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One unofficial transcript is required for each degree that you have obtained or any Universities you have attended. This includes any Universities you may have attended on exchange or any online Universities that you may have attended as well. All legends (grading scores) must be included.
For Non-English transcripts, we will require both the translated and original transcripts from your University.
Should you be offered admission you will have to request an official transcript from all the Universities you have attended and the University will have to send it directly to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs at Carleton University. You cannot upload copies of official transcripts yourself.
Curriculum Vitae:
You have to submit a CV. Dr. Jo-Anne LeFevre, Director of the Institute of Cognitive Science has provided an instruction sheet to help you determine what elements need to be in your Curriculum Vitae.
Personal Statement:
You have to submit a statement of research interests. Dr. Jo-Anne LeFevre, Director of the Institute of Cognitive Science has provided an instruction sheet to help you determine what elements need to be in your research statement.
Recommendation Letter:
Two referee appraisal forms are required.
The referees who write your admission letters must have a doctorate degree.
Ensure that your thesis supervisor from your previous degree, writes one of your recommendation letters.
The Referee Appraisal form is automatically generated to your Referees. Problems occur when the email addresses are incorrect, so double check to ensure you have entered the email address correctly.
Writing Sample:
Writing Samples are required for admission consideration. This is a sole author, academic paper that you feel demonstrates your writing and research potential. Domestic Students must submit 1 writing sample and International Students must submit 2 writing samples which may be a conference paper, a term paper, or a portion of a thesis with a limit of 5-35 pages.
Preference Form:
We encourage you to contact potential supervisors in advance of the application deadline to discuss the possibility of supervision, possible research projects, etc.
You must indicate up to three supervision choices on the Supervisor Preference Form.
If accepted into the program, the name of your supervisor will be indicated on your Statement of Admission. Students will not be accepted into the program without a faculty member who has agreed to act as a supervisor.