2011 Academic Calendar

January 2011

1.1.2011 Saturday

New Year’s Day

3.1.2011 Monday

Last day of the first semester of the 2010-2011 academic year Second Education without Thesis Master's Programs

3.1.2011 Monday

Beginning of grade submission (10:00)

3-4.1.2011 Monday – Tuesday

Final exams for culture and language courses

3-7.1.2011 Monday-Friday

Applications period internal transfer and graduate programs

5-18.1.2011 Wednesday-Tuesday

Final exams

17-20.1.2011 Monday-Thursday

Departmental Exams for graduate applicants

19.1.2011 Wednesday

Petition Committee Meeting (14:30)

20-22.1.2011 Thursday-Saturday

E and make-up exams.

21.1.2011 Friday

End of YADYOK preparatory classes

25.1.2011 Tuesday

English Proficiency Exam (BUEPT)

27.1.2011 Thursday

Last day for grade submission procedures (24:00)
(Last day for submission of grades (24:00). This includes grades for thesis courses (690,790), seminars and research courses (579,699), but excludes results for E and make-up exam.)

28-31.1.2011 Friday-Monday

Submission of I grades (10:00-24:00)

February 2011

1.2.2011 Tuesday

Last day for master and doctoral students who have reached the end of their legal limit for study to request an extension from their institutes

7.2.2011 Monday

Beginning of courses for “Beginners” the second semester of the 2010-2011 academic year

7-8.2.2011 Monday-Tuesday

Pre-registration for special and exchange students

8.2.2011 Tuesday

Pre-registration for newly accepted graduate students and transfer students

9.2.2011 Wednesday

Orientation day for special and exchange students

14.2.2011 Monday

Registration system opens (10:00)

14-15.2.2011 Monday-Tuesday

Chemistry, Molecular Biology, and Genetic, Physics exemption exams

15.2.2011 Tuesday

Day for all students to meet with their advisors

16.2.2011 Wednesday

Registration system is closed to student access (19:00)

17.2.2011 Thursday

Registration system is closed to advisor access (19:00)

18.2.2011 Friday

Registration system open to students and advisors for students whose programs have been rejected by their advisors (10:00, closes to students at 19:00)

21.2.2011 Monday

a) Beginning of courses for the second semester of the 2010-2011 academic year (including YADYOK preparatory class)
b) Registration system is closed to advisors (19:00)

25.2.2011 Monday

Last day for all students (including YADYOK) to pay tuition and fees

March 2011

1.3.2011 Tuesday

a) Registration system opens for course add/drop and late registration (10:00)
b) Last day for petitions to the relevant Executive Committees

1-3.3.2011 Tuesday-Thursday

Course add/drop and late registration period with permission of Executive Committees (10.00 –19.00)

1-10.3.2011 Tuesday-Thursday

Application period for students with conditional pre-approval to graduate programs

3.3.2011 Thursday

a) Registration system closed to student access (19:00) (for add/drop and late registration)
b) Last day for students seeking exam rights for practical courses by taking advantage of the Undergraduate Student Rules article 23(c) and Vocational College Rules article 24(c) to apply for the second semester of the 2010-2011 academic year

4.3.2011 Friday

Registration system closed to advisors for add/drop and late registration (19.00)

17-22.3.2011 Thursday-Tuesday

Departmental exams for students applying for conditional pre-acceptance to the graduate programs

29-31.3.2011 Tuesday-Thursday

Pre-registration for newly accepted graduate students

April 2011

15.4.2011 Friday

Last day for exchange students with foreign nationalities and special students to apply for the 2011-2012 Academic Year

18-20.4.2011 Monday-Wednesday

Withdraw from courses

18.4.2011 Monday

Opening of registration system for withdrawals (10:00)

20.4.2011 Wednesday

Registration system for course withdrawals closes to student access (19:00)

21.4.2011 Thursday

a) Last day for students seeking exam rights for practical unapplied courses by taking advantage of the Undergraduate Student Rules article 23(c) and Vocational College Rules article 24(c) to apply for the second semester of the 2010-2011 academic year
b) Registration system is closed to advisor access (19:00)
c) Last day for faculties, schools and institutes to apply to University Executive Committee for any changes to be made in the dates of final exams for the second semester of the 2010-2011 academic year

