2026-2027 Graduate School Academic Calendar
| BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY 2026–2027 ACADEMIC YEAR ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR GRADUATE PROGRAMS |
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| This academic calendar has been prepared taking current conditions into account. The University administration and Senate reserve the right to make changes to the academic calendar or postpone exams depending on future circumstances. No student, faculty member, or staff member may assert any rights arising from such changes. | |
| FALL SEMESTER | |
| 16 March - 12 October 2026 Monday-Monday |
2026-2027 Academic Year Fall Semester application period for international applicants to graduate programs. |
| 13 May 2026 Wednesday |
Submission of fully completed forms for new courses planned to be offered in the 2026-2027 academic year fall semester to the Education Commission. New course proposals will not be considered after this date. |
| 18 May 2026 Monday |
Closing of the request collection screens for entering the detailed list of courses to be offered in the 2026-2027 Academic Year Fall Semester . |
| 25 May 2026 Monday |
Opening of the request collection screens for entering the detailed list of courses to be offered in the 2025-2026 Academic Year Summer School. |
| 08 June-17 August 2026 |
Application period for Turkish citizens applying to Doctoral Programs for the Fall Semester of the 2026-2027 Academic Year |
| 08 - 26 June 2026 Monday - Friday |
First application period for Turkish citizens applying to Master's programs for the Fall Semester of the 2026-2027 Academic Year |
| 13 June 2026 Saturday |
English Proficiency Exam for applicants to English-medium graduate programs. Written Exam will be held at 09:00, and the Oral Exam will be held at 13:00. |
| 16 June 2026 Tuesday |
Announcement of the results of the English Proficiency Exam held on Saturday, June 13, 2026. |
| 01 July - 05 October 2026 Wednesday - Monday |
Admission and registration of international applicants to graduate programs for the Fall Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year. |
| 13-31 July 2026 Monday - Friday |
Second application period for Turkish Citizens applying to Master's programs for the Fall Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year |
| 15 July 2026 Wednesday |
Democracy and National Unity Day (national holiday) |
| 17 July 2026 Friday |
Final deadline for the completion of admission procedures for the first intake of Master’s programs for the Fall semester of the 2026–2027 academic year. Final day for registration for candidates admitted in the first intake. |
| 18 July 2026 Saturday |
English Proficiency Exam for applicants to English-medium graduate programs. The written exam will be held at 09:00, and the oral exam will be held at 13:00. |
| 21 July 2026 Tuesday |
Announcement of the results of the English Proficiency Exam held on Saturday, 18 July 2026. |
| 13 August 2026 Thursday |
English Proficiency Exam for students applying to English-medium graduate programs. The written exam will be held at 09:00 and the oral exam will be held at 13:00. |
| 17 August 2026 Monday |
Announcement of the results of the English Proficiency Exam held on Thursday, 13 August 2026. |
| 17 August 2026 Monday |
Turkish Proficiency Exam for international applicants to Turkish-medium graduate programs. The written exam will be held at 09:30, and the oral exam will be held at 14:00. |
| 17 - 28 August 2026 Monday - Friday |
Third application period for Turkish citizens applying to Master’s programs for the Fall Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year. |
| 19 August 2026 Wednesday |
Final deadline for the completion of admission procedures for the second intake of Master’s programs for the Fall Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year. Final day for registration for candidates admitted in the second intake. |
| 19 August 2026 Wednesday |
Announcement of the results of the Turkish Proficiency Exam held on Monday, 17 August 2026. |
| 24 August - 04 September 2026 Monday-Friday |
The period for graduate students who have reached the thesis stage to select their thesis advisor via the system and obtain approval. Students who receive thesis advisor approval are required to register for thesis courses during the course registration week. |
| 28 August 2026 Friday |
Final deadline for students enrolled in graduate programs to fulfill their financial obligations for the Fall Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year. Students who do not complete this requirement will not be able to register for courses. |
| 30 August 2026 Sunday |
Victory Day (national holiday) |
| 04 September 2026 Friday |
Final deadline for submitting the list of students participating in Erasmus, World Exchange, and similar exchange programs to the Student Affairs Office. |
| 07 September 2026 Monday |
Submission of the fully completed forms for the new courses planned to be offered in the Spring Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year to the Education Commission. No new course proposals will be considered after this date. |
| 07-10 September 2026 Monday-Thursday |
Submission of applications for transfers between thesis and non-thesis programs for the Fall Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year |
| 09 September 2026 Wednesday |
