Bahçeşehir University 2016-2017 Academic Year Associate Degree and Undergraduate Education Academic Calendar
FALL SEMESTER |
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This academic calendar is prepared according to the current conditions. Making any amendments in the academic calendar and postponing the exams falls under the discretion of the University Administration and the Senate. Students, academics and administrative staff may not lay any claim in case of any amendments. |
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06-June/02-September 2016 |
Final admission and registration date of International Associate and Undergraduate Degree students. No registration can be accepted after this date. |
28 June 2016 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, and announcement of the Exam results. The exam will be organized by the School of Foreign Languages. |
14 July 2016 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, and announcement of the Exam results. The exam will be organized by the School of Foreign Languages. |
05 August 2016 Friday |
Submission of the fully completed forms of the new courses to be offered in the 2016 2017 Fall semester to the Commission of Education. Any course that is not already in the system cannot be offered after this date. |
12-19 August 2016 Friday-Friday |
Registration of students placed in Associate degree and Undergraduate programs, and students placed by ÖSYM in undergraduate programs by YGS, LYS and equivalent exams |
15-26 August 2016 Monday-Friday |
Introduction of the University and its Departments for newly registered students by the relevant department and University Communication department during the registration. |
22-26 August 2016 Monday-Friday |
Applications of transfers, double major, minor and special student for Undergraduate/Associate Degree programs. |
24 August 2016 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, and announcement of the Exam results. The exam will be organized by the School of Foreign Languages. |
26-30 August 2016 Friday-Tuesday |
Application period for additional placement by ÖSYM. |
26 August 2016 Wednesday |
Transfer of application documents of transfer, double major, minor and special students for Associate and Undergraduate Degree programs by the Registrar’s Office in order to be evaluated by the concerning departments. |
26 August-2 September 2016 Wednesday-Wednesday |
Assessment of undergraduate transfer, double major, minor and special student applications for Associate degree and Undergraduate programs and conveying the decisions to the Student Affairs; and announcement of the results on the Internet. This process should be immediately performed in order for student course registrations and English Placement Exam. |
29 August 2016 Monday |
English “Placement Examinations” for all newly registered Turkish and International Students. Time of Exam: 10:00. Place of Exam: Beşiktaş campus |
01 September 2016 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, and announcement of the Exam results. The exam will be organized by the School of Foreign Languages. |
01 September 2016 Thursday |
Announcement of the results of the English “Placement Examinations” for all newly registered Turkish and International Students on the INTERNET. |
02 September 2016 Friday |
Deadline for fulfilment of financial obligations for registration of Associate and Undergraduate degree students including all Turkish and International Students, Erasmus and World Exchange students. Students who do not fulfil their financial obligations cannot register for courses during the course registration week because the system will be inaccessible. Students who have not registered at all during the course registration week cannot perform any process related to course registration or register during the ADD-DROP processes. This is an important information for all students. |
02 September 2016 Friday |
Deadline for academic fee payments. Students who do not pay their academic fees cannot perform course registration during the period, in the event that they already performed course registration, this processes are CANCELLED. |
05-10 September - 2016 Monday-Saturday |
Online course registration of students in the associate degree and undergraduate programs, including all Turkish and International, Erasmus and World Exchange students. The courses of newly registered students will be automatically assigned to them. Students who did not make any registration during this period cannot perform any process and registration during the ADD-DROP processes. |
06 September 2016 Tuesday |
English Proficiency Exam for newly registered students who have passed the “English Placement Exams” and attended the English Prep Program in the previous year(s) and have been unsuccessful. Written Exam: 09:00 Speaking Exam: 13:00. The list of students who will be taking the English Proficiency Exam will be announced on the WEB page of the University or on the INTERNET. |
06-09 September 2016 Tuesday-Friday |
Registration of the Extra Quota (Additional Placement) students to the University |
06-09 September 2016 Tuesday-Friday |
Registration of undergraduate transfer, double major, minor and special students whose applications for Associate degree and Undergraduate programs have been accepted and registration process missed for any other reason whatsoever. |
09 September 2016 Friday |
Announcement of the results of the English Proficiency Exam (6 September 2016) on the Internet. Promptly sending the list of the students who have passed the English Proficiency Exam to the Student Affairs. |
09-10 September 2016 Friday-Saturday |
Course registration of those who have been successful in the English Proficiency Exam. Newly admitted students’ courses will be automatically assigned. |
09-21 September 2016 Monday-Wednesday |
