21 September 2015 MONDAY Official Journal Number : REGULATION

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1 21 September 2015 MONDAY Official Journal Number : REGULATION From Mevlana University : REGULATION ON ASSOCIATE DEGREE AND UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF MEVLANA UNIVERSITY FIRST PART Purpose, Scope, Legal Basis and Definitions Purpose ARTICLE 1 (1) The purpose of this Regulation is to regulate the principles and procedures to be applied in education and training activities implemented at undergraduate and associate degree level and in the records and examinations in Mevlana University. Scope ARTICLE 2 (1) This Regulation covers the provisions related to education-training and exam rules of the students who are enrolled to the faculties, colleges and vocational high schools of Mevlana University. Legal Basis ARTICLE 3 (1) This Regulation is prepared on the basis of Article 14 and Article 49 of Higher Education Law dated 4/11/1981 numbered Definitions ARTICLE 4 (1) In this regulation, the following terms shall have the meanings assigned to them herein below; a) Unit refers to the relevant faculty, high school, department and program, b) Faculty refers to the faculties affiliated to Mevlana University, c) High school refers to the high schools providing undergraduate education and the vocational high schools providing associate degree education in the body of the University, ç) Consultant refers to the faculty member assigned by the dean or director upon the recommendation of the head of department or unit in order to deal with the education-training and other problems of the students, d) Fall Semester refers to first, third and so on single semesters, e) Spring Semester refers to second, fourth and so on double semesters, f) General exam refers to the semester, year-end and makeup exam, g) Mid-term exam refers to the exam held in a semester, ğ) GPO refers to grade point average, h) Relevant board of directors refers to the board of directors of the faculty in the faculties and board of directors of high school in high schools, ı) Relevant board refers to the board of the faculty in the faculties and the board of high school in the high schools, i) Common compulsory course refers to the courses specified in Article 5 of Law numbered 2547, j) Compulsory course refers to the course stipulated in a program and required to be taken for the student, k) Elective course refers to the course taken in the scope of area ve outside the scope of area by student in accordance with student s request, excluding compulsory courses, l) Department of Student Affairs refers to the Department of Student Affairs of Mevlana University, m) Senate refers to the Senate of Mevlana University, n) University refers to Mevlana University, o) Rectorate refers to Rectorate of Mevlana University. SECOND PART Principles Related To Education and Training Education and Training Periods and Academic Calendar ARTICLE 5 (1) Education-teaching year in the faculties and high schools of the University starts according to the academic calendar determined by decision of the Senate upon the recommendation of boards of the faculties or high schools. The Senate may extend or shorten the duration of the semester when it deems necessary. (2) Education-training is organized on the basis of the semester. Also, courses may be organized on a yearly basis based on the approval of the Senate and the decision of the relevant boards. (3) The periods regarding the enrollment renewal, education and training, exams, semester holiday and summer holiday of the faculties or high schools are indicated in the academic calendar adopted by the Senato. (4) Summer period may be opened with approval of the Senate within the scope of an education-training year and students can take courses in this period as well. The provisions of the relevant legislation are implemented in concern with courses to be given during the summer period. (5) Education, training and exam aren t conducted on public holidays. However, education and training activities and exams can be held on Saturdays and Sundays if deemed necessary by the relevant unit.