Turkish Proficiency Exam for international students applying to Turkish-medium graduate programs. Written Exam: 09:30; Oral Exam: 14:00. (For further information, please visit https://www.bau.edu.tr/blogs/tr/15232-turkmer-duyuru-ve-haberler) |
| 10 September 2026 Thursday |
Announcement of the results of the Turkish Proficiency Exam held on Wednesday,09 September, 2026, under the "Announcements" section of the "turkmer.bau.edu.tr" website. (For further information, please visit https://bau.edu.tr/blogs/tr/15232-turkmer-duyuru-ve-haberler) |
| 11 September 2026 Friday |
Final deadline for the completion of admissions to Doctoral programs for the Fall Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year, and the final day for registration for admitted candidates |
| 11 September 2026 Friday |
Final deadline for the completion of admission procedures for the third intake of Master’s programs for the Fall semester of the 2026–2027 academic year. Final day for registration for candidates admitted in the third intake. |
| 14 September 2026 Monday |
Announcement of the evaluation results for transfers between thesis and non-thesis programs for the Fall Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year. |
| 14 September 2026 Monday |
Entering the detailed list of courses to be offered in the Spring semester of the 2026–2027 academic year into the course request collection screen |
| 14 September 2026 Monday |
Start of English Preparatory Program classes |
| 14 September 2026 Monday |
Online Turkish Proficiency Exam for international students applying to graduate Turkish distance education programs. The written exam will be held at 09:30, and the oral exam at 14:00. |
| 15 September 2026 Tuesday |
Announcement of the results of the Online Turkish Proficiency Exam held on Monday, September 14, 2026, under the “Announcements” section of the turkmer.bau.edu.tr website. |
| 15 September 2026 Tuesday |
Online English Proficiency Exam for students applying to graduate English distance education programs. The written exam will be held at 09:00, and the oral exam at 13:00. |
| 15-17 September 2026 Tuesday-Thursday |
Registration dates for transfers between thesis and non-thesis programs for the Fall Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year |
| 16-20 September 2026 Wednesday-Sunday |
2026–2027 Academic Year Fall Semester course registration period for graduate students (including international, Erasmus, and World Exchange students). Students are required to log in to UMIS during the course registration period and select their courses. Master’s students who have reached the thesis stage are required to select their thesis advisor via UMIS and obtain approval. Doctoral and master’s students in the thesis stage are required to register for thesis and seminar courses via UMIS each semester. |
| 16 September 2026 Wednesday |
Turkish Proficiency Exam for international students applying to Turkish-medium graduate programs. Written Exam: 09:30; Oral Exam: 14:00. |
| 17 September 2026 Thursday |
Announcement of the results of the Online English Proficiency Exam held on Tuesday, September 15, 2026. |
| 17 September 2026 Thursday |
Announcement of the results of the Turkish Proficiency Exam held on Wednesday, 16 September 2026, under the "Announcements" section of the "turkmer.bau.edu.tr" website. |
| 18 September 2026 Friday |
Elective courses that do not reach the minimum required number of students during the registration week will be closed on Friday, September 18, 2026, at 16:00. Students enrolled in closed elective courses will be notified via SMS. Associate and undergraduate students enrolled in these courses must select other courses through UMIS between September 28 and October 2, 2026 (during the Add/Drop Week). |
| 21 September 2026 Monday |
Start of courses in graduate programs for the Fall Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year. |
| 21 September 2026 Monday |
Start of Turkish Preparatory Program classes |
| 26 September 2026 Saturday |
English Proficiency Exam for students applying to English-medium graduate programs. The written exam will be held at 09:00 and the oral exam will be held at 13:00. |
| 28 September - 02 October 2026 Monday-Friday |
ADD/DROP Week. During the course registration period of 14–20 September 2026, the system is opened for students who were unable to select courses or who wish to make changes to their enrolled courses. |
| 29 September 2026 Tuesday |
Announcement of the results of the English Proficiency Exam held on Saturday, 26 September 2026. |
| 30 September 2026 Wednesday |
Elective courses that do not reach the minimum required number of students during the Add/Drop Week will be closed on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at 16:00. Graduate students enrolled in these courses must select other courses through UMIS by 16:00 on Friday, October 2, 2026. No elective course selection or registration will be permitted after this deadline, and the system will be closed. Students whose courses are dropped due to course closure will be notified via SMS. |
| 02 October 2026 Friday |
Final deadline for students who have registered for courses during the ADD/DROP week and similar periods to fulfill their financial obligations. Students who do not complete their financial obligations will have their registered courses dropped, and a “no course registration” status will be recorded for that term. Whether assigned by the system or registered by the student, students are responsible for any courses that are not dropped for any reason as of this date. Scholarship students, in particular, are required to carefully monitor their course registrations. |