Application of students who could not register for courses due to serious justification in the 05-10 September 2016 normal registration period, together with their justification documents enclosed. Transfer of the documents whose justification is accepted to the Office of the President. Documents approved by the Office of the President are sent to the Financial Affairs and Students Affairs to perform course registration processes. The system is opened for the students whose justification is approved to carry out financial obligations and the students are responsible to perform course registration online during the add-drop period. Students who paid registration fee but not carry out course registration become unregistered for the semester. |
19 September 2016 Monday |
2016-2017 Academic Year Opening Ceremony for all the English Prep Program, Associate, Undergraduate, Graduate students, with the participation of their parents and other guests; Time:14:00 Place: B Conference Hall |
19 September 2016 Monday |
Classes begin for all English Prep Program, associate degree and undergraduate students |
20 September 2016 Tuesday |
“English Placement Exams” for Extra Quota students, students who have not been able to complete their registration in due course of time, students who registered by means of undergraduate transfer, special students, and students who have not been able to take the English Placement Exam for any other reason whatsoever. Time of Exam: 10:00 |
20 September 2016 Tuesday |
Announcement of the results of the “English Placement Exams” on the Internet, for Extra Quota students, students who have not been able to complete their registration in due course of time, and for students who have not been able to take the English Placement Exam for any other reason whatsoever. |
21 September 2016 Wednesday |
English Proficiency Examinations for the students who are registered with additional placement and have been successful in “Placement Exams”. The Written and Oral examinations will be held at 09:00 and 13:30 respectively |
22 September 2016 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, and announcement of the Exam results. The exam will be organized by the School of Foreign Languages. |
22 September 2016 Wednesday |
English Proficiency exams for the students who are to participate in Erasmus and World Exchange programs in Spring Semester. The Written and Oral Examinations will be held at 09:00 and 13:30 |
23 September 2016 Friday |
Announcement of the Extra Quota students who have passed the English Proficiency Exam on the Internet, and prompt notification to the Student Affairs regarding the list of passing students. These students will be taking the exemption exams that are to be given on the dates of 24-25 September 2016, and will be notified. Courses of newly admitted students out of those aforementioned will be automatically assigned. Those performed undergraduate transfer will carry out course assignment according to their program. |
24-25 September 2016 Saturday-Sunday |
Holding EXEMPTION exams on basic subjects to students who have just started university education (who have registered to the program for the first time) and notifying the Student Affairs regarding grades achieved in the exams. The departments are required to announce the subjects for which they will be giving exemption exams before the course registration week and to notify the academic planning department. The Academic planning department makes the necessary arrangements and notifies the concerning department, and every department is responsible for the exams of the courses that bear their course codes. |
26-30 September 2016 Monday-Friday |
Course Add-Drop week for all associate degree and undergraduate students. The system is closed for the student who did not make any course registration in the normal registration period or have financial problems. Students’ course registration processes must be completely finalised by the end of the week. Course registration processes cannot be performed after this Date. Elective courses which do not fulfil the conditions to be opened will be closed on 28 September 2016 Wednesday and students who choose these courses will be notified via SMS. Students who chose closed courses must select another course in ADD-DROP week (Thursday-Friday). No course change may be performed after the Add-Drop week. |
29 September 2016 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, and announcement of the Exam results. The exam will be organized by the School of Foreign Languages. |
10 October 2016 Monday |
Deadline for announcement of mid-term exams for the Fall semester by Deans’ Offices. |
28 October 2016 Friday |
Republic Day (National Holiday beginning from October 28 Friday 13:00 and Saturday full day holiday.) |
06 November 2016 Friday |
Notifying Academic Planning Directorate regarding the way through which final exams are held by determination of the Faculty/Highschool Committee. |
10 November 2016 Wednesday |
Commemoration of Atatürk. |
11 November 2016 Friday |
Transfer of the fully completed forms of new courses to be opened in 2016-2017 Spring Semester to Education Commission. A course which is not in the system will not be possible to be opened after this date. |
17 November 2016 Thursday |
Informing the Academic Planning Directorate of all the courses to be offered in the Spring Semester at all the departments and Centers, Elective pools and General Education Program (GEP) courses as a whole, performing the necessary inputs, and updating the necessary pools. |
18 November 2016 Friday |
Transfer of the fully completed forms of courses which are newly offered and not in the system to Education Commission. |
25 November 2016 Friday |
Deadline for withdrawal from a course (W) taken in the Fall semester. |
12-16 December 2016 Monday-Friday |
