Frequently Asked Questions About S/R Grade Conversion for Associate and Undergraduate Levels

1. What is the R (Revoke) grade?

• R (Revoke) grade is a special grade only for the spring semester and summer school of the 2019-2020 academic year, and the whole 2020-2021 academic year. It is a grade that provides you with the option of processing the course(s) that you have received an (F) or an (NA) as if you never took them in the pertinent semester, neither affecting your current term grade point average (GPA) nor your cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and proceed according to your own preferences.
• In other words, it is a grade that we have identified to the system for course(s) that you have to repeat later but do not want it/them to interfere with the calculation of your average when the grade(s) you received in that semester is/are included.

2. What is the S (Successful) grade?

• The grade S (Successful) is a special grade only for the spring semester and summer school of the 2019-2020 academic year, and the whole 2020-2021 academic year. It is a grade that substitutes a (D) or a higher grade, and ensures that the course(s) you have that grade meets the national credit and ECTS credits and the required number of courses in the category of the course(s), without affecting your CGPA and GPA for the current term.

3.Which and how many of the courses can I convert to S (Successful) and/or R (Revoke) grade?

• Associate and undergraduate students can convert a maximum of 5 (five) courses into an (S) grade in total in the fall and spring semesters of the 2020-2021 academic year and in the summer school.
  • This conversion privilege for a total 5 (five) courses can be used in one semester of the 2020-2021 academic year if so desired, or can be extended to other semesters within the academic year depending on the choice of the student. (For example, while a student chooses to use all of his 5 rights in the Fall semester and not make any conversion(s) in the other semesters, another student may not make any conversion at all in the Fall semester and reserve his / her right to return to the Spring semester and summer school. What needs to be born in mind is that the right of the student to convert to (S) is limited to 5 (five) in total and thus the student foregoes the right to make any amendments in the future.)
  • In associate and undergraduate programs, (R) grade can be employed for all courses with (F) and (NA) grades in the relevant academic semester, without any restriction on the number of courses.
  • The number of courses mentioned in this article is the maximum number, and students who do not exercise this right within the given period cannot make a claim regarding their missing conversions in the subsequent academic years.

4. Do the conversion rights apply to the courses in my double-major and minor programs as well? If so, how should I proceed?

• In double major programs, as in the case of a single major, you have the right to convert a total of 5 (five) (S) grades for fall, spring and summer semesters.
• In the minor programs, you have the right to convert just 1 (one) course into (S) grade for fall, spring and summer semesters.
• The conversion process in the courses common to the major, double major and minor programs is deemed to have been expended from the right(s) granted for each of these programs and no additional right can be claimed. (For example; if your course coded XXX1234 is a joint course with your double major program, when you convert this course to an (S) grade in your major, it would be acknowledged that conversions have been performed for both programs and you are to deplete them separately from your total conversion rights for both programs.)

5. How and when can I convert to (R) and (S) grade?

• Conversion processes are held on the dates announced to students after the make-up exams in 2020-2021 Fall and Spring semesters, and after the final exams in summer school.
• The student can perform the grade conversion process for the grades of the courses in the relevant semester via an application that will be activated on st.bau.edu.tr page.
• No conversion will be made by petition, except for the R / S conversion periods announced in the academic calendar.
• Conversion transactions for previous semesters cannot be made for any reason.

6. Do I have to repeat the course whose grade I had converted to an (R)?

• The course whose grade you previously converted to an (R) is a course that must be repeated in the forthcoming relevant academic semester. Do not forget that you have to repeat the course whose grade you converted to an (R) during the very first semester it becomes available!
• If this course happened to be in the elective category, you can substitute another elective course in the same category for the course whose grade you converted to (R) in a forthcoming relevant academic semester.

7. If the course whose grade I had converted to an (R) happens to be a repeat course, how does this affect my cumulative grade point average? 

• If the course you had converted into an (R) grade is a course that you are repeating, your CGPA will be affected only by the last grade you received for that course before the semester you converted it to an (R).
• If you do not have a grade other than (R) in the previous semesters, the relevant course will not be included in the calculation of the CGPA or the GPA of the current term.

8. I have taken a course from a different university for the summer school. Do I retain the right to convert the grade I received to (S) for the course(s)? 