| 05 October 2026 Monday |
Turkish Proficiency Exam for international students applying to Turkish-medium graduate programs. Written Exam: 09:30; Oral Exam: 14:00. |
| 06 October - 30 November 2026 Tuesday-Monday |
Late registration for International Graduate students for the Fall Semester of the 2026-2027 Academic Year. |
| 07 October 2026 Wednesday |
Announcement of the results of the Turkish Proficiency Exam held on Monday, 5 October, 2026, under the "Announcements" section of the "turkmer.bau.edu.tr" website. |
| 12 October 2026 Monday |
Entering requests related to the planning of midterm exams into the UMIS exam request collection screen |
| 16 October 2026 Friday |
Final deadline for submitting applications to suspend fall semester studies during the 2026-2027 academic year |
| 17 October 2026 Saturday |
English Proficiency Exam for students applying to English-medium graduate programs. The written exam will be held at 09:00 and the oral exam will be held at 13:00. |
| 19 October 2026 Monday |
Entering end-of-semester (final) exam planning requests into the UMIS exam request collection screen |
| 20 October 2026 Tuesday |
Announcement of the results of the English Proficiency Exam held on Saturday, 17 October 2026. |
| 28 October 2026 Wednesday |
Republic Day Eve (no classes). |
| 29 October 2026 Thursday |
Republic Day Eve (no classes). |
| 26 October 2026 - 05 Fabruary 2027 Monday-Friday |
Application period for international prospective students to apply to Graduate Programs for the Spring Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year. |
| 09 November 2026-18 December 2027 Monday - Friday |
Application period for Turkish citizens to apply to graduate programs for the Spring Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year. |
| 10 November 2026 Tuesday |
Atatürk Commemoration Day |
| 14 November 2026 Saturday |
Courses scheduled for Wednesday, 28 October 2026, will be conducted online. |
| 18 November 2026 Wednesday |
Final deadline for announcing the end-of-semester exam schedule for the Fall Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year to academic staff. If there are any errors, corrections must be reported to the Academic Planning Directorate by Friday, 27 November 2026. Requests based on personal plans will not be accepted. |
| 20 November 2026 Friday |
Final deadline for submitting the list of students participating in exchange programs such as Erasmus and World Exchange to the Student Affairs Office. |
| 21 November 2026 Saturday |
Courses scheduled for Thursday, 29 October 2026 will be conducted online. |
| 27 November 2026 Friday |
Final deadline for doctoral students enrolled in the PhD qualifying course to submit their thesis advisor application via the UMIS system. |
| 27 November 2026 Friday |
Final deadline for doctoral students taking the PhD Qualifying Exam to submit the “PhD Qualifying Exam Jury Proposal Form” to the Graduate School in hard copy with wet signature. |
| 27 November 2026 Friday |
Final deadline to withdraw (W) from a course registered in the 2026–2027 Fall Semester. (The process must be completed via UMIS.) |
| 29 November 2026 Sunday |
Last day of format check of theses for Master's and Doctoral students who will take thesis defense exams. |
| 30 November 2026 Monday |
Announcement of the 2026–2027 Fall Semester final exam schedule to students. |
| 30 November-04 December 2026 Monday-Friday |
Early final exam dates for students coming to the University through Erasmus, World Exchange, or other exchange programs, and for those who will go abroad within the same programs. Students eligible for these exams must have confirmed their departure and provide official documentation from their host institution. Not all students who will go abroad are eligible; these exams are granted only in cases of academic calendar overlap. A list of eligible students must be submitted to the Office of the President by the International Academic Relations and Programs Office by Friday, 27 November 2026, for forwarding to the relevant units. The departments will inform the listed students of the scheduled exam dates. Students granted early final exam rights must take all their final exams during the early final period and are not permitted to take exams during the regular final exam period. |
| 07-13 December 2026 Monday-Sunday |
(NA) grade entries. Must be completed no later than 1 (one) week before the final exam of the relevant course. |
| 12 December 2026 Saturday |
Last day of classes in graduate programs for the Fall Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year. |
| 14 December 2026 Monday |
Turkish Proficiency Exam for international students applying to Turkish-medium graduate programs. The written exam will be held at 09:30, and the oral exam will be held at 14:00. |
| 14-25 December 2026 Monday-Friday |
Conducting Master's and Doctoral thesis defense exams |
| 15 December 2026 Tuesday |
Announcement of the results of the Turkish Proficiency Exam held on Monday, 14 December, 2026, under the "Announcements" section of the "turkmer.bau.edu.tr" website. |
| 21-27 December 2026 Monday-Sunday |
End-of-semester (final) exams for graduate courses offered in the Fall Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year. |