Dating early finals for the students who come with Erasmus, world exchange and other programs and go abroad within the framework of the same programs. Students who will take these exams are required to prove their definite return with a document from concerning institutions. This examination is not held for all students going abroad. This examination is held due to conflicts happened in education program. A list regarding these exams should be submitted to the related departments by the International Office Directorate (UOD) until 02 December 2016 at the latest. The International Office will inform the departments of the lists through the Office of the President, after performing the necessary adjustments. Students who are entitled to early final exam are required to have final exams in the early finals period. They cannot take exams in the normal finals period. |
12 December 2016 Monday |
Opening of Fall semester final exam schedule for academics. Requested adjustments will be notified to the Office of the President together with their justifications and if appropriate, adjustments will be performed. |
19 December 2016 Monday |
Opening of Fall semester final exam schedule for students. |
19-23 December 2016 Monday-Friday |
The period of assessment and grading of studies of the students having such courses as dissertation and internship. |
23 December 2016 Friday (included). |
Last day of classes in the Fall Semester for Associate Degree and Undergraduate programs. Committee courses for the Faculty of Medicine last till 13 January 2016 Friday. |
24-31 December 2016 Saturday-Saturday |
Preparations for Fall Semester final exams. |
25 December 2016 Friday |
Last day of classes in Associate Degree and Undergraduate programs. |
01 January 2017 Sunday (HOLIDAY) |
New Year’s day (One-day vacation on Sunday) |
02 - 22 January 2017 Monday-Sunday |
Fall semester final exams for Associate Degree and Undergraduate programs. Medical students will have exams on the courses they have registered for the semester on these dates. |
13 January 2017 Friday |
Last day of general committee courses for students attending the Faculty of Medicine. |
23 January 2017 Monday |
Deadline for entering Fall Semester final grades. Grades are to be entered by 23:00, at the latest. |
24 January 2017 Tuesday |
Announcement of Fall semester final grades. Time: 15:00. |
30 January-5 February 2017 Monday- Sunday |
Excuse exams for Fall Semester. Students should finish course registration in choosing the courses week. The students will finish their course registration on the add-drop week if the students can not finish course registration for their excuse. Students who have an excuse should go to Oİs system and finish course selection. Students who do not register for courses or have a problem with financial office, the OIS system will be inaccessible for them on add-drop week. |
SPRING SEMESTER |
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06 January 2017 Friday |
Deadline for students to pay their academic fees for Spring Semester. Students having financial issues cannot register for courses in the Spring Semester and the OIS system will be inaccessible for them. Students who do not register for courses in the normal registration period cannot register for courses in the ADD-DROP period, the OIS system will be inaccessible for them. |
13 January 2017 Friday |
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, and announcement of the Exam results. The exam will be organized by the School of Foreign Languages. |
16-25 January 2017 Monday-Wednesday |
Applying to the Student Affairs for special student, internal and external transfer, double major and minor students and transferring the applications to the departments for evaluation. |
17 January 2017 Tuesday |
English Proficiency Exams. Written exam: 09:00 Speaking exam: 13:00 |
24-28 January 2017 Tuesday-Saturday |
Application for Associate degree and Undergraduate students who have come to the graduation phase to apply for MAKE-UP exams which they are entitled to in accordance with the provisions of the regulations. These students may register for Spring Semester courses. In the event that they achieve a passing grade in the MAKE-UP exam(s), they may withdraw from the course and get a refund. |
25-31 January 2017 Wednesday-Tuesday |
Online course registration of students in the associate degree and undergraduate programs, including all Turkish Citizen and International, Erasmus and world exchange students. Students who did not make any registration during this period cannot perform any process and registration during the ADD-DROP processes. The OIS system will be inaccessible for them. |
26-30 January 2017 Thursday-Monday |
Announcement and transfer to the Registrar's Office transfer students, double major, minor major associate degree, undergraduate, undergraduate transfer and special students. |
30 January 2017 Monday |
Spring Semester classes begin for the Associate degree and Undergraduate programs, including the Faculty of Medicine. |
01 -03 February 2017 Wednesday-Friday |
Final registration of special students, lateral transfer students to associate degree programs. All course registration must be finish in the add-drop week (06-10 February 2017). |
01 -03 February 2017 Wednesday-Friday |
MAKE-UP exams for Associate degree and Undergraduate students who have come to graduation phase, which these students are entitled in accordance with the provisions of the regulations. In the event that these students achieve a passing grade in the MAKEUP exam(s), they may withdraw from the Spring semester course(s) they have registered for and get a refund. |
01-07 February 2017 Wendesday-Tuesday
04 -05 February 2017 Saturday-Sunday |
Application of students who could not register for courses due to serious justification in the 25-31 January 2017 normal registration period, together with their justification documents enclosed. Transfer of the documents whose justification is accepted to the Office of the President. Documents approved by the Office of the President are sent to the Financial Affairs and Students Affairs to perform course registration processes. The system is opened for the students whose justification is approved to carry out financial obligations and the students are responsible to perform course registration online during the add-drop period. Students who paid registration fee but not carry out course registration become unregistered for the semester.
