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BSc Physics (Honours) at Carleton University

Carleton University, Canada

Programme overview

Physics studies the basic building blocks of matter, from the smallest particles to the largest structures of the universe, with strengths in subatomic and medical physics. Carleton helped build detectors for the ATLAS experiment at CERN.

Faculty: Faculty of Science  |  Study mode: full-time / co-op option  |  Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Streams are Astrophysics, Experimental and Theory, and Physics can be combined with Biology, Chemistry or Mathematics. Sample courses include PHYS 1001 Foundations of Physics I and PHYS 4409 Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics. A capstone research project and Co-op option are available.

Career pathways

Finance, nuclear energy, science journalism, sustainable energy, clinical medical physics.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Ontario high school: OSSD or equivalent including a minimum of six 4U or M courses. For most programs including Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Combined Honours in Biology and Physics, Chemistry and Physics, Computational Biochemistry, Food Science, Nanoscience, Neuroscience and Biology, Neuroscience and Mental Health, and Psychology, the six 4U or M courses must include Advanced Functions, and two of Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Space Sciences, or Physics. (Calculus and Vectors is strongly recommended). 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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