| 25 December 2026 Friday |
Final deadline for students to upload their Master’s projects to the system. |
| 25 December 2026 Friday |
Last day of classes for the Fall Semester of the English Preparatory Program. |
| 26 December 2026 Saturday |
English Proficiency Exam for students applying to English-medium graduate programs. The written exam will be held at 09:00 and the oral exam will be held at 13:00. |
| 28 December 2026-08 January 2027 Monday-Friday |
The period for graduate students who have reached the thesis stage to select their thesis advisor via the system and obtain approval. Students who receive thesis advisor approval are required to select the Thesis course via UMIS during the course registration week of the Spring Semester. |
| 29 December 2026 Tuesday |
Announcement of the results of the English Proficiency Exam held on Saturday, 26 December 2026. |
| 29 December 2026 Tuesday |
Deadline for the submission of fall semester final grades (by 09:00). |
| 29 December 2026 Tuesday |
Announcement of fall semester final grades (at 20:00). |
| 31 December 2026 Thursday |
End of the Fall Semester courses for the Turkish Preparatory Program. |
| 01 January 2027 Friday |
New Year's Day (no classes) |
| 04-10 January 2027 Monday-Sunday |
Resit exams for the Fall Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year (The system will remain open for the entry of resit exam grades). |
| 04-07 January 2027 Monday-Thursday |
Applications for transfer between thesis and non-thesis programs for the Spring Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year. |
| 06 January 2027 Wednesday |
English Proficiency Exam for students applying to English-medium graduate programs. The written exam will be held at 09:00, and the oral exam will be held at 13:00. |
| 07 January 2027 Thursday |
Turkish Proficiency Exam for international students applying to Turkish-medium graduate programs. The written exam will be held at 09:30, and the oral exam will be held at 14:00. |
| 08 January 2027 Friday |
Final deadline for completing admission procedures for graduate programs for the Spring Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year and for admitted students to complete their registration with the University. |
| 08 January 2027 Friday |
Final deadline for the course instructor to submit the Master’s Project document to the Graduate School. |
| 08 January 2027 Friday |
Announcement of the results of the English Proficiency Exam held on Wednesday, 6 January 2027. |
| 08 January 2027 Friday |
Final deadline for graduate students to resolve their outstanding financial issues. Students who fail to resolve their financial obligations will not be able to view their course grades after the end-of-semester (final) exams. |
| 11 January 2027 Monday |
Deadline for the submission of fall semester resit exam grades (by 12:00 PM). |
| 11 January 2027 Monday |
Update of CGPAs based on the results of the Fall Semester resit exams for the 2026–2027 Academic Year. (Must be completed by Monday, 11 January 2027, at 20:00.) |
| 11 January 2027 Monday |
Announcement of the fall semester resit exam grades (at 20:30). |
| 11 January 2027 Monday |
Announcement of the evaluation results for transfer between thesis and non-thesis programs for the Spring Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year. |
| 11 January 2027 Monday |
Announcement of the results of the Turkish Proficiency Exam held on Thursday, 7 January 2027, under the “Announcements” section of the https://turkmer.bau.edu.tr website. |
| 11-13 January 2027 Monday-Wednesday |
Applications for ADDITIONAL exams for the Fall Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year. |
| 12-14 January 2027 Tuesday-Thursday |
Registration dates for transfer between thesis and non-thesis programs for the Spring Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year. |
| 15 January 2027 Friday |
Doctorate: |
| 15 January 2027 Friday |
Announcement of the list of courses for which additional exams will be held and the list of students eligible to take the exams. |
| 15 January -08 February 2027 Friday-Monday |
Admission procedures and University registration for international candidates accepted to graduate programs for the Spring Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year. |
| 20 January 2027 Wednesday |
Administration of additional exams for the Fall Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year. |
| 23 January 2027 Saturday |
English Proficiency Exam for students applying to English-medium graduate programs. The written exam will be held at 09:00, and the oral exam will be held at 13:00. |
| 25 January 2027 Monday |
Final deadline for successful Master’s and Doctoral thesis defense candidates to submit the required number of printed and digital copies of their theses, prepared in accordance with the thesis writing guidelines, to the Graduate School. (The specified date is the general final deadline; however, thesis submission must be completed within one month at the latest from the date of the defense.) |
| 26 January 2027 Tuesday |
Announcement of the results of the English Proficiency Exam held on Saturday, 23 January 2027. |
| 29 January 2027 Friday |
Final deadline for graduate students enrolled in programs to fulfill their financial obligations for the Spring Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year. Students who do not complete this requirement will not be able to register for courses. |
