{"id":292,"date":"2025-08-26T12:43:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T16:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/registrar\/?page_id=292"},"modified":"2026-02-03T13:25:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T18:25:23","slug":"major-cgpa-check","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/registrar\/progress\/major-cgpa-check\/","title":{"rendered":"Major CGPA Check"},"content":{"rendered":"    \n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/registrar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2025\/08\/CGPA-Check-e1756226239682.png); background-position: 50% 50%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.700);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        Major CGPA Check\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students who have 15.50 or more credits complete<strong>*<\/strong>&nbsp;will have their major CGPA checked once a year at the end of the winter term provided they were registered in the fall term and\/or winter term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students with a major CGPA of less than 6.00 will be placed in a corresponding non-honours program provided their overall CGPA permits them to continue in the non-honours program.&nbsp; Students will be notified by email of this adjustment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have been placed in a non-honours program, it is strongly recommended you\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academicadvising\/aac-request-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">meet with an Academic Advisor<\/a>\u00a0in the Academic Advising Centre or a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academicadvising\/departmental-advisors-a-z\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Departmental Advisor<\/a>\u00a0in your Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    \n    <dl class=\"cu-description cu-component-updated\">\n        \n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-you-may-need-to-consider-the-following\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    You may need to consider the following:\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-you-may-need-to-consider-the-following\">\n            \n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Continue in and complete the Non-honours degree, or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete courses as though you were still in the Honours program in an effort to raise your CGPA(s) and be re-admitted to Honours at a later date. If you decide that you want to complete your Honours degree, it is important that you <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academicadvising\/aac-request-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">meet with an advisor at the&nbsp;Academic Advising Centre<\/a>. The advisor can review your audit and discuss strategies to get back into the Honours program.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You may also apply to change your major within your degree, using the Change of Program Elements application as long as you meet the minimum academic requirements for a new major. This application is available on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/360.carleton.ca\/urd\/sits.urd\/run\/siw_lgn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Central<\/a>&nbsp;under the \u201cStudent Online Applications\u201d menu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/dl>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please contact the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/academicadvising\/aac-request-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Academic Advising Centre<\/a>&nbsp;if you have questions regarding this process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See calendar section&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/regulations\/academicregulationsoftheuniversity\/regulations-for-degree-students\/#graduation-cgpa-requirements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">3.4.6 Minimum CGPA Requirements for Graduation<\/a>&nbsp;for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"flex p-4 rounded-md cu-alert cu-alert--info not-prose\">\n\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-8 h-8\">\n            <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"m11.25 11.25.041-.02a.75.75 0 0 1 1.063.852l-.708 2.836a.75.75 0 0 0 1.063.853l.041-.021M21 12a9 9 0 1 1-18 0 9 9 0 0 1 18 0Zm-9-3.75h.008v.008H12V8.25Z\"><\/path>\n        <\/svg>\n    \n    <div class=\"w-full ml-3\">\n        <p class=\"text-base md:text-lg mt-0.5 font-semibold\">\n            NOTE:\n        <\/p>\n                    <p class=\"text-sm md:text-base text-cu-black-900\">\n                Some Honours programs do not have a corresponding Non-honours program. Regulations for these programs are listed in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/regulations\/academicregulationsoftheuniversity\/regulations-for-degree-students\/#additional-ace-information-for-certain-degrees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">3.2.7 Additional Information Concerning Academic Continuation Evaluation for Some Degrees<\/a>.\n            <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-4xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    \n    <div class=\"cu-callout cu-callout--center cu-component border-8 md:border-[12px] border-solid border-cu-black-50 px-8 pt-5 pb-6 md:px-16 md:pt-8 md:py-10 rounded-lg cu-prose-first-last\">\n                    <header class=\"cu-pageheader cu-component cu-prose-first-last  cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto\">\n                <h2 id=\"important\" class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] relative cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-1\/2 after:-ml-5 after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-4 after:w-8 after:bg-cu-red\">\n                    Important!\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header>\n        \n        \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Credits complete are defined as the course credits earned in the courses the student has completed, with either a passing or a failing grade, that would contribute to the credits required for graduation in the student\u2019s program had they been passed. This includes credits obtained through transfer, advanced standing, letters of permission, or exchange. Credits complete does not include courses from which the student has withdrawn.<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students who have 15.50 or more credits complete*&nbsp;will have their major CGPA checked once a year at the end of the winter term provided they were registered in the fall term and\/or winter term. 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