2 Time, Style and Language of Education-Training ARTICLE 6 (1) Th e students, excluding one-year foreign language preparatory class, are obliged to complete within four years in the two-year associate degree programs and within maximum seven years in the four-year undergraduate programs and within maximum eight years in the five-year undergraduate programs and within maximum nine years in the six-year undregraduate programs starting from the semester that the courses related to the program enrolled by the students are given the regardless of whether they enroll for each semester. The maximum study period of the one-year preparatory class lasts during two years. (2) The language of education and training at the university is their own language in language programs and is English in programs given education and training in foreign language and is Turkish in other programs. Some courses may be given in Turkish or English based on the approval of the Senate and the decision of the relevant board. (3) The semesters for which the student doesn t make the enrollment renewal are included in the normal and the maximum education and training period. The period spent in previous programs by students transferred or receiving education before in a higher education institution is included in the normal and the maximum education and training period by the decision of the relevant board. (4) In case students fail to complete their educations and trainings within the maximum periods mentioned in the first paragraph of this article, they benefit from exam rights granted them in accordance with the provisions of law numbered (5) The courses recommended based on the approval of the Senate and the decision of the relevant board in the faculties or high schools can be performed through communication and information technologies based distance education method or coeducation method consisting of partially distance education and partially face to face education. Tuition fees and scholarships ARTICLE 7 (1) The matters related to tuition fees, ÖSYM scholarships, YGS and/or LYS success scholarship, academic success scholarship or other scholarships to be given to students are determined every year as set out in the terms and descriptions section of guide on higher education programs and quotas in the frame of principles to be approved by the Board of Trustees after the Senate is accepted. Student admission and Enrollment ARTICLE 8 (1) Student admission to units affiliated with the University is fulfilled by exam conducted Assessment, Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM) and by a special talent exam held by Rectorate in relevant units. The students who become entitled to enter to the University and meet enrollment requirements set by the Higher Education Council (YÖK) are enrolled to the University by means of paying their tutition fees on days declared. The students who failed to make application in time and/or to complete the required documents in the enrollment time lose their rights. (2) The admission of foreign students is carried out in the frame of provisions of relevant legislation, the decrees of the Higher Education Council (YÖK) and principles determined by the Senate. (3) The candidates who become entitled to enroll to the University must apply in person for enrollment. But the candidates who cannot make application in person because of their excuse can enroll through their legal representatives or relatives assigned by them. (4) Students who fully enrolled to the University are given a photo identity card indicating that they are students of the University. If identity card losses or if it is necessary renewal the identity card for any reason, fee determined by Rectorate is demanded in return. Invalid Enrollments ARTICLE 9 (1) The enrollments of those specified that they used false or fraudulent document for enrollment or the enrollments of those specified by Univesity they falsified on ÖSYM exams are cancelled and legal action was taken against them. Internal lateral transfer, Inter-Institutions Lateral Transfer and Vertical Transfer ARTICLE 10 (1) Internal lateral transfer: the students who received education in their programs during at least a semester, excluding preparatory class, can make lateral transfer to another program within the institute as per Regulation on Transfer between Programs at Associate Degree and Graduate Level in Higher Education Institutions and Double Major and Minor and Inter-Institutions Credit Transfer published in Official Journal dated 24/4/2010 numbered as well as other provisions set out by the Senate. (2) Lateral Transfer: Lateral transfers to the faculties and high schools affiliated to the University are regulated by relevant board of directors as per Regulation on Transfer between Programs at Associate Degree and Graduate Level in Higher Education Institutions and Double Major and Minor and Inter-Institutions Credit Transfer published in Official Journal dated 24/4/2010 numbered (2) Enrollment of graduates from vocational high school to undergraduate programs via vertical transfer are regulated by relevant board of directors as per Regulation on Attending of Graduates From Vocational High School and Distance Education Associate Programs to Undergraduate Education published in Official Journal dated 19/2/2002 numbered