| SPRING SEMESTER | |
| 11-17 January 2027 Monday-Sunday |
Course registration period for graduate programs for the Spring Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year (including international, Erasmus, and World Exchange students). Students are required to log in to UMIS during the course registration period and select their courses. Master’s students who have reached the thesis stage are required to select their thesis advisor via UMIS and obtain approval. Doctoral and master’s students in the thesis stage are required to register for thesis and seminar courses via UMIS each semester. |
| 18 January 2027 Monday |
Start of courses in graduate programs for the Spring Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year. |
| 18 January 2027 Monday |
Start of Spring Semester classes for the English Preparatory Program. |
| 18 January 2027 Monday |
Start of Spring Semester classes for the Turkish Preparatory Program. |
| 25-29 January 2027 Monday-Friday |
ADD/DROP Week. During the course registration period of 18–24 January 2027, the system is opened for students who were unable to select courses or who wish to make changes to their enrolled courses. |
| 27 January 2027 Wednesday |
Elective courses that do not reach the minimum required number of students will be closed on Wednesday, January 27, 2027, at 16:00. Associate and graduate students enrolled in these courses must select other courses online by 16:00 on January 29, 2027. No elective course selection or registration will be permitted after this deadline. Students whose courses are dropped due to course closure will be notified via SMS. |
| 04 February 2027 Thursday |
English Proficiency Exam for students applying to participate in the Erasmus & World Exchange programs. |
| 08 February 2027 Monday |
Online Turkish Proficiency Exam for international students applying to graduate Turkish programs. The written exam will be held at 09:30, and the oral exam at 14:00. |
| 08 February 2027 Monday |
Submission of requests regarding the planning of midterm exams via the UMIS exam request collection screen. |
| 09 February 2027 Tuesday |
Announcement of the results of the Online Turkish Proficiency Exam held on Monday, February 8, 2027, under the “Announcements” section of the turkmer.bau.edu.tr website. |
| 09 February- 31 March 2027 Tuesday -Wednesday |
Late registration for international candidates admitted to graduate programs for the Spring Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year. |
| 10 February 2027 Wednesday |
Online English Proficiency Exam for students applying to English-medium graduate programs. The written exam will be held at 09:00, and the oral exam will be held at 13:00. |
| 12 February 2027 Friday |
Final deadline for submitting applications to suspend spring semester studies of the 2026–2027 Academic Year. |
| 12 February 2027 Friday |
Announcement of the results of the Online English Proficiency Exam held on Wednesday, 10 February 2027. |
| 15 February 2027 Monday |
Submission of requests regarding the planning of end-of-semester (final) exams via the UMIS exam request collection screen. |
| 20 February 2027 Saturday |
English Proficiency Exam for students applying to English-medium graduate programs. The written exam will be held at 09:00, and the oral exam will be held at 13:00. |
| 23 February 2027 Tuesday |
Announcement of the results of the English Proficiency Exam held on Saturday, 20 February 2027. |
| 01 March - 01 October 2027 Monday - Friday |
Application period for international candidates applying to graduate programs for the Fall Semester of the 2027–2028 Academic Year. |
| 08-14 March 2027 Monday-Sunday |
No classes will be held this week due to Eid al-Fitr (Ramadan). (8 March 2027 Monday: Eve of Eid al-Fitr; 9–11 March 2027 Tuesday–Thursday: Eid al-Fitr.) |
| 20 March 2027 Saturday |
English Proficiency Exam for students applying to English-medium graduate programs. The written exam will be held at 09:00, and the oral exam will be held at 13:00. |
| 22 March 2027 Monday |
Turkish Proficiency Exam for international students applying to Turkish-medium graduate programs. The written exam will be held at 09:30, and the oral exam will be held at 14:00. |
| 23 March 2027 Tuesday |
Final deadline for submitting new courses to be offered and changes to be made to programs for the Fall Semester of the 2027–2028 Academic Year to the Education Commission. Submitting extensive changes at an earlier date will facilitate the processing of such changes. |
| 23 March 2027 Tuesday |
Announcement of the results of the English Proficiency Exam held on Saturday, 20 March 2027. |
| 24 March 2027 Wednesday |
Announcement of the results of the Turkish Proficiency Exam held on Monday, 22 March 2027, under the “Announcements” section of the https://turkmer.bau.edu.tr website. |
| 24 March 2027 Wednesday |
Final deadline for announcing the end-of-semester (final) exam schedule for the Spring Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year to academic staff. If there are any errors, corrections must be reported to the Academic Planning Directorate by Friday, 26 March 2027. Requests based on personal plans will not be accepted. |
| 29 March-02 April 2027 Monday-Friday |
