What can I expect during the Bridging course?
How are Bridging courses different from other university classes?
Admission to a Bachelor of Arts degree program from the Bridging course?
Which BA programs can Bridging Students take?
Which programs are Bridging Students not able to take?

What can I expect during the Bridging course?

• One 3-hour class per week
• About 5-10 hours per week doing course readings, assignments, and studying
• You will need basic computer skills including creating and saving documents, email, and Internet searches.
• A small, interactive class learning with other mature students
• Frequent tests and assignments to help you develop your skills

How are Bridging courses different from other university classes?

• The Bridging course is a First-Year Seminar, a type of course normally restricted to students enrolled in a degree program. Our small classes allow for personalized help, and are designed to build confidence for people who may be apprehensive about returning to school.
• The course material focuses on the school experiences of traditional and mature students. You will read and discuss academic research as well other forms such as fiction, comic arts, journalistic writing and memoirs about young and mature students.
• The course is open only to people who qualify as mature applicants and are taking it to qualify for admission to a BA degree program at Carleton.

Admission to a Bachelor of Arts degree program from the Bridging course?

Mature applicants who earn a C- (60%) or higher in the Bridging Course can earn admission to a Carleton University Bachelor of Arts degree.

The Bridging course will count as one credit toward your degree. A BA degree is 15 credits (3 years) and a BA Honours degree is 20 credits (4 years). Your Bridging course grade will count in your grade point average.

Which BA programs can Bridging Students take?

A Bachelor of Arts degree requires you to choose a major, which is an academic discipline or area of focus for your studies. The following majors are available to mature applicants who successfully complete the Bridging Program (some programs have additional admission requirements).

Learn about Carleton University’s BA programs here, and related career options here.

Bridging students can also apply for a Bachelor of Cognitive Science degree program.

Which programs are Bridging Students not able to take?

The Bridging Program does not offer admission directly to BA majors in Geomatics, Criminology and Criminal Justice, or Global Politics.

The Bridging Program does not offer admission directly to Bachelor’s degrees in Architectural Studies, Commerce (Business), Computer Science, Engineering, Humanities, Industrial Design, Information Technology, International Business, Journalism, Mathematics, Public Affairs and Policy Management, Science, or Social Work. However, at the end of their first year in another degree program, Bridging students who meet the requirements for one of the above-mentioned programs can apply to transfer to that program.