2019 – 2020 Academic Calendar for Associate degree and Undergraduate Programmes

2019 – 2020 ACADEMIC CALENDAR

(Associate Degree and Undergraduate Programmes)

01-12 July 2019 (Monday – Friday)

Applications for lateral transfer with a cumulative grade points average (Fall Semester) (Applications should be made via the Announcements tab on the website)

05 July 2019 (Friday)

Last day to submit the double major, minor and in-house quotas to the Rectorate

01-15 August 2019 (Thursday-Thursday)

Applications for lateral transfer in the scope of additional Article 1

(Fall Semester)

(Applications should be made via the Announcements tab on the website)

05-09 August 2019 (Monday – Friday)

Applications for Double Major and Minor (Applications should be made via the Announcements tab on the website)

Applications for internal transfer (Applications should be made via the Announcements tab on the website)

05-09 August 2019 (Monday – Friday)

Application for Additional Exams in the scope of Article 44 (c) of Law no 2547

10 – 14 August 2019 (Saturday - Wednesday)

RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY: Sacrifice Feast (as of: 13:00 on 10 August)

19 – 23 August 2019 (Monday – Friday)

Enrolments for Students Placed by ÖSYM

29 August 2019 (Thursday)

Announcement of Additional Exams Calendar in the scope of Article 44 (c) of Law no 2547 

30 August 2019 (Friday)

NATIONAL HOLIDAY: Victory Day

09-13 September 2019 (Monday – Friday)

Additional Exams in the scope of Article 44 (c) of Law no 2547

16 September 2019 (Monday)

English Proficiency Exam for Prep Program (10:00)

16-20 September 2019 (Monday – Friday)

Course Registrations and Advisor Approvals for Fall Semester

19 September 2019 (Monday)

Announcement of English Proficiency Exam Results

Exemption Exam for Compulsory Foreign Language Courses in Turkish Programs (10:00)

20 September 2019 (Friday)

Announcement of Exemption Exam Results for Compulsory Foreign Language Courses

It will be determined by ÖSYM

Enrolments for students whose Vertical Applications are accepted by ÖSYM

23 September 2019 (Monday)

OPENING CEREMONY (10:00)

FALL SEMESTER BEGINS

Placement Test for Prep Program Students (13:30) (For students who didn’t take the Proficiency Exam or failed)

23 – 26 September 2019 (Monday – Thursday)

Applications for Exemption Exam for Compulsory Computer Courses (Applications should be made via the Announcements tab on the website)

Applications for Exams of Additional Courses

23 – 27 September 2019 (Monday – Friday)

ORIENTATION WEEK

23 September – 04 October 2019 (Monday – Friday)

Add/Drop Period and Advisor Approvals

Applications for Exams of Additional courses

(Applications should be made to the School/Graduate School Secretary)

27 September 2019 (Friday)

Additional Course Exams

Exemption Exam for Compulsory Computer Courses (15:00)

30 September 2019 (Monday)

Announcement of the Results of Exemption Exam for Compulsory Computer courses

It will be determined by ÖSYM

Enrolment for students placed according to their ÖSYS Additional Placement Scores

04 October 2019 (Friday)

Last day to submit the results of the exams for additional courses to the Rectorate 

07 October 2019 (Monday)

English Proficiency Exam for Additional Placement and Vertical Transfer students (10:00)

07 October – 15 November 2019

Applications for withdrawal from courses

08 October 2019 (Tuesday) 

Exemption Exam for Compulsory Computer Courses (Additional Placement)  (15:00) 

09 October 2019 (Wednesday) 

Exemption Exam for Compulsory Foreign Language courses in Turkish Programs (Additional Placement)  (13:30) 

11 October 2019 (Friday)

Last day for Departments to cancel Elective Courses with low enrolment by Faculties/Schools

28 – 29 October 2019 (Monday - Tuesday)

NATIONAL HOLIDAY: Republic Day (as of 13:00 on 28 October)

It will be determined by ÖSYM

Enrolment for Vertical Transfer Students placed according to their Additional Placement Scores

It will be determined later

Exemption Exam for Compulsory Computer courses (Additional Placement of Vertical Transfer Enrolment)  (10:00)

English Proficiency Exam (Additional Placement of Vertical Transfer Enrolment)  (13:30)

Exemption Exam for Compulsory Foreign Language courses in Turkish Programs (Additional Placement of Vertical Transfer Enrolment)  (15:00) 