23.4.2011 Saturday

National Sovereignty and Children's Day (Holiday)

25-29.4.2011 Monday-Friday

Spring Break

May 2011

2.5.2011 Monday

Last day to apply for mid-year leave of absence

9.05-7.06.2011 Monday-Tuesday

Submission of applications for graduate programs

10-12.5.2011 Tuesday-Thursday

Pre-registration for Summer Session

19.5.2011 Thursday

Atatürk Remembrance and Youth and Sport Day (Holiday)

26.5.2011 Thursday

Last day of courses

27-28.5.2011 Friday-Saturday

Final exams for culture and language courses

27.5.2011 Friday

Opening of grade submission system (10:00)

28.5.2011 Saturday

Last day of classes in the Second Education Master’s Programs without Thesis

30.5-9.6.2011 Monday-Thursday

Final exams

June 2011

30.5-9.6.2011 Monday-Thursday

Final exams

7.6.2011 Tuesday

a) Last day of YADYOK preparatory classes
b) Last day for application to graduate programs

10.6.2011 Friday

YADYOK English Proficiency Exam (BUEPT)

13.6.2011 Monday

Petition Committee Meeting (14:30)

14-16.6.2011 Tuesday-Thursday

E and make-up exams

15-24.6.2011 Wednesday-Friday

Departmental Exams for graduate applicants (not including 21 June 2011 for students taking English placement exam)

17.6.2011 Friday

Last day for submission of grades (24:00). This includes grades for thesis courses (690,790), seminars and research courses (579,699), but excludes results for E and make-up exam.)

20-21.6.2011 Monday-Tuesday

Grade submission period (for I grades)(until 24:00)

21.6.2011 Tuesday

Placement exam for incoming graduate YADYOK students.

21-24.6.2011 Tuesday-Friday

Registration for YADYOK Summer Program

22-23.6.2011 Wednesday-Thursday

a) Final registration for Summer Term (10.00 – 17.00)
b) Registration for Second Education Master’s Programs without Thesis Summer Session (10.00 – 17.00)

24.6.2011 Friday

a) Summer Term courses begin
b) Second Education Master’s Programs without Thesis Summer Session courses begin

29-30.6.2011 Wednesday-Thursday

a) Summer Term course add/drop and late registration (10.00 – 17.00)
b) Summer Session Education Master’s Programs without Thesis course add/drop and late registration (10.00 – 17.00)

30.6-1.7.2011 Thursday-Friday

Graduation Ceremony (No classes on Friday)

July 2011

30.6-1.7.2011 Thursday-Friday

Graduation Ceremony (No classes on Friday)

4.7.2011 Monday

Beginning of courses for YADYOK Summer Program

4-8.7.2011 Monday-Friday

Applications for students with foreign nationalities seeking placement in undergraduate programs for the 2011-2012 academic year

5-7.7.2011 Tuesday-Thursday

Pre-registration for graduate students accepted for the first semester of the 2011-2012 academic year

18-19.7.2011 Monday-Tuesday

a) Withdrawal from Summer Term courses (10.00 –17.00)
b) Withdrawal from Summer Session Second Education Masters Program’s without Thesis courses (10.00 – 17.00)

18-29.7.2011 Monday-Friday

Application period for internal and external transfer

August 2011

4.8.2011 Thursday

a) Last day of Summer Term courses
b) Last day of Second Education Master’s Programs without Thesis courses
c) Grade submission system opens (10:00)

5-6-8.8.2011 Friday-Saturday-Monday

Final Exams for Summer Term and Second Education Master’s Programs without Thesis Summer Session courses

9-12.8.2011 Tuesday-Friday

Departmental exams for students applying for transfer to undergraduate programs

12.8.2011 Friday

a) Last day of YADYOK Summer School courses
b) Grade submission system closes (24:00)

