BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY 2018-2019 ACADEMIC YEAR ACADEMIC CALENDAR for GRADUATE DEGREE EDUCATION
FALL SEMESTER
This academic calendar has been prepared taking the current conditions into consideration. Making any amendments in the academic calendar and postponing the exams falls under the discretion of the University administration and the Senate. The students, the faculty and the administrative staff may not lay any claim in case of any amendments.
01 June 2018 Friday -
Admission and registration of International Graduate students begin for the Fall Semester of the 2018-2019 Academic year. An application acceptance letter will not be sent to International students who have not obtained a valid visa by 17 August 2018, however application acceptance letters may be sent to students who do not require a visa. All admissions, registrations to the University and financial obligations must be completed by 14 September 2018 Wednesday. International students must have completed all their visa and registration procedures to the University by this date.
14 September 2018Friday
07 June 2018 Thursday
TURKISH Language Proficiency Exam for International students who have been accepted to associate, undergraduate and graduate degree programs in which the medium of instruction is Turkish, but who do not hold a certificate for Turkish Language Proficiency & the announcement of the Exam results. The Exam will be organized by the School of Foreign Languages. The Written and Speaking Exams are planned to be held at 09:30 and 13:30 respectively and the place of the Exam will be announced subsequently. The announcement for the Exam is to be made by the School of Foreign Languages and (international) students who would like to take the Exam are required to apply to the School of Foreign Languages. The exam results will be announced on the same day.
09 June 2018 Saturday
English Proficiency Exam for Graduate Degree Students. Written Exam: 09:00 Speaking Exam: 13:00 Place of Exam: Beşiktaş (South Campus L-Block)
12 June 2018 Tuesday
Announcement of the results of the (09 June 2018 Saturday) English Proficiency Exam on the Internet.
05 July 2018 Thursday
TURKISH Language Proficiency Exam for International students who have been accepted to associate, undergraduate and graduate degree programs in which the medium of instruction is Turkish, but who do not hold a certificate for Turkish Language Proficiency & the announcement of the Exam results. The Exam will be organized by the School of Foreign Languages. The Written and Speaking Exams are planned to be held at 09:30 and 13:30 respectively and the place of the Exam will be announced subsequently. The announcement for the Exam is to be made by the School of Foreign Languages and (international) students who would like to take the Exam are required to apply to the School of Foreign Languages. The exam results will be announced on the same day.
07 July 2018 Saturday
English Proficiency Exam for Graduate Degree Students. Written Exam: 09:00 Speaking Exam: 13:00 Place of Exam: Beşiktaş (South Campus L-Block)
10 July 2018 Tuesday
Announcement of the results of the (07July 2018 Saturday) English Proficiency Exam on the Internet.
13 July 2018 Friday
Submission of the detailed list of the new courses to be offered in the 2018-2019 Fall Semester to the Academic Planning Unit.
13 July 2018Friday
Deadline for submission of the fully completed forms of the new courses planned to be offered in the Fall Semester of the 2018-2019 Academic year, to the Commission of Education. Proposals for any other new courses will not be put on the agenda after this date.
18 July 2018 Wednesday
TURKISH Language Proficiency Exam for International students who have been accepted to associate, undergraduate and graduate degree programs in which the medium of instruction is Turkish, but who do not hold a certificate for Turkish Language Proficiency & the announcement of the Exam results. The Exam will be organized by the School of Foreign Languages. The Written and Speaking Exams are planned to be held at 09:30 and 13:30 respectively and the place of the Exam will be announced subsequently. The announcement for the Exam is to be made by the School of Foreign Languages and (international) students who would like to take the Exam are required to apply to the School of Foreign Languages. The exam results will be announced on the same day.
