Announcement on the Transition to the Non-Thesis Program for Students Who Failed the Thesis Course for the 2025-2026 Spring Semester

Announcement Regarding the Transfer Process to the Non-Thesis Program for Students Who Failed the Thesis Course for the Spring Semester of the 2025–2026 Academic Year

Republic of Türkiye

Bahçeşehir University

Graduate School

SPRING SEMESTER OF THE 2025–2026 ACADEMIC YEAR

ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING THE TRANSFER PROCESS TO THE NON-THESIS PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS WHO FAILED THE THESIS COURSE

Within the scope of the Bahçeşehir University Graduate Education and Training Regulation, detailed information regarding key dates and transfer requirements for students who failed the thesis course and wish to transfer to the non-thesis program is provided below.

1. Key Dates

Description | Date

Application Dates | February 23–25, 2026

Announcement of Evaluation Results | February 26, 2026

Registration Dates | February 27 – March 3, 2026

2. Requirements for Transfer to the Non-Thesis Program for Students Who Failed the Thesis Course

In accordance with Article 14/10 of the Bahçeşehir University Graduate Education and Training Regulation, titled “Completion of the Master’s Thesis,” which states:

“If a student whose thesis is rejected submits a request, a non-thesis master’s diploma shall be awarded provided that the student has fulfilled the course credit requirements, project writing, and similar requirements of the non-thesis master’s program. If there is no approved non-thesis master’s program corresponding to the thesis-based master’s program, the student shall be adapted to the closest non-thesis program by a decision of the Graduate School Executive Board, and the diploma shall be issued from the adapted non-thesis program. Applications for transfer to the non-thesis program shall be valid for the semester following the term in which the unsuccessful grade was received. In such cases, the student shall be granted a maximum of one additional semester to complete any deficiencies.”

Accordingly:

* The student enrolled in the Thesis-2 course must have received a “U” grade from the Thesis Advisor. Applications where the Thesis-2 course grade is not “U” in the system will not be evaluated.

* Registrations of applications approved for transfer to the non-thesis program will be made for the semester following the current term.

* In transfers from thesis-based to non-thesis programs, a maximum of one semester is granted for the new program.

* Withdrawal from courses taken after transferring to the non-thesis program is not permitted.

* The section titled “Courses Requested for Exemption” in the transfer form will be approved by the Coordinator of the target program.

* Applications must be submitted in person, and transfer forms must be delivered with a wet signature to the Graduate School Student Affairs Unit.

* Students residing abroad or outside the city may submit the signed transfer forms in PDF format via email to “lee.oi@gs.bau.edu.tr”.

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