3 Double Major and Minor Program ARTICLE 11 (1) Major undergraduate program students can receive education in the faculties granted approval by the Higher Education Council (YÖK) to get bachelor's degree in a second major at the same time. These students must fulfill the course and and other graduate conditions of both of majors. Issues related to double-major program are determined by the Senate. (2) Students can enroll in a minor program in addition to the undergraduate programs. Minor program is opened in the faculties granted approval by the Higher Education Council (YÖK) upon request of the relevant unit, recommendation of relevant board and based on the decision of the Senate and principles related to this matter are determined by the Senate. (3) The students are awarded a diploma for double major programs and certificates for minor programs when they complete successfully the courses belonging to these programs. Exchange Programs ARTICLE 12 Pursuant to the agreements made between the university and universities abroad or in the country, student may be sent to other universities by university for one or two semesters as agreed in the frame of student exchange program. The student s enrollment in the university continues during this time and this time is deemed as education time. (2) A faculty member determined by relevant board of directors helps the exchange program student in the selection of courses and monitors the student s training at the university that student has enrolled through student exchange program and contacts with the student during the training. (3) If students complete successfully the courses given in higher education institutions that the students have enrolled through student exchange program, they are deemed to be successfully in courses given in the programs of their own higher education institutions and having same content based on the decision of relevant the Board of Directors. The decision about how credits and grades of these courses to be converted is taken by relevant the Board of Directors upon recommendation of exchange coordinator and opinion of relevant department. Converted notes are included in the average. (4) The students from the contracted universities to the University are granted a student certificate.showing the courses chosen and their academic standing. Foreign Language Preparatory Class ARTICLE 13 (1) Foreign language preparatory classs may be opened based on the proposal of the relevant boards, the decision of the Senate and the approval of the Higher Education Council (YÖK). (2) The preparatory classs training covers the compulsory or optional foreign language training at associate degree and undergraduate education-training level. Principles related to the education-training and exams of foreign language preparatory class are applied in accordance with provisions to be determined by the Senate and clauses of relevant legislation. Education-Training Programs, Applications and Internships ARTICLE 14 (1) Education-Training Programs are finalized by the approval of the Senate upon the decision of board of directors of related faculty / high school. Preparation form and time of education-training programs is determined by the principles and procedures adopted by the Senate. (2) Curriculum consists of theoretical courses, and / or seminars, workshop, laboratory, clinical studies, land application, internships and similar applications. (3) In programs for which internship process is compulsory, the principles related to internship, application and similar studies are determined by the Senate upon the proposal of the relevant boards. (4) For all courses and applications within a program, credit and European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credit are determined by means of taking theoretical and practical course hours and the necessary work hours for other activities foreseen for students and workload into consideration. (5) The total ECTS credit within a program is set at 120 for a two-year associate degree programs and at 240 for a four-year undergraduate programs, at 300 for a five-year programs giving together with bachelor degree and master s degree and at 360 for a six-year programs. Prerequisite Courses and Other Requirements ARTICLE 15 (1) The courses required to be accomplished before in order to receive a course are called as prerequisite courses. Prerequisites and other conditions required to receive any courses are implemented according to the curriculum determined by he boards of the relevant departments, agreed by the board of faculty/high school and approved by the Senate. Enrollment Renewal ARTICLE 16 (1) The student's enrollment renewal transaction is carried out provided that the student pays the tuition fee in each half-year in the programs implemented semi-annual curriculum and within time indicated each year in the academic calendar in the programs implemented annual curriculum and makes the course enrollment in electronic environment and to cause the consultant to be approved it. Student is responsible for all of the enrollment renewal process.

4 (2) In order to carry out the student's enrollment renewal transaction, the student is obliged firstly to perform all previous payment obligations if any, including year/semester for which the student requests to renew the enrollment. The enrollment renewal transaction of the students who do not fulfill this condition isn t made. (3) The student who doesn t pay the tuition fee within time specified in the academic calendar and doesn t renew his/her enrollment, cannot benefit from the student rights during that semester or year and cannot attend courses or take exams. This period is deemed to be the education and training period specified in the law numbered But the renewal of enrollment of student having a valid excuse from among students who didn t renew their enrollments within specified time is decided by the relevant board of directors provided that the student makes application with a petition stating the student s excuse within two weeks as from the expiration of period of a new course selection or dropping the course. The students who will renew their enrollments with delay must fulfill additional requirements determined by the Board of Trustees. Course load, Add / Drop and Course Approval ARTICLE 17 (1) The total credit courses in education and training program belonging to semester/year that the student will continue are called as normal course load ve all of credit courses that the student was enrolled are called as semester/year course load. Semester / year course load cannot exceed one and a half times of the normal course load. But semester / year course load of final year students coming to the phase of graduation can be increased up to twice of the normal course load by approval of the consultant and the courses provided the attendance condition but not completing successfully may be considered without including in this calculation. In the calculation of the course load, the credit value of the courses is taken into consideration. (2) The student is obliged to select the courses that the student in no way receives provided that the student primarly receives the