EXEMPTION exams on basic courses to students who have started university education (who have registered to the program for the first time) in the Spring semester and notifying the Student Affairs regarding grades achieved in the exams. The departments are required to announce the subjects for which they will be giving exemption exams before the course registration week and to notify the academic planning department. The Academic planning department makes the necessary |
06-10 February 2017 Monday-Friday |
Completing Course Add-Drop processes. Closing the elective courses having insufficient students on 08 February 2017 Wednesday (time: 18:00) and undergraduate students must select other courses online by 10 February 2017 Friday 17:000. No course selection and registration will be performed after this date. Students whose courses dropped will be notified of course drop via SMS, however, following up dropped courses on the system on 09 February 2017 is a responsibility of student. Courses which do not have adequate student but requested to be opened are not counted as course load of academics. |
14 February 2017 Tuesday |
Last day for students who are allowed to register for courses without paying academic fee with any kind of reason. If any, course registration processes of students who do not pay academic fee are CANCELLED. |
17 February 2017 Friday |
Deadline for announcement of mid-term exams for the Spring semester by Deans’ Offices or the concerning departments. |
28 February 2017 Tuesday |
English Proficiency Exam for Erasmus and World Exchange students who will go abroad in 2017-2018 Fall semester. |
07 April 2017 Friday |
Deadline for withdrawing from a course (W) that the student has registered for in the Spring Semester. |
17 April 2017 Monday |
Announcement of 2016-2017 Spring semester final exam schedule by academics and if any, informing Academic Planning Directorate through the Office of the President regarding correction requests together with their justifications by 13 April 2017 - Thursday. |
17 April 2017 Monday |
Announcement of 2016-2017 Spring Semester final exam schedule by academics. Informing Academic Planning Directorate through the Office of the President by the concerning department regarding correction requests by 19 April 2017 Wednesday. No change can be performed after this date. |
23 April 2017 Sunday (NATIONAL HOLIDAY) |
National Sovereignty and Children’s Day (23 April 2017 Sunday, National Holiday) |
24-28 April 2017 Monday-Friday |
Early final exam dates for students who have come to our university with exchange |
24 April 2017 Monday |
Announcement of 2016-2017 Spring semester final exams schedule to students. |
01 May 2017 Monday (NATIONAL HOLIDAY) |
Labour and Solidarity Day (Monday, National holiday) |
08 May 2017 Monday |
The end of classes in the Associate degree and Undergraduate programs. Committee courses for students attending the Faculty of Medicine continues. Courses will be available on Monday. |
08-12 May 2017 Monday-Friday |
The period of assessment and grading of studies of the students having such courses as dissertation and internship in the Spring Semester. |
09 - 11 May 2017 Tuesday-Thursday |
May Fest |
12 May 2017 Friday |
Notifying Academic Planning Directorate regarding the courses to be offered in the 2016-2017 Summer school by the related faculty. Faculties must perform the necessary endeavour in order not to let course conflicts and offer their suggestions to the Academic Planning Department in the course of this notification. |
13-27 May 2017 Saturday-Saturday |
Spring semester final exams for Associate degree and Undergraduate programs. Medical students will have final exams on the courses they have registered for the semester on these dates. |
18 May 2017 Friday |
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, and announcement of the Exam results. The exam will be organized by the School of Foreign Languages. |
19 May 2017 Friday (NATIONAL HOLIDAY) |
Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day (Friday) |
28 May 2017 Sunday |
Deadline for entering Spring semester final grades. Grades are to be entered by 23:59, at the latest. |
29 May 2017 Monday |
Announcement of Spring semester final grades. Time: 19:59 |
02 June 2017 Friday |
Last day of general committee courses and academic year for students attending the Faculty of Medicine. |
02 June 2017 Friday |
Conveying the list of the courses to be offered in the 2017-2018 Academic Year Fall Semester to Academic Planning Directorate. |
04 June 2017 Sunday |