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Carleton University Programs

Important note for Carleton University Applicants: At Carleton University, the Electrical and Computer Engineering program is offered by two separate departments: Department of Electronics and Department of Systems and Computer Engineering. You must choose ONE of these two departments through which to apply. It is very important that your preferred area of research and supervisor(s) belong to the department through which you apply. Look through the Members page carefully to determine which department the supervisor belongs to (either DOE or SCE if applying to Carleton University).

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University of Ottawa Programs

At the University of Ottawa, the Electrical and Computer Engineering program is offered by the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS). A description of the different research area can be found under (https://www.uottawa.ca/faculty-engineering/research).

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Admission Requirements

The Admissions Committee reviews each application to determine whether the applicant meets the minimum requirements of the Institute, taking into account such factors as university transcripts, confidential letters of recommendation, the availability of a supervisor in the area(s) of research indicated by the applicant, whether the applicant has adequate proficiency in the English language (see Language Requirements below), and whether any financial support is needed and available. When a positive decision is reached, the Admissions Committee recommends to the School or Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research of the university of the proposed supervisor that the applicant be admitted. Provided the Admission Committee’s recommendation is accepted, the applicant is then sent an official offer of admission by Graduate Studies. The student should reply to the offer to both the department into which the student was admitted and the appropriate School or Faculty of Graduate Studies.

The minimum admission standards required by the Institute are:

• For Master’s Programs: The normal requirements for admission to the master’s program is a bachelor’s degree with at least a B equivalent in a bachelor’s program in electrical or computer engineering or closely related discipline.
• For Ph.D. Programs: A minimum A- (roughly corresponds to 80 to 85%) equivalent in previous university studies with a master’s degree in electrical or computer engineering or a closely related discipline. The master’s degree must ordinarily have involved thesis research at a level equivalent to that required by OCIECE M.A.Sc. graduates. NOTE: The Institute has established a process to allow students enrolled in a master’s program in OCIECE to transfer to a Ph.D. program under some stringent conditions.

Applicants should note that simply meeting the minimum standards for admission will not guarantee admission to the program as there are only a limited number of positions available each year. Students applying for a doctoral program on the basis of a master’s degrees will be asked to provide a copy of their thesis if it was written in English or French, or a summary of the thesis in English including a table of contents with page numbers if the original language in which the thesis was written was not English or French; this work will be evaluated to determine whether the thesis is of a scope and level comparable to that of a master’s thesis in OCIECE. If the Master’s thesis is still in progress, provide an extended summary and indicate the anticipated date of defence.

Students may change the department in which they are registered if they wish to change to a supervisor in another department. In these exceptional cases, the student should write to the Director (with a copy to the original department) indicating that they would like to change departments and must provide a letter from the current supervisor agreeing to this change and a letter from the proposed new supervisor indicating the professor’s willingness to supervise the student. The decision regarding the transfer is made by the Admission Committee.

Language Requirements

The language of instruction within the Institute is predominantly English. Thus all students admitted to the Institute must be proficient in English prior to the commencement of their graduate programs. Visa students and others who have not completed a previous degree in English in an English speaking country or exercised a profession for a prolonged time in an English speaking country are required to demonstrate their proficiency in English by obtaining a TOEFL score of no less than 550 (paper-based), 213 (computer-based), or 79-80 (Internet-based), or an IELTS score of no less than 6.5. Only when the TOEFL or IELTS is unavailable in a student’s country of origin will other demonstrations of proficiency be considered, although in all such cases, students will be required to take and pass a special English language proficiency test administered by the university to which the student is admitted prior to being allowed to register. Failure of the test can result in the denial of admission to the student. In addition to satisfying the minimum proficiency requirements, students may be required to take additional English courses at the start of their programs to raise their proficiency to more adequate levels. The language courses would be in addition to the general course requirements.

Apart from the admission requirement for English proficiency there are no additional language requirements in any of the Institute’s programs. Students of the Institute may submit their theses in either English or French.

For more information please visit the following websites:

• TOEFL
• IELTS
• CAEL — Carleton University
• CanTest — University of Ottawa