A Carleton B.A. Degree the Magic Key--Capacity Number of Arts Students in Spite of Higher Entrance Average
September 20, 2004
(Ottawa)--If you're trying to register late in the Bachelor of Arts programs at Carleton University, you will have very great difficulty. The University has reached maximum capacity in this area with a total number of 3,129 full-time, first year Arts students registered. Overall, close to 11,000 B.A. students are registered at Carleton.
"This is the first time the University has reached full capacity in its B.A. programs," pointed out Susan Gottheil, Associate Vice-President (Enrolment Management) at Carleton, "and the programs were full before the term even began."
Dean of Arts and Social Sciences, Michael Smith said: "I think today's students are aware that a B.A.degree is a valuable tool in the knowledge economy. Students learn to develop the essential skills they’ll need to excel at university and in a future career - skills such as critical thinking and analysis, research techniques, problem solving and good communication.”
"Not only have we attracted our capacity enrolment of students," noted Smith, " but the entrance average to the Carleton University Arts programs of students applying directly from Canadian high schools continued to rise this year making admission even more competitive."
The entrance average increased from 73.1 percent in 1996 to 79.3 percent in 2004. Last year, during the year of the double cohort, it was 78.9 percent. Carleton's overall admission average has increased from 77.2 percent in 1996 to 81.6 percent this year which means that Carleton has the fastest rising admissions average in the country.
Carleton accepted over 5,000 first year students this fall. Susan Gottheil said the University’s strategic goal to increase the quality of incoming students has been achieved and even exceeded. “The University is admitting the best and brightest students from every Canadian province and more than 100 countries in the world, and we’re enjoying a national and international reputation of academic excellence.”
Gottheil is also pleased to point out the steady improvement in Carleton’s overall retention rate. “This is another Carleton success story,” she said, noting that, of the new full-time students enrolling at Carleton in 2002, 88 percent returned to Carleton in 2003. Only 75 percent of new entrants in 1995 returned to Carleton the following year.
"The reasons for the improved retention rates are numerous," she noted. Carleton’s 81 percent or better admission average is attracting serious students who want to succeed. Additionally, a new student success committee, strategic enrolment team, and enhanced student services, such as offering residence spaces to all first-year students, all form an attractive, enhanced experience for newcomers.
Bachelor of Arts Degree
The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree at Carleton allows students to explore their interests, feed their curiosity, and stretch their imagination. Students will develop the essential skills they will need to excel at university and in their future career. Employers are looking for people who can think creatively, communicate clearly, and work in a team― skills that are there for the taking in a B.A. program. Research continues to show that B.A. graduates fare well in today’s competitive labour market and find excellent and rewarding careers. In a B.A. program, students become adept at applying research techniques, probing a variety of sources for information, and making critical assessments of their findings. With a wide-ranging body of knowledge about the world, they will also be able to examine problems from a variety of perspectives.
September 20, 2004
(Ottawa)--If you're trying to register late in the Bachelor of Arts programs at Carleton University, you will have very great difficulty. The University has reached maximum capacity in this area with a total number of 3,129 full-time, first year Arts students registered. Overall, close to 11,000 B.A. students are registered at Carleton.
"This is the first time the University has reached full capacity in its B.A. programs," pointed out Susan Gottheil, Associate Vice-President (Enrolment Management) at Carleton, "and the programs were full before the term even began."
Dean of Arts and Social Sciences, Michael Smith said: "I think today's students are aware that a B.A.degree is a valuable tool in the knowledge economy. Students learn to develop the essential skills they’ll need to excel at university and in a future career - skills such as critical thinking and analysis, research techniques, problem solving and good communication.”
"Not only have we attracted our capacity enrolment of students," noted Smith, " but the entrance average to the Carleton University Arts programs of students applying directly from Canadian high schools continued to rise this year making admission even more competitive."
The entrance average increased from 73.1 percent in 1996 to 79.3 percent in 2004. Last year, during the year of the double cohort, it was 78.9 percent. Carleton's overall admission average has increased from 77.2 percent in 1996 to 81.6 percent this year which means that Carleton has the fastest rising admissions average in the country.
Carleton accepted over 5,000 first year students this fall. Susan Gottheil said the University’s strategic goal to increase the quality of incoming students has been achieved and even exceeded. “The University is admitting the best and brightest students from every Canadian province and more than 100 countries in the world, and we’re enjoying a national and international reputation of academic excellence.”
Gottheil is also pleased to point out the steady improvement in Carleton’s overall retention rate. “This is another Carleton success story,” she said, noting that, of the new full-time students enrolling at Carleton in 2002, 88 percent returned to Carleton in 2003. Only 75 percent of new entrants in 1995 returned to Carleton the following year.
"The reasons for the improved retention rates are numerous," she noted. Carleton’s 81 percent or better admission average is attracting serious students who want to succeed. Additionally, a new student success committee, strategic enrolment team, and enhanced student services, such as offering residence spaces to all first-year students, all form an attractive, enhanced experience for newcomers.
Bachelor of Arts Degree
The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree at Carleton allows students to explore their interests, feed their curiosity, and stretch their imagination. Students will develop the essential skills they will need to excel at university and in their future career. Employers are looking for people who can think creatively, communicate clearly, and work in a team― skills that are there for the taking in a B.A. program. Research continues to show that B.A. graduates fare well in today’s competitive labour market and find excellent and rewarding careers. In a B.A. program, students become adept at applying research techniques, probing a variety of sources for information, and making critical assessments of their findings. With a wide-ranging body of knowledge about the world, they will also be able to examine problems from a variety of perspectives.