15 August 2018 Wednesday
English Proficiency Exam for Graduate Degree Students. Written Exam: 09:00 Speaking Exam: 13:00 Place of Exam: Beşiktaş (South Campus L-Block)
16 August 2018 Thursday
TURKISH Language Proficiency Exam for International students who have been accepted to Associate,Undergraduate and Graduate degree programs in which the medium of instruction is Turkish, but who do not hold a certificate for Turkish Language Proficiency & the announcement of the Exam results. The Exam will be organized by the School of Foreign Languages. The Written and Speaking Exams are planned to be held at 09:30 and 13:30 respectively and the place of the Exam will be announced subsequently. The announcement for the Exam is to be made by the School of Foreign Languages and (international) students who would like to take the Exam are required to apply to the School of Foreign Languages. The exam results will be announced on the same day.
17 August 2018 Friday
Deadline for admission procedures and sending acceptance letters to Associate, Undergraduate and Graduate degree International students. Acceptance letters can be sent to International students who do not require a visa, provided that these students complete their admission procedures by 14 September 2018. Students who will not be able to attend the University in the Fall Semester of the 2018-2019 Academic year due to visa procedures should be forewarned. Course registration dates and the dates that the courses begin are stated on the academic calendars. International Graduate students are required to complete their registration procedures by 14 September 2018.
17 August 2018Friday
Announcement of the results of the (15 August 2018 Wednesday) English Proficiency Exam on the Internet.
20 August 2018 Monday
Sacrifice Holiday Eve (religous holiday starts in the afternoon)
21-24 August 2018 Tuesday-Friday
Sacrifice Holiday (religious holiday-4 days)
4 September 2018 Tuesday
TURKISH Language Proficiency Exam for International students who have been accepted to associate, undergraduate and graduate degree programs in which the medium of instruction is Turkish, but who do not hold a certificate for Turkish Language Proficiency & the announcement of the Exam results. The Exam will be organized by the School of Foreign Languages. The Written and Speaking Exams are planned to be held at 09:30 and 13:30 respectively and the place of the Exam will be announced subsequently. The announcement for the Exam is to be made by the School of Foreign Languages and (international) students who would like to take the Exam are required to apply to the School of Foreign Languages. The exam results will be announced on the same day.
8 September 2018Saturday
English Proficiency Exam for Graduate Degree Students. Written Exam: 09:00 Speaking Exam: 13:00 Place of Exam: Beşiktaş (South Campus L-Block)
11 September 2018 Tuesday
Announcement of the results of the (8 September 2018) English Proficiency Exam on the Internet.
14 September 2018 Friday
Deadline for all Turkish (TC /TR citizens) and International Graduate students to fulfill their financial obligations. If students fail to fulfill these requirements in due time, their systems will be closed during the on-line course registration period, and they will not be able to register for any courses.
14 September-2018 Friday
Deadline for completion of admission procedures and registration of students to graduate programs at the University in the Fall Semester of the 2018 -2019 Academic year. In order to be able to register for any course, the students must have been entered into the system. Therefore admission and registration procedures of all Turkish and International students must be completed before the regular course registration period.
17 September 2018 Monday
Opening Ceremony for the 2018-2019 Academic year, with the participation of the students in the English Prep Program and the Associate, Undergraduate, Graduate degree programs; their parents and all the other guests. Time: 16:00 Place: to be announced later according to the program.
17-22 September 2018 Monday -Saturday
On-line registration for project, thesis and seminar (courses) of Graduate students who have fulfilled the requirements for project, thesis and seminar courses. Students who do not register for project, thesis and seminar (courses) during the regular registration period cannot register during or after the ADD-DROP week.
