Academic Standing Conditions (For Undergraduate Programs)

Academic Standing Conditions (For Undergraduate and Associate Students)

SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS

Students, who obtain a cumulative grade point average between 1.50-1.99 at the end of first grade, cumulative grade point average between 1.70-1.99 at the end of second grade, and cumulative grade point average between 1.80-1.99 at the end of third grade, will be placed on academic probation and they may enroll to upper grade. However, they are obliged to obtain a cumulative grade point average of minimum of 2.00 in order to graduate.

Students, who fail to obtain the cumulative grade point average specified in sub clause one at the end of the respective academic year, are considered unsuccessful and they may not enroll to upper grade.

Students who receive disciplinary punishment in any academic semester cannot become high honor or honor students even though they obtain the specified grade point averages.

 Unsuccessful students, in order to obtain specified cumulative grade point averages, may take the following courses given that they do not exceed their regular course load:
a) Failed courses,
b) Courses from lower grades they have not taken before,
c) Courses from current grade they have not taken yet,
d) Courses they have taken on academic probation,
e) Courses they want to raise grades for.

f) Course of maximum 12 ECTS credits from upper grade provided that they get their advisor’s approval

Unsuccessful students may take courses less than their regular course load with the approval of their advisors.

Unsuccessful students are required to pay the complete tuition fee for the semester.

The semesters that the students repeat courses are included in the maximum education period.

STUDENTS ON ACADEMIC PROBATION AND UNSUCCESSFUL STUDENTS

Students, who obtain a cumulative grade point average between 1.50-1.99 and take at least 50 ECTS credit courses at the end of first grade, will be placed on academic probation. Students, who obtain a cumulative grade point average between 1.70-1.99 and take at least 100 ECTS credit courses at the end of second grade, will be placed on academic probation, and students, who obtain a cumulative grade point average between 1.80-1.99 and take at least 150 ECTS credit courses at the end of third grade, will be placed on academic probation. These students may enroll to upper grade but they are obliged to obtain a cumulative grade point average of minimum of 2.00 in order to graduate.

Students, who fail to obtain the cumulative grade point average specified above at the end of the respective academic year, are considered unsuccessful and they may not enroll to upper grade.

Unsuccessful students, in order to obtain specified cumulative grade point averages, may take courses from current or lower grades they have not taken before, may re-take failed courses, or courses they want to get higher grades for. These students, if approved by their advisors, may take new courses among the Elective Courses, Common Compulsory Courses, and/or General Education Courses and Second Foreign Languages Courses. Such courses will be limited to the regular course load of the respective semester and they cannot exceed a total of two courses. 

Unsuccessful students may take courses less than their regular course load with the approval of their advisors.

Unsuccessful students are required to pay the complete tuition fee for the semester.

The semesters that the students repeat courses are included in the maximum education period

REPEATING A COURSE

Students, who have received an FF, FD, NA, W or U in any course, or have not taken a course during the regular semester, needs to repeat it in the first semester the course is offered. However, if approved by the advisor, they can take it in the following semesters as well. If these courses are electives or courses that have been later removed from the curriculum, students can take other courses deemed suitable by the respective academic unit.  

Students, upon the approval of the respective advisor, may repeat courses to raise their grades, in which they received a successful grade before, following the semester/s in which they were first taken. For repeated courses, the most recent grade will be valid.

If the course has a prerequisite, students who fail in that prerequisite course, cannot take the course.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

SStudents, who successfully completed all the anticipated courses  and successfully performed internship, who completed a total of 120 ECTS credits in an associate degree programs, total of 240 ECTS credits in four year undergraduate programs, total of 360 ECTS credits in six year undergraduate programs, who have a cumulative grade point average of minimum of 2.00, and who met all the requirements, are issued a diploma for the program they registered to, and a diploma supplement that allows the student’s academic and professional competencies to be recognized internationally.