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Student Services
Carleton is dedicated to offering you a comprehensive range of academic and personal support throughout your experience as a student and after you have graduated.
Carleton Complete
Carleton Complete is an unparalleled package of initiatives designed to promote a culture of success; it highlights your complete university experience – everything from supporting your academics to ensuring you participate in meaningful activities outside of the classroom. By participating in Carleton Complete initiatives and events, you are confirming your commitment to success at Carleton.
Carleton students can highlight their complete university experience using the Co-curricular Record. The Co-curricular Record recognizes the “out of class” activities of all undergraduate and graduate students including extra-curricular involvement, student leadership development, community service learning opportunities and more.
Academic Support Services
Carleton University offers a variety of services designed to support you throughout your university experience. These services can assist you in achieving your academic goals by offering helpful and practical strategies to improve your research, time management, note-taking, studying, and exam-writing skills.
- The Student Experience Office (SEO) helps new students adjust to university life and continues to support students throughout their time at Carleton. The office oversees a wide variety of programs, such as Summer, Fall and Winter Orientation sessions; Community Service Learning and Leadership Development.
- The Student Academic Success Centre (SASC) is Carleton’s centralized academic advising and learning support centre. The programs offered by SASC provide you with the tools to develop effective study skills and refine strategies for academic success. Advising appointments are available to students on a walk-in basis daily or you can sit in on learning support workshops to help you with time-management, note-taking, academic reading, exam preparation and much more!
- The Maxwell MacOdrum Library houses a collection of more than 3.4 million books, journals, government documents, maps, newspapers, music scores, CDs, microforms, archives and rare materials. A large proportion of the collection is available in digital format over the Internet. While in the Library, you can connect to the Library’s wireless network or take advantage of the Library’s Laptop Loan program. During the fall/winter term, the Library hours are extended to better accommodate students’ needs.
Student Life Services
Student Life Services helps students set and strive for their academic, personal, and career goals via a wide range of programs and services.
- Career Services assists with students’ career and employment exploration by offering services and programs such as online job postings, workshops, resume reviews, mock interviews, networking events, and the volunteer bureau.
- The International Student Services Office provides services and programs designed to address the unique needs of international and exchange students studying in Canada. Services include orientation and welcome programs, advising and counselling, student exchange programs, administration of the University Health Insurance Plan (UHIP) and immigration application procedures.
- The Paul Menton Centre co-ordinates academic and support services for students with disabilities. Services include academic accommodations, attendant services, alternate formats, adaptive technology, note-taking, sign language interpretation, learning support and services specific to your educational-related disability needs.
Other Services:
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