17-22 September 2018 Monday -Saturday
On-line course registration of all students attending the Graduate degree programs, including International, Erasmus and World Exchange students. Students who have not registered for any courses during the regular course registration period cannot carry out any registration procedures during the ADD-DROP period and they cannot register for any courses. (The system opens on Monday at 11:00 and closes on Saturday at 16:59)
18 September 2018 Tuesday
English Proficiency Exam for Graduate Degree Students. Written Exam: 09:00 Speaking Exam: 13:00 Place of Exam: Beşiktaş (South Campus L-Block)
19 September 2018 Wednesday
TURKISH Language Proficiency Exam for International students who have been accepted to associate, undergraduate and graduate degree programs in which the medium of instruction is Turkish, but who do not hold a certificate for Turkish Language Proficiency & the announcement of the Exam results. The Exam will be organized by the School of Foreign Languages. The Written and Speaking Exams are planned to be held at 09:30 and 13:30 respectively and the place of the Exam will be announced subsequently. The announcement for the Exam is to be made by the School of Foreign Languages and (international) students who would like to take the Exam are required to apply to the School of Foreign Languages. The exam results will be announced on the same day.
20 September 2018 Thursday
Announcement of the results of the (18 September 2018 Tuesday) English Proficiency Exam on the Internet.
24 September 2018 Monday
Fall Semester courses begin for all Graduate students.
01 - 06 October2018 Monday -Saturday
ADD-DROP week. Graduate students who have not been able to register for their courses during the regular registration period (17-22 September 2018) and who have a justifiable reason for being unable to do so, can apply to the respective Graduate Schools, together with the documentation of their justifications. The Financial Affairs office will be notified by e-mail to open the system for those students whose justifications have been approved. The system is opened, provided that these students whose justifications have been approved fulfil their financial obligations between the dates (24 September -4 October 2018); and the students themselves are responsible for registering on-line during the ADD-DROP period in the following week. Students are not permitted to register manually by petition. Course registrations are not considered as having been completed by only paying the course fees. Students who have paid their course fees but have not registered on-line for their courses will be regarded as NOT having completed their course registrations for that semester. Registrations for project/thesis courses also have to be completed during this period. After having completed all their registration procedures, students must enter their system and check which courses they have registered for. Students will be regarded as having withdrawn from the courses that are dropped after this date. (The system opens on Monday at 11:00 and closes on Saturday at 20.59)
02 October 2018 Tuesday
English Proficiency Exam for Graduate Degree Students. Written Exam: 09:00 Speaking Exam: 13:00 Place of Exam: Beşiktaş (South Campus L-Block)
03 October 2018 Wednesday
Announcement of the results of the (02 October 2018 Tuesday) English Proficiency Exam on the Internet.
03 October 2018 Wednesday
Elective courses for which there has not been sufficient student registration during the ADD-DROP week will be cancelled on 03-October-2018 Wednesday, at (17:59). If a student has previously registered to such an elective course, these students will be regarded as having dropped the cancelled course. Graduate students who had previously registered to a cancelled course are required to register to another elective course by 06 -October-2017, Saturday (until 20:59). Students will not be able to register for any elective courses after this date. Students whose courses have been dropped shall be notified by SMS that they are regarded as having dropped the cancelled elective courses. However, it is the responsibility of the students to enter the system on 04-October-2018, Thursday and check the courses in their programs and see if there are any courses they may have dropped.
03 October 2018 Wednesday
English Proficiency Exam for students going abroad with Erasmus & World Exchange programs.
04 October 2018 Thursday
TURKISH Language Proficiency Exam for International students who have been accepted to associate, undergraduate and graduate degree programs in which the medium of instruction is Turkish, but who do not hold a certificate for Turkish Language Proficiency & the announcement of the Exam results. The Exam will be organized by the School of Foreign Languages. The Written and Speaking Exams are planned to be held at 09:30 and 13:30 respectively and the place of the Exam will be announced subsequently. The announcement for the Exam is to be made by the School of Foreign Languages and (international) students who would like to take the Exam are required to apply to the School of Foreign Languages. The exam results will be announced on the same day.
19 October 2018 Friday
Deadline for scheduling of the mid-term exams and their announcement by the respective Dean’s Offices or Units. In accordance with the academic regulations, at least one written mid-term exam should be scheduled for each course.
29 October 2018 Monday
Republic Day (national holiday - no courses on Monday)
30 October 2018 Tuesday
Beginning of applications and admissions of Graduate degree students for the Spring Semester.