16.8.2011 Tuesday

English Proficiency Exam (BUEPT) (for YADYOK students with the Make-up exam rights and transfer students)

26.8.2011 Friday

Last day for special students with Turkish nationality to apply

29.8.2011 Monday

Religious Holiday (Holiday starts in the afternoon)

30.8.2011 Tuesday

Victory Day (Holiday)

30.8-1.9.2011 Tuesday-Thursday

Religious Holiday

September 2011

5-7.9.2011 Monday-Wednesday

Pre-registration for new – coming undergraduate students

8.9.2011 Thursday

YADYOK placement exam

8-9.9.2011 Thursday-Friday

Last 2 days for students who have been accepted to graduate programs to complete their documents

9.9.2011 Friday

English Proficiency Exam (BUEPT) for new – coming undergraduate students those who were unable to take the proficiency exam in spring or summer

12.9.2011 Monday

Last day for master and doctoral students who have reached the end of their legally allotted time to request extra time to apply to the relevant Institute

12-13.9.2011 Monday-Tuesday

Pre-registration for special students and exchange students

14.9.2011 Wednesday

Orientation day for special students and exchange students

15-16.9.2011 Thursday-Friday

Pre-registration for newly accepted transfer students from both outside and within the university

19.9.2011 Monday

Registration system opens (10:00)

21.9.2011 Wednesday

Day for all students to meet with their advisors

22.9.2011 Thursday

Registration system closed to student access (19:00)

23.9.2011 Friday

a) Registration system closed to advisor access (19:00)
b) Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Genetic, Physics exemption exams
c) Second Education Master’s Programs without Thesis diploma ceremony

26.9.2011 Monday

a) Classes begin for the first semester of the 2011-2012 academic year
b) Registration system open only to students whose programs have been rejected by their advisors and to their advisors (Opens (10:00, closes to students at 19:00)

27.9.2011 Tuesday

Registration system closed to advisor access (19:00)

27-28.9.2011 Tuesday-Wednesday

Orientation Program for all new students

October 2011

3.10.2011 Monday

a) Registration system opens (10:00)(for course add/drop and late registration)
b) Last day to apply to the relevant Executive Committees regarding late registration

3-5.10.2011 Monday-Wednesday

Course add/drop and late registration with the permission of Executive Committees (10:00 -19:00)

5.10.2011 Wednesday

a) Registration system closed to student access (19:00)
b) Last day for students seeking exam rights for practical courses by taking advantage of the Undergraduate Student Rules article 23(c) and Vocational College Rules article 24(c) to apply for the first semester of the 2011-2012 academic year

6.10.2011 Thursday

Registration system closed to advisor access (19:00)

14.10.2011 Friday

Last day for exchange students with foreign nationalities and special student to apply for the second semester

28.10.2011 Friday

Holiday (starts in the afternoon)

29.10.2011 Saturday

Republic Day (Holiday)

November 2011

5.11.2011 Saturday

Religious Holiday (starts in the afternoon)

6-9.11.2011 Sunday-Wednesday

Religious Holiday

10.11.2011 Thursday

Atatürk Remembrance Day

29.11-1.12.2011 Tuesday-Thursday

Withdraw from courses

29.11.2011 Tuesday

Opening of registration system for withdrawals (10:00)

December 2011

1.12.2011 Thursday

a) Registration system closed to student access for course withdrawal (19:00)
b) Last day for the Faculties, Schools and Institutes to apply to University Executive Committee for changes to be made to any final exam dates

2.12.2011 Friday

a) Registration system closed to advisor access for course withdrawal (19:00)
b) Last day for students seeking exam rights for practical unapplied courses by taking advantage of the Undergraduate Student Rules article 23(c) and Vocational College Rules article 24(c) to apply for the first semester of the 2011-2012 academic year

9.12.2011 Friday

a) Last day to apply for a leave of absence for the semester
b) Last day for applications by special students with Turkish nationality for the second semester

26-30.12.2011 Monday – Friday

YADYOK Winter Holiday

30.12.2011 Friday

Last day of courses

31.12.2011 Saturday

Last day of classes in the Second Education Master’s Programs without Thesis