10 November 2019 (Sunday)

Remembrance Day for Atatürk

It will be determined by ÖSYM

Enrolment of the students who failed a previous prep class and were placed at our University

13 December 2019 (Friday)

Last day for Faculties to announce the Fall Semester Final Exam Schedule

23 December 2019 (Monday)

Last day to submit the double major, minor and in-house quotas to the Rectorate

27 December 2019 (Friday)

FALL SEMESTER ENDS

01 January 2020 (Wednesday)

NEW YEAR'S DAY

02-15 January  2020 (Thursday – Friday)

Final Exams (Fall Semester)

6-10 January  2020 (Monday – Friday)

Applications for lateral transfer in the scope of additional Article 1

(Spring Semester)

(Applications should be made via the Announcements tab on the website)

13-17 January  2020 (Monday – Friday)

Applications for Double Major and Minor (Applications should be made via the Announcements tab on the website)

Applications for Exemption Exam for Compulsory Foreign Languages Courses in Turkish programs and Compulsory Computer Courses (Applications should be made via the Announcements tab on the website)

​13-22 January  2020​ (Monday – Wednesday)

Applications for lateral transfer with cumulative a grade points average (Spring Semester) (Applications should be made via the Announcements tab on the website)

17 January  2020 (Friday)

Last Day for Lecturers to enter Final Exam scores onto the Student Information System

20-24 January 2020 (Monday – Friday)

Fall Semester Resit Exams

Course Schedules for Spring Semester to be entered on the Student Information System by Departments

29 January  2020 (Wednesday)

Last Day for Lecturers to enter Resit Exam scores onto the Student Information System

30-31 January 2020 (Thursday – Friday)

Application for Additional Exams (Applications should be made to Faculty/School secretariats)

03 -07 February 2020 (Monday - Friday)

Course Registrations and Advisor Approvals for Spring Semester

04 February 2020 (Tuesday)

Additional Course Exams

06 February 2020 (Thursday)

Last day to submit Additional Course Exam Results to the Rectorate

06-07 February 2020 (Thursday - Friday)

Application for Additional Exams in the scope of Article 44 (c) of Law no 2547

10 February 2020 (Monday)

Exemption Exam for Compulsory Computer courses (10:00) 

Exemption Exam for Compulsory Foreign Language courses in Turkish Programs (13:30) 

SPRING SEMESTER BEGINS

Announcement of Additional Exams Calendar in the scope of Article 44 (c) of Law no 2547 

10-21 February 2020 (Monday – Friday)

Add/Drop Period and Advisor Approvals

11 February 2020 (Tuesday)

Announcement of the Results of Exemption Exam for Compulsory Computer courses

11-12 February 2020 (Tuesday - Wednesday)

Additional Exams in the scope of Article 44 (c) of Law no 2547

13 February 2020 (Thursday)

Announcement of Additional Exam Results

24 February – 03 April 2020 (Monday – Tuesday)

Applications for withdrawal from courses

28 February 2020 (Friday)

Last day for Departments to cancel Elective Courses with low enrolment by Faculties/Schools

27 March 2020 (Friday)

Last day for Departments to submit the curriculum change requests for 2020 – 2021 Academic Year to the Rectorate

23 April 2020 (Thursday)

NATIONAL HOLIDAY: National Sovereignty and Children's Day

01 May 2020 (Friday)

LABOR AND SOLIDARITY DAY

04 May 2020 (Monday)

Last day for Faculties to announce the Spring Semester Final Exam Schedule

15 May 2020 (Friday)

SPRING SEMESTER ENDS

19 May 2020 (Tuesday)

NATIONAL HOLIDAY: Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day

23 – 26 May 2020 (Saturday – Tuesday)

RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY: Ramadan Feast (as of: 13:00 on 23 May)

01-12 June 2020 (Monday – Friday)

Spring Semester Final Exams

2020 – 2021 Fall Semester Course Schedules to be entered on the Student Information System by Departments

14 June 2020 (Sunday)

Last Day for Lecturers to enter Final Exam scores onto the Student Information System

15-19 June 2020 (Monday - Friday)

Spring Semester Resit Exams

24 June 2020 (Wednesday)

Last Day for Lecturers to enter Resit Exam scores onto the Student Information System

26 June 2020 (Friday)

GRADUATION CEREMONY

15 July 2020 (Wednesday)

DEMOCRACY AND NATIONAL UNITY DAY

Free in Thought, Modern in Education, Universal in Science