10 November 2018Saturday
Commemoration of Atatürk
16 November 2018Friday
Deadline for the submission of schedules, personal requirements regarding Fall Semester Final Exams, to the Registrar’s Office. It is not possible to meet any demands made after this date.
01 December 2018Saturday
Deadline for applying to the Registrar's Office to withdraw (W) from a course that the student has registered to in the Fall Semester. Students cannot withdraw from a course after this date.
07 December 2018 Friday
Deadline for the announcement of the Fall Semester exam schedule to the faculty members. Applications for the correction of any errors (if any) should be made by 12 December 2018 Wednesday, until 17:00 at the latest.
13 December 2018 Thursday
TURKISH Language Proficiency Exam for International students who have been accepted to Associate, Undergraduate and Graduate degree programs in which the medium of instruction is Turkish, but who do not hold a certificate for Turkish Language Proficiency & the announcement of the Exam results. The Exam will be organized by the School of Foreign Languages. The Written and Speaking Exams are planned to be held at 09:30 and 13:30 respectively and the place of the Exam will be announced subsequently. The announcement for the Exam is to be made by the School of Foreign Languages and (international) students who would like to take the Exam are required to apply to the School of Foreign Languages. The exam results will be announced on the sam day.
14 December 2018 Friday
Deadline for the project, Master's and PhD thesis advisors to submit the titles of the projects and theses and the names of the students and their programs in written form, together with the names of the recommended committee members (thesis defence committee recommendation form) to the respective Graduate Schools, in order to form the project and thesis defence committees.
15 December 2018 Saturday
English Proficiency Exam for Graduate Degree Students. Written Exam: 09:00 Speaking Exam: 13:00 Place of Exam: Beşiktaş (South Campus L-Block)
17-22 December 2018 Monday -Saturday
Early final exam dates for students who are studying at our University within the scope of Erasmus, World exchange or other similar programs and for our students who will be going abroad within the scope of the same programs. The courses of the trips and departure dates of the students who will be eligible to take these exams must have been finalised and need to be verified by means of a document from their respective Graduate Schools. NOT all the students going abroad are eligible for these exams. Students can take these exams only if there is an overlapping in their academic schedules. The International Students Office (UOD) is required to submit the list of the students who are eligible to take these exams to the Office of the President by 03 December 2018, Monday at the latest.
18 December 2018 Tuesday
Announcement of the results of the (15 December 2018 Saturday) English Proficiency Exam on the Internet.
21 December 2018 Friday
Formation of the Project, Master's and PhD thesis defence committees. Deadline for the formation of the thesis, project defence committees for the approved students, by the respective Graduate Schools, in accordance with the academic regulations; and the submission of a sufficient number of printed copies of the theses or projects to the respective Graduate Schools, to be distributed to the committee members.
21 December 2018 Friday
Deadline for the announcement of the Fall Semester final exam schedule to the Graduate students
27 December 2018 Thursday
Deadline for distribution of the printed copies of the theses/projects that have been examined and approved by the respective Graduate Schools, to the thesis defence committee members.
29 December 2018Saturday
Last day of courses in the Graduate programs (Saturday) - except for project and thesis studies.
01 January 2019 Tuesday
New Year's Day (public holiday - one day)
07 - 12 January 2019 Monday -Saturday
Final exams for the Graduate courses opened in th Fall Semester of the 2018-2019 Academic year.
11 January 2019Friday
(Sending) Acceptance letters to International Graduate students for the Spring Semester of the 2019-2020 Academic year. An application acceptance letter will not be sent to International students who have not obtained a valid visa by 11 January 2019, however application acceptance letters may be sent to students who do not require a visa. All admissions, registrations to the University and financial obligations must be completed by 30 January 2019 Wednesday. International students who have not fulfilled the required procedures by this date will not be admitted to the university in the Spring Semester.
12 January 2019Saturday
English Proficiency Exam for Graduate Degree Students.
