (see Note 1 below)0.5 credits
Carleton 2026–27 calendar · Economics B.Econ. Honours (20.0 credits)
Economics B.Econ. (15.0 credits) · A. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (7.0 credits) · 1. 3.5 credits in:6 listed
  • FYSM 1003Introduction to Economics1 credits

    Published alternative within this requirement.

  • ECON 1401Elementary Mathematics for Economics I0.5 credits
  • ECON 1402Elementary Mathematics for Economics II0.5 credits
  • ECON 2020Intermediate Microeconomics I: Producers and Market Structure0.5 credits
  • ECON 2102Intermediate Macroeconomics I0.5 credits
  • ECON 2210Introductory Statistics for Economics0.5 credits
Carleton 2026–27 calendar · Economics B.Econ. (15.0 credits)
Mapped terms

Published first-year registration sequence. Confirm your entry-year requirements before registering.

Published first-year sequence
Fall

Standard plan. Students admitted with a math condition first take ECON 0005 and must earn at least C− before continuing to ECON 1401.

  • ECON 1001Introduction to Microeconomics0.5 credits

    Applies microeconomic tools to topics including taxation, wages, market power, poverty and trade.

  • ECON 1401Elementary Mathematics for Economics I0.5 credits
Winter

Mathematics and Quantitative Economics uses a different first-year mathematics sequence.

  • ECON 1002Introduction to Macroeconomics0.5 credits

    Applies macroeconomic tools to employment, inflation, investment, exchange rates and economic policy.

  • ECON 1402Elementary Mathematics for Economics II0.5 credits
Carleton first-year registration · EconomicsCarleton 2026–27 calendar · Bachelor of EconomicsCarleton Economics · honours degree and concentrationsCarleton 2026/27 selected degree and stream requirementsCarleton Economics undergraduate admissions
Elective choices
  • The registration guide adds elective credits to the first-year core to reach the regular 5.0-credit load. Concentration rules affect some choices.

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Costs

Bachelor of Economics

Published cost estimate

2026–27 · First year · Fall + winter · Full-fee status · CAD

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Tuition + compulsory fees$7,624.02
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