Early final exams for associate and undergraduate students coming to the University through Erasmus, World Exchange, or other exchange programs and going abroad within the same programs. Students taking these exams must have confirmed their departure and provide official documentation from their institution. Not every student going abroad is eligible for these exams; they are granted only in cases of conflicts with academic schedules. A list of eligible students must be submitted to the Office of the President by the International Office Directorate no later than Friday 19 March 2027, to be forwarded to the relevant units. The scheduled exam dates will be communicated to the students listed, the course instructors, and the departments offering the courses. Students granted the right to take early final exams must take all their final exams during the early final exam period and cannot take exams during the regular final exam period. |
| 02 April 2027 Friday |
Final deadline to withdraw (W) from a course registered in the Spring Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year (procedures will be completed via UMIS). |
| 02 April 2027 Friday |
Final deadline for doctoral students enrolled in the PhD Qualifying course to submit their thesis advisor application via the UMIS system. |
| 02 April 2027 Friday |
Final deadline for doctoral students taking the PhD Qualifying Exam to submit the “PhD Qualifying Exam Jury Proposal Form” to the Graduate School with a wet signature. |
| 04 April 2027 Sunday |
Final deadline for students who will take the Master’s and Doctoral thesis defense to submit their theses for format review. |
| 05 April 2027 Monday |
Announcement of the end-of-semester (final) exam schedule for the Spring Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year to students. |
| 17 April 2027 Saturday |
Last day of classes in graduate programs for the Spring Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year. |
| 19-30 April 2027 Monday-Friday |
Conducting Master’s and Doctoral thesis defense exams. |
| 23 April 2027 Friday |
National Sovereignty and Children's Day (national holiday) |
| 26 April 2027 Monday |
Entering the detailed list of courses to be offered in the Summer School of the 2026–2027 Academic Year into the course request collection screen. |
| 26 April-02 May 2027 Monday-Sunday |
End-of-semester (final) exams for graduate courses offered in the Spring Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year. |
| 30 April 2027 Friday |
Final deadline for students to upload their Master’s projects to the system. |
| 01 May 2027 Saturday |
Labor and Solidarity Day (National Holiday) |
| 03 May 2027 Monday |
End of the Spring semester classes for the English Preparatory Program |
| 04 May 2027 Tuesday |
Deadline for the submission of spring semester final exam grades (by 09:00) |
| 04 May 2027 Tuesday |
Announcement of spring semester final exam grades (at 20:30) |
| 07 May 2027 Friday |
End of the Spring semester classes for the Turkish Preparatory Program |
| 08-14 May 2027 Saturday-Friday |
Resit exams for the Spring Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year (The system will remain open for the entry of resit exam grades). |
| 12 May 2027 Wednesday |
English Proficiency Exam for students applying to English-medium graduate programs. The written exam will be held at 09:00, and the oral exam will be held at 13:00. |
| 13 May 2027 Thursday |
Turkish Proficiency Exam for international students applying to Turkish-medium graduate programs. The written exam will be held at 09:30, and the oral exam will be held at 14:00. |
| 14 May 2027 Friday |
Announcement of the results of the Turkish Proficiency Exam held on Thursday, 13 May 2027, under the “Announcements” section of the https://turkmer.bau.edu.tr website. |
| 14 May 2027 Friday |
Announcement of the results of the English Proficiency Exam held on Wednesday, 12 May 2027. |
| 15 May 2027 Saturday |
Eve of Eid al-Adha (Half-Day Holiday) |
| 16-19 May 2027 Sunday-Wednesday |
Eid al-Adha (Holiday) |
| 19 May 2027 Wednesday |
Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day (national holiday) |
| 20 May 2027 Thursday |
Deadline for the submission of resit exam grades (by 10:00) |
| 20 May 2027 Thursday |
Updating of GPAs by 20:00 based on the 2026-2027 academic year spring semester resit exam results. Announcement of spring semester resit grades (20:30) |
| 24 May 2027 Monday |
Start of English Preparatory Program Summer School classes. |
| 24 May 2027 Monday |
Start of Turkish Preparatory Program summer school classes. |
| 25 May 2027 Tuesday |
Submission of the ranking of students eligible for graduation honors to the Office of the President and the Student Affairs Office upon the decision of the Graduate School Administrative Board (by 12:00 p.m.). The ranking of graduating students cannot be changed after this decision. |
| 28 May 2027 Friday |
Final deadline for the course instructor to submit the Master’s Project document to the Graduate School. |
| 28 May 2027 Friday |
Doctorate: |
| 30 May 2027 Sunday |
Final deadline for successful Master’s and Doctoral thesis defense candidates to submit the required number of printed and digital copies of their theses, prepared in accordance with the thesis writing guidelines, to the Graduate School. (The specified date is the general final deadline; however, thesis submission must be completed within one month at the latest from the date of the defense.) |
| 14 June 2027 Monday |
