Prospective applicants should note particularly the admission requirements, the fields in which advanced study and research may be undertaken, and the program requirements of each department, in addition to the general regulations of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, which are spelled out in this section. 4.2 Qualifying-Year Program Students in the qualifying year will ordinarily register in 5.0 credits, at the senior undergraduate level. With departmental approval, the remaining 1.0 credit may be selected from those offered at the senior undergraduate level, that is, at the 400-level. With departmental approval, the remaining 2.0 credits may be selected from those offered at the senior undergraduate level, that is, at the 400-level. The thesis will ordinarily carry a weight of about half of the total requirement of 10.0 credits.
Some graduate programs require a reading knowledge of one or more languages other than English.
Language requirements will be prescribed by departments according to their regulations and the needs of their students. Language requirements must be completed within the time limit allowed for the completion of the student's program. Transfer of Credit 5.1 Transfer of Credit on Admission Graduate courses completed at another institution or at Carleton University may be accepted in partial fulfilment of Carleton's degree requirements. Credit for such work will be determined in each case by the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research on the recommendation of the department concerned. Master's candidates in a 5.0 credit program are allowed a maximum of 2.0 transferred credits.