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BEcon Economics (Honours) at Carleton University

Carleton University, Canada

Programme overview

Study of decision-making, market design and policies governing business processes and financial flows, and the causes of economic growth, inequality, inflation, unemployment and trade.

Faculty: Faculty of Public and Global Affairs  |  Study mode: full-time / co-op option  |  Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Concentrations (one or two): Computational Analysis; Economic Data Science; Financial Economics; Development and Environment; Advanced Economic Analysis; Mathematics and Quantitative Economics. Combined Honours is available. Co-op, practicum and internship placements are offered.

Career pathways

Federal and provincial government departments, banking, finance, business, international development and trade, non-governmental organizations.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Ontario high school: OSSD or equivalent including a minimum of six 4U or M courses. The six 4U or M courses must include a 4U course in English (or anglais ) and 4U Advanced Functions (or equivalent). ECON 0005 taken at Carleton with a minimum grade of C- also satisfies the Advanced Functions requirement. Applicants who do not present with Advanced Functions or ECON 0005 may be admitted conditionally with the requirement that they complete ECON 0005 with a minimum grade of C- in their first term of study in the degree in order to be eligible to continue. An overall average of at least 70% is normally required to be considered for admission; the cut-off average is set each year program by program and may be considerably higher than the minimum.

Main intake: Fall (September). January 2027 term is also open for applications.

Applications go through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC), which opens in September 2026; international applicants may also apply directly through Carleton360. January 2027 term: apply by 15 October 2026 (transcripts from outside Canada/US) or 15 November 2026 (transcripts from Canada/US). Fall 2027: 15 January 2027 deadline for Ontario secondary school students applying via OUAC; 1 April 2027 main deadline for international applicants (transcripts from outside Canada/US); 1 June 2027 general deadline for applicants with Canada/US transcripts. Some programmes have earlier deadlines (1 March 2027 for programme-specific deadlines).

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.carleton.ca/apply/

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