Final day for the Academic Planning Directorate to announce the weekly schedule of courses planned to be offered in the Summer School of the 2026–2027 Academic Year to students. |
| 18 June 2027 Friday |
Final deadline for graduate students to resolve their outstanding financial issues. Students who fail to resolve their financial obligations will not be able to view their course grades after the end-of-semester (final) exams. |
| 28-29 June 2027 Monday-Tuesday |
Applications for ADDITIONAL exams for the Spring Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year. |
| 01 July 2027 Thursday |
Announcement of the list of courses for which additional exams will be held and the list of students eligible to take the exams. |
| 07 July 2027 Wednesday |
Administration of additional exams for the Spring Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year. |
| 07 July 2027 Wednesday |
End of Summer School classes for the English Preparatory Program. |
| 15 July 2027 Thursday |
Democracy and National Unity Day (national holiday) |
| 01 July 2027 Thursday |
End of Summer School classes for the Turkish Preparatory Program. |
| SUMMER SCHOOL | |
| 21-25 June 2027 Monday-Friday |
Summer School course registration period for students enrolled in graduate programs. Add/Drop and Course Withdrawal (W) procedures are not available during the Summer School. |
| 21-25 June 2027 Monday-Friday |
Completion of payment procedures for students taking Summer School courses in the 2026–2027 Academic Year. Students who fail to fulfill their financial obligations will have their registered courses removed, and their Summer School registrations will be cancelled. Summer School courses with insufficient enrollment will be closed. Students whose courses are removed will not be able to have the deleted courses reassigned after resolving their payment issues after Friday, 25 June 2027. |
| 24 June 2027 Thursday |
Courses that do not meet the requirements for being offered during the Summer School and therefore need to be closed will be closed by the Academic Planning Directorate at around 11:00, and students whose courses are dropped will be notified via SMS. Students must check the courses in their system for the final time on Thursday, 24 June 2027. If a course is dropped because it is not offered, the student may select another course through the system on 25 June 2027. Courses that do not meet the requirements but need to remain open will not be counted toward the teaching load, and no payment will be made. |
| 28 June 2027 Monday |
Start of summer school classes |
| 28 June - 14 August 2027 Monday - Saturday |
Summer School period for students enrolled in graduate programs. Summer School final exams will be held during the last week. There will be no resit exam. |
| 07 July 2027 Wednesday |
Turkish Proficiency Exam for international students applying to Turkish-medium graduate programs. The written exam will be held at 09:30, and the oral exam will be held at 14:00. |
| 09 July 2027 Friday |
Announcement of the results of the Turkish Proficiency Exam held on Wednesday, 07 July 2027, under the "Announcements" section of the "turkmer.bau.edu.tr" website. |
| 14 July 2027 Wednesday |
English Proficiency Exam for students applying to English-medium graduate programs. The written exam will be held at 09:00, and the oral exam will be held at 13:00. |
| 17 July 2027 Saturday |
Online announcement of the results of the English Proficiency Exam held on Tuesday, 14 July 2027. |
| 25 July 2027 Sunday |
Final deadline for students who will take the Master’s and Doctoral thesis defense to submit their theses for format review. |
| 26 July 2027 Monday |
Turkish Proficiency Exam for international students applying to Turkish-medium graduate programs. The written exam will be held at 09:30, and the oral exam will be held at 14:00. |
| 28 July 2027 Wednesday |
Online announcement of the results of the Turkish Proficiency Exam held on Monday, 26 July 2027. |
| 05 August 2027 Thursday |
Turkish Proficiency Exam for international students applying to Turkish-medium graduate programs. The written exam will be held at 09:30, and the oral exam will be held at 14:00. |
| 06 August 2027 Friday |
Announcement of the results of the Turkish Proficiency Exam held on Thursday, 05 August 2027. |
| 09-13 August 2027 Monday-Friday |
Conducting Master’s and Doctoral thesis defense exams. |
| 12 August 2027 Thursday |
English Proficiency Exam for students applying to English-medium graduate programs. The written exam will be held at 09:00, and the oral exam will be held at 13:00. |
| 14 August 2027 Saturday |
Last day of summer school courses |
| 16 August 2027 Monday |
Announcement of the results of the English Proficiency Exam held on Thursday, 12 August 2027. |
| 16 August 2027 Monday |
Turkish Proficiency Exam for international students applying to Turkish-medium graduate programs. The written exam will be held at 09:30, and the oral exam will be held at 14:00. |
| 17 August 2027 Tuesday |
Deadline for the submission of of grades for courses taken in summer school (at 17:59) |
| 18 August 2027 Wednesday |
Online announcement of the results of the Turkish Proficiency Exam held on Monday, 16 August 2027. |
| 18 August 2027 Wednesday |
Announcement of summer school final exam grades (at 12:00). |
| 30 August 2027 Monday |
Victory Day (national holiday) |
| 03 September 2027 Friday |
Doctorate: |
| 13 September 2027 Monday |