• For courses taken from a different university and for which course adjustment has been made for the summer school, an (S) conversion can be made for once only if a petition is submitted to the Registrar's Office (Student Affairs) within the week following the adjustment, limited by the status of your conversion rights.

9. I am an exchange student. How can I use my (R) and (S) conversion rights?

• In the 2020-2021 Academic year, you will be able to use your (R) and (S) grade conversion right for one time only for the semester(s) whose course transfers have been adjusted within the week following the adjustment. For this, when your exchange program is over, you should contact your academic unit secretary and apply with a petition.
• Students who transferred courses taken from different universities other than exchange programs and summer school are not granted this right.

10. May I apply for a supplementary examination for a course whose grade I had converted to a (R)?

According to the article 32 of the “Regulation for Teaching-Learning and Assessment for Associate and Undergraduate Levels of Bahçeşehir University” which deals with the “supplementary examinations for students who are eligible for graduation”, if you are entitled to supplementary exams and may graduate at the end of the relevant semester, for the courses that you converted to (R) grade at that semester:

• If you took the course converted into (R) grade for the first time in the relevant semester, you do not have the right to take supplementary exams.
• If you have not taken the course you converted into (R) grade for the first time in the relevant semester, your grade before the conversion to (R) will be reviewed and if the pertinent conditions are met, you will be able to take the supplementary exam.

11. Is it possible to repeat a credited course, whose grade I had converted to a (S), for receiving a higher grade in the forthcoming semesters?

• Students can repeat the courses they have converted to (S) grades within the following four semesters without the interference of their academic standing. In case of such a repetition, the grading of the course taken will be subject to the governing rules of that semester.

12. Will my courses whose grades have been converted to (R) be recorded on my transcript?

• Yes, all the courses whose grades have been converted will appear on your transcript.

13. Will I be subjected to a different set of rules when I take the courses whose grades I have converted to (R) in subsequent semesters/years?

• Under normal conditions, all the rules applied to all the courses repeated are valid for the courses whose grades have been converted to (R).

14. Will the fact that I have carried out the conversion process to (S) or (R) affect my academic standing?

• All rankings made within the body of Bahçeşehir University (Intermediate Classes and Graduation Success rankings, rankings for double major, minor, intra-university lateral transfers with CGPA, etc.) are made according to the cumulative grade point average, as stated in the relevant directive. Only, in the ranking of students with equal CGPAs, the number of courses converted to (S) grade in the Fall semester of the 2020-2021 Academic year and afterwards is taken into consideration. The lesser number of courses converted to (S) grade is given priority in the ranking, then other criteria in the directive are implemented.
• "S" grades converted in 2019-2020 Spring semester and Summer school are not considered in the ranking, since no restrictions or announcements were made during the relevant semester.
• Do not forget that other universities, institutions or organizations may have different success criteria of their own.

15. How can I decide how many / which courses I should convert to (R) and (S)? Any suggestions?

• Before making any conversion attempts, you should primarily examine the courses, categories, credits and figures you need to complete in the future by referring to the graduation requirements application. We strongly recommend that you consult your academic advisor on how this choice will affect your success in the future.
• At the time of grade conversion, you should understand how the conversion you seek will affect your CGPA by activating the simulation on the st.bau.edu.tr page before finalizing your grade conversion.
• You should remember that when you click the "Confirm" button and approve the change, you will be deemed to have accepted your change and your grade point average. After this process, there are no turning backs or undo’s.
• Associate and Undergraduate students would have expended 1 (one) right for each (S) grade converted.  You have the right to convert a total of 5 (five) (S) grades in the 2020-2021 academic year. Once you have depleted your rights, you cannot get them back.

16. I have questions related to grade conversion. Where or to whom should I apply?

• If you wish, you can consult your academic advisor for all your questions.
• You can also call 444 28 64 for all your questions or submit them through the help.bau.edu.tr page.

 

NOTE: R / S GRADE CONVERSION APPLICATION WILL BE TERMINATED AT THE END OF THE 2020-2021 ACADEMIC YEAR WITHOUT ANY DUE ANNOUNCEMENT. CONVERTED GRADES CANNOT BE MODIFIED FOR ANY REASON.

As a result of the inclusion of the R / S grade conversion to the academic calendar, we recommend that you examine the academic calendar as there are changes implemented in the intra-university lateral transfers with CGPA, double major and minor application dates.