General Info
In order to graduate from our program, 240 credits must be completed. These credits are gained by successfully completing courses some of which are compulsory and some of which are elective.
In our undergraduate program, courses are offered on a semester basis. Each Academic Year has two semesters, Fall and Spring. The usual process for a term is course registration + 14-week course period + final exam period. The dates are announced in the Academic Calendar.
Students are required to complete 240 credits for granting a right to graduate. These credits are earned by successfully completing courses some of which are compulsory and some of which are selected. In our undergraduate program, courses are offered for one semester only. Each educational year has two semesters, spring and fall. The usual process for a term is course registration+ 14-week course term+ final exam period. The dates are announced in the Academic Calender on our website.
Attendance:
Students must attend 70% of the courses. At the end of the semester, absent students are reported to the Dean's Office and they are marked as absent in the system. In case of absence, the student loses the right to take the final exams. On OBISIS, your attendance status for each course is shown as follows: G (attendance required), D (absent – failed due to absenteeism), and M (exempt from attendance).Students must attend to at least %70 of all courses. At the end of each term, absent students are reported to the Dean’s Office and they are marked to be absents in the system. Students lose the right to take final exams in case of absence. The attendance issue is demonstrated on OBİSİS for each course as such: G (must attend), D (not attending or failed for not attending) and M (exempt from attendance).
Courses:
There are compulsory and elective courses. Compulsory courses are the courses that the student must complete in order to graduate. Elective courses are offered in specific packages. The course is completed with the credit specified in the elective course package in the relevant year and term in the education plan. The package credits must be completed, not the course taken in the package.Courses are separated into two types: selected and compulsory. Compulsory courses are mustsucceed courses for a student to graduate from the program. Selected courses are offered in certain packages. The students can complete their credits from the selected course package that is designated in relation with the year and term of education plan. The important point is to complete the package credit regardless of which courses are selected.
Course Registration:
Each semester, students choose the courses they need to take within the time period specified in the academic calendar through OBISIS and send them to their advisors for approval. The OBISIS program shows the required courses in blue, the successful courses in green, and the failed courses in red. The student chooses the courses that are required to be taken in the relevant year according to specific priorities. It is a priority to first take or re-take a course that one has failed before. The student, who is enrolled in the courses in his/her semester, can choose a course from the upper grades if appropriate. It is necessary to pay attention to the warnings and directions of the advisors in such cases.
The students are informed about the elective courses offered during the semester by the advisors during the course registration period. Among these courses, students choose courses according to their interests and needs.
Among the failed elective courses, there may be the ones that are not opened during the course registration week of the following year. In this case, the system shows you the course table that can be taken instead. It is important to take courses from the relevant package and year in this table instead of the failed course. If you are unsure, do not hesitate to ask your advisor.
Do not forget that your advisors may send you messages during the course registration and add/drop weeks and that there may be errors in your course registration or changes may be required; therefore, do not forget to check the relevant messages at regular intervals. Keep in mind that changes may still be required after your course registration has been approved.
Students choose the required courses on OBİSİS within the given deadline on academic calendar each term and they submit their lists to the approval of their supervisor. OBİSİS program demonstrates the courses students must take in color blue, succeeded courses in color green and failed courses in color red. The student is to choose courses that s/he must take according to a list of priorities. It is a priority to first take or re-take a course that one has failed before. A student who has registered in her/his own year can take up courses from upper grades. It is significant to pay attention to supervisors’ warnings and directions in such cases.
Keep in mind that your supervisor can text or mail you during the add-drop weeks about any possible mistakes or changes in your course registration and make sure you check your messages regularly.
Remember that there can still be changes in your courses even after your registration is approved.
Who is an Advisor?
Your advisors are the people who will guide you about your education life. They guide and advise you about the courses take. They are the people you should contact for the problems you may encounter outside of course registration. They also provide the communication between the head of the department and the studentsYour advisors are people who will guide you about your education life. S/he will guide and advise you about the courses you take. S/he is the person for you to consult. Advisors are communicators between the department’s office and the student.
Office Hours
Each of the instructors working in our faculty arranges consultation hours for the students on a specific day and time of the week. These hours are for taking opinions on any subject or to share your problems, apart from consultancy. Consultation hours are stated in the programs or course syllabuses on the office doors. Do not hesitate to ask questions via e-mail if necessary.Each faculty member spares some time for student on a certain day and hour. These hours can be used for consulting on any topic or sharing problems. Office hours are announced on schedules on office doors or syllabuses. Do not hesitate to mail any questions if necessary.
Exams
Exams are an indispensable part of evaluation process. The common form of exams is to have a mid-term exam and a final exam. However, some courses can be evaluated in different forms such as assignments, projects, presentations. You will be notified of the form of assessment at the beginning of the semester. Your attendance is important here. Pay attention to how the assessment will be carried out, especially in the courses that you failed in the previous semesters and that you have no attendance obligation. Keep in mind that being aware of the requirements is under your responsibility. The dates of the mid-term exams are decided and announced by the Administrative Board of the Faculty. Although 8th and 9th weeks are usually reserved for exams, this situation may vary considering the special circumstances and public holidays in that year. In the exam week, courses may be suspended, or courses and exams are carried out together. Course Adjustment
You need to have an adjustment entry opened for adjustment of courses you successfully took in your earlier educations. The process goes as such: You need a filing in the Registrar’s Office with documents and transcripts that displays your grades and scores. Then you should list the courses that you wish to be exempt from and submit them to approval. You need to let adjustment commission, whose members are shown on the OBİSİS, have your transcript and course content files. After the commission comes to a decision about the courses, you can access the adjustment report on OBİSİS.
Summer School
At the end of the spring semester, the departments decide on whether the courses will be opened in the summer school or on which courses they will be if they are to be opened, and these decisions are announced in the relevant places. Students who want to take courses may be asked to make pre-application. According to the number of applications, whether to open a course or not is determined and announced.
Regarding taking courses from other universities, first of all, the list of universities that your department approves is examined. A protocol showing the course to be taken from approved universities and the course corresponding to the course to be taken in your department is prepared by your department. This document is required to ensure your adjustment if you are successful in the course at the other university. If you are successful in the courses that you have received, you must come to our university and initiate the adjustment process
Discipline
In the case of the detection of negative behaviors specified in the disciplinary regulations, disciplinary proceeding will be opened according to the provisions of the relevant regulation.