Final deadline for successful Master’s and Doctoral thesis defense candidates to submit the required number of printed and digital copies of their theses, prepared in accordance with the thesis writing guidelines, to the Graduate School. (The specified date is the general final deadline; however, thesis submission must be completed within one month at the latest from the date of the defense.) |
| BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY 2026–2027 ACADEMIC YEAR SHORT ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR GRADUATE PROGRAMS |
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| This academic calendar has been prepared taking current conditions into account. The University administration and Senate reserve the right to make changes to the academic calendar or postpone exams depending on future circumstances. No student, faculty member, or staff member may assert any rights arising from such changes. | |
| FALL SEMESTER | |
| 16-20 September 2026 Wednesday-Sunday |
2026–2027 Academic Year Fall Semester course registration period for graduate students (including international, Erasmus, and World Exchange students). Students are required to log in to UMIS during the course registration period and select their courses. Master’s students who have reached the thesis stage are required to select their thesis advisor via UMIS and obtain approval. Doctoral and master’s students in the thesis stage are required to register for thesis and seminar courses via UMIS each semester. |
| 21 September 2026 Monday |
Start of courses in graduate programs for the Fall Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year. |
| 28 September - 02 October 2026 Monday-Friday |
ADD/DROP Week. During the course registration period of 14–20 September 2026, the system is opened for students who were unable to select courses or who wish to make changes to their enrolled courses. |
| 12 December 2026 Saturday |
Last day of classes in graduate programs for the Fall Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year. |
| 21-27 December 2026 Monday-Sunday |
End-of-semester (final) exams for graduate courses offered in the Fall Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year. |
| 29 December 2026 Tuesday |
Deadline for the submission of fall semester final grades (by 09:00). |
| 29 December 2026 Tuesday |
Announcement of fall semester final grades (at 20:00). |
| 04-10 January 2027 Monday-Sunday |
Resit exams for the Fall Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year (The system will remain open for the entry of resit exam grades). |
| 11 January 2027 Monday |
Deadline for the submission of fall semester resit exam grades (by 12:00 PM). |
| 11 January 2027 Monday |
Announcement of the fall semester resit exam grades (at 20:30). |
| SPRING SEMESTER | |
| 11-17 January 2027 Monday-Sunday |
Course registration period for graduate programs for the Spring Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year (including international, Erasmus, and World Exchange students). Students are required to log in to UMIS during the course registration period and select their courses. Master’s students who have reached the thesis stage are required to select their thesis advisor via UMIS and obtain approval. Doctoral and master’s students in the thesis stage are required to register for thesis and seminar courses via UMIS each semester. |
| 18 January 2027 Monday |
Start of courses in graduate programs for the Spring Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year. |
| 25-29 January 2027 Monday-Friday |
ADD/DROP Week. During the course registration period of 18–24 January 2027, the system is opened for students who were unable to select courses or who wish to make changes to their enrolled courses. |
| 17 April 2027 Saturday |
Last day of classes in graduate programs for the Spring Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year. |
| 26 April-02 May 2027 Monday-Sunday |
End-of-semester (final) exams for graduate courses offered in the Spring Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year. |
| 04 May 2027 Tuesday |
Deadline for the submission of spring semester final exam grades (by 09:00) |
| 04 May 2027 Tuesday |
Announcement of spring semester final exam grades (at 20:30) |
| 08-14 May 2027 Saturday-Friday |
Resit exams for the Spring Semester of the 2026–2027 Academic Year (The system will remain open for the entry of resit exam grades). |
| 20 May 2027 Thursday |
Deadline for the submission of resit exam grades (by 10:00) |
| 20 May 2027 Thursday |
Updating of GPAs by 20:00 based on the 2026-2027 academic year spring semester resit exam results. Announcement of spring semester resit grades (20:30) |
| SUMMER SCHOOL | |
| 21-25 June 2027 Monday-Friday |
Summer School course registration period for students enrolled in graduate programs. Add/Drop and Course Withdrawal (W) procedures are not available during the Summer School. |
| 28 June 2027 Monday |
Start of summer school classes |
| 28 June - 14 August 2027 Monday - Saturday |
Summer School period for students enrolled in graduate programs. Summer School final exams will be held during the last week. There will be no resit exam. |
| 14 August 2027 Saturday |
Last day of summer school courses |
| 17 August 2027 Tuesday |
Deadline for the submission of of grades for courses taken in summer school (at 17:59) |
| 18 August 2027 Wednesday |
Announcement of summer school final exam grades (at 12:00). |
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