The undergraduate fee increases vary by program, ranging from a 7.9 percent increase for Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science programs, to 10.8 percent for Engineering and Computer Science. Likewise at the graduate level, fee increases range from 3.9 percent in most graduate programs, to 11 percent for master's programs in Engineering, Computer Science and Architecture. Watt says that there were a number of reasons for these variations. In other words, the employability of graduates and the competitiveness for particular programs were factors in assessing reasonable tuition increases. Part-time undergraduate students will see increases in tuition of 8.8 percent per credit course.
Tuition increases for part-time graduate students vary according to program.
Carleton is also allocating a proportion of these revenues to improve the quality of education for students. These strategic allocations include funding for the new first-year seminars in the Bachelor of Arts program, upgrading equipment in the School of Journalism, improving the computing infrastructure, and for academic appointments and replacements in the Faculties of Engineering and Public Affairs and Management. Last year, we redefined our academic mission and recommended significant academic and administrative restructuring. That restructuring process is now close to completion. We also recognized the need to balance our books and made budgetary cuts across all sectors of the University.