Humanities

Carleton University

4 years
Duration (years)
4 years
Carleton Humanities undergraduate admissions
80–82%
Published threshold
Published eligibility threshold: 80–82%. Fall 2027. 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 59

Deadlines

October 2026

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Next deadlineThursday, October 15, 2026

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.

SourceChecked Aug 14, 2026

Requirements

Admission requirements

High-school prerequisites

Check the university’s requirements for your province and applicant category.

Complete an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent with at least six Grade 12 4U or 4M courses.
The standard Humanities route has no specific Grade 12 subject requirements.
Include Grade 12 Chemistry or Biology.
Applicants with an admission average below 80% should ask Admissions Services about additional materials.

Application steps

Step 1Check the admission requirements
- Check the published entry route for your applicant category.
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Step 2Apply through OUAC
- Create your application and select this program.
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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.
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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.
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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.
The standard Humanities route has no specific Grade 12 subject requirements.

2026–27 Humanities and Biology route

Ontario high school applicants selecting Humanities and Biology

Include Grade 12 Chemistry or Biology.

Conditional Humanities application material

Humanities applicants with an admission average below 80%

Applicants with an admission average below 80% should ask Admissions Services about additional materials.

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.
Standard Humanities gives no specific subject prerequisites.
The Biology route requires Biology 30 or Chemistry 30.

British Columbia and Yukon

High-school applicants educated in British Columbia and Yukon

Complete high school with four Grade 12 academic courses.
Standard Humanities gives no specific subject prerequisites.
The Biology route requires Anatomy and Physiology 12 or Chemistry 12.

Manitoba

High-school applicants educated in Manitoba

Complete high school with five courses at the 40 level.
Standard Humanities gives no specific subject prerequisites.
The Biology route requires Biology 40S or Chemistry 40S.

New Brunswick

High-school applicants educated in New Brunswick

Complete high school with five academic Grade 12 courses.
Standard Humanities gives no specific subject prerequisites.
The Biology route requires Biology 121 or 122 or Chemistry 121 or 122.

Newfoundland and Labrador

High-school applicants educated in Newfoundland and Labrador

Complete high school with 10 credits at the 3000 level.
Standard Humanities gives no specific subject prerequisites.
The Biology route requires Biology 3201 or Chemistry 3202.

Nova Scotia

High-school applicants educated in Nova Scotia

Complete high school with five Grade 12 academic or advanced courses.
Standard Humanities gives no specific subject prerequisites.
The Biology route requires Biology 12 or Chemistry 12.

Prince Edward Island

High-school applicants educated in Prince Edward Island

Complete high school with five academic courses at the 611 or 621 level.
Standard Humanities gives no specific subject prerequisites.
The Biology route requires Biology 621 or Chemistry 621.

Saskatchewan

High-school applicants educated in Saskatchewan

Complete high school with six courses numbered 30.
Standard Humanities gives no specific subject prerequisites.
The Biology route requires Biology 30 or Chemistry 30.

Degree requirements

Credits and degree requirements

Humanities Honours, Humanities Combined Honours and Biology and Humanities Combined Honours each total 20.0 credits.
Humanities Honours and standard Combined Honours require 1.0 credit in an intermediate modern language or beginner ancient language, subject to the published proficiency waiver.
Biology and Humanities Combined Honours also requires 2.5 credits from its listed 2000-level Biology courses and 3.0 BIOL or BIOC credits at the 3000 level or above.
Graduation requires at least 6.50 overall and 6.50 in the Humanities core. Combined Honours also requires at least 6.50 in the other major.
Honours requires at least 3.0 advanced credits in the major at the 3000 level or above. Combined Honours requires at least 1.5 at that level in each major.
Graduation normally requires at least 5.0 credits earned at Carleton that have not already counted toward a degree.
The first-year guide sets a 2.5-credit load in each of Fall and Winter. HUMS 1000 is one full-year credit across both terms.

References

Required courses and electives

Humanities Honours has 3.5 free elective credits. Standard Combined Honours has 7.0 elective credits that include the other discipline or minor requirements.
The Humanities and Biology combination uses the named Biology and Chemistry courses in the first-year spaces used for language and electives in the standard Humanities plan.

References

Program facts

Published threshold80–82%

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

Majors & specializations

Humanities and Biology

BHum

Combine Great Books seminars with biology, chemistry and biochemistry.

Published requirements Published courses

Courses

The BHum Honours core, standard Combined Honours differences, and the separately identified Biology and Humanities Combined Honours requirements. Official first-year term allocation for Humanities and the separate Biology and Humanities combination.

Shared BHum core4 listed

HUMS 1000Foundational Myths and Histories1 credits
Carleton 2026–27 Humanities Honours requirements
HUMS 2000Reason and Revelation1 credits
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HUMS 3000Culture and Imagination1 credits
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HUMS 4000Politics, Modernity and the Common Good1 credits
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Shared Humanities and Religion requirements5 listed

HUMS 1200Humanities and Classical Civilization0.5 credits
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HUMS 1300Classical Literature and Its Reception0.5 credits
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HUMS 3200European Literature1 credits
Carleton 2026–27 Humanities Honours requirements
RELI 1731Religion and Culture0.5 credits
Carleton 2026–27 Humanities Honours requirements
RELI 2710Maccabees to Muhammad1 credits
Carleton 2026–27 Humanities Honours requirements

Humanities Honours and standard Combined Honours · further required courses2 listed

HUMS 4103Science in the Modern World0.5 credits
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HUMS 4500Modern Intellectual History0.5 credits
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Art and music requirement4 listed

Humanities Honours and standard Combined Honours require all four courses. Biology and Humanities Combined Honours takes the art pair or the music pair.

HUMS 2101Art from Antiquity to the Medieval World0.5 credits
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HUMS 2102Modern European Art 1527-20000.5 credits
Carleton 2026–27 Humanities Honours requirements
HUMS 3102Western Music 1000-18500.5 credits
Carleton 2026–27 Humanities Honours requirements
HUMS 3103Western Music 1850-20000.5 credits
Carleton 2026–27 Humanities Honours requirements

Research seminar choices4 listed

Standard Combined Honours chooses 1.0 credit. Biology and Humanities chooses 0.5 credit. Humanities Honours takes 1.0 credit in the home-study plan or follows the approved Study Year Abroad plan.