courses from which the student failed to pass and / or to complete unsuccesfull because of absence in the previous semesters. However, the student s courses that the student is obliged to repeat and and to attend should not overlap. (3) The students who fail to complete normal course load due to reasons such as exemption from some courses in the education and training programs, failure in prerequisite courses, use of semester leave or participation in inter-university exchange programs may be given course among courses opened in upper two semesters with the approval of the consultant. However, the semester course load of these students cannot exceed the normal course load in current year. (4) Student by the end of second semester passing all of their classes in lower semesters and having their GPAs minimum 3.00 and above are allowed to take to two courses for the semester for the next school year and student having GPAs and above 3.50 are allowed to have maximum three courses with their consultants consent. (5) The student may receive again the course or courses that the student received and completed successfully before in order to raise the grade. In this case the last grade received is valid. (6) The student who fails a course removed from the curriculum takes another course equaling to that course upon the decision of relevant board. (7) The students may take the courses in other faculties or programs if deemed appropriate by the consultant. (8) In case of repetition of an elective course taken before, it is not mandatory to take the same course. Instead of this, another elective course may be taken from same elective group. (9) Each extra course received is shown in the academic record. Students by starting from the highest grade taken is attended to GPA only from the education-training program amongst the elective courses the rest are rejected. Required amount for the graduation terms by starting from the student having the highest grade from elective courses amongst the courses passed for graduation shall be counted for training schedule and others indicated as surplus courses and courses those failed shall be deleted from the academic records. (10) At the end of the fourth semester, the student whose GPA is below 1.50 is transferred into probational status. The student is obliged to primarily repeat the courses that the student took grade below DD in order to leave from probational status. A student with the probational status cannot take the courses belonging to the fifth and subsequent semesters until the student leave from the probational status. However, the students who fail to complete the normal course load can complete their normal course load through courses belonging to semester that they couldn t receive course upon the student s request and the approval of the consultant. Exemption of the Course ARTICLE 18 (1) The student may request to exempt from some courses until the end of add-drop time after the completion of enrollment transaction provided that the student submits a document showing the courses that the student became succesfull during previous higher education time. Relevant board of directors examines this request and as a result of this examination, it may exempt the student from courses found adequate by it. The decision about which semester these students will start to receive education and training and how many semesters will be deducted from maximum education and training time by means of considering the courses that the students are exempt and total credit of these courses is given by the televant board of directors. Attendance Condition to the Courses ARTICLE 19 (1) The student is obliged to attend the courses and practices. The student who doesn t attend theoretical courses more than 30% and practices more than 20% isn t received to final exam of that course.

5 (2) If attendance condition is carried out in repeated courses in the previous period and if practice is completed successfully in the courses that practice has been made, attendance condition for these courses is not required provided that mid-terms exams are entered. (3) Stiuation of absentee students is announced by the relevant faculty member before general exams. Consultancy ARTICLE 20 (1) A faculty member is appointed as an consultant for each student. The principles for the appointment of the consultant for students and the consultant s duties and powers are determined by the Senate. THIRD PART Exams, Grades and Achievement Status Exams ARTICLE 21 (1) Exams consist of mid-term exams, general exams, makeup exams, supplementary exams for graduation, exemption exams and excuse exams. These exams may be performed written, oral, written-oral or practically. The relevant project coordinator(s) decides about how these exams will be made, oral or practically, and about how practices, internships, thesis, project or similar studies will be assessed. (2) The Exams and principles related to exams are as follows: (a) Mid-term: Minimum a mid-term exam is made in each semester or once a year for each course. The assignments, projects and similar activities implemented in the course can be used instead of mid-term exam or they can be used by means of including in grade point average of mid-term exams. (b) General exam: General exam of a course is done at the end of the semester or year when the course is completed. The students enrolled to the course, if any completing successfully the practies and fulfilling the attendance condition of the course may take general exam. c) Make-up exams: The students who have the right to take the general (semester / year-end) exam can take the makeup exam according to the following principles: 1) Students are allowed to make-up exam irrespective of their overall grade point averages from the courses they gain right to attend but have failed to attend or they have FF, FD, DD, DC or U letter grades. 2) The students cannot take the makeup exam from courses with CC and above letter grade and from courses that they failed due to their absenteeism to the courses. Also the student cannot the makeup exam with the purpose of raising the grade or if semester / year-end letter grade is determined by the student s studies (Application Courses, Laboratory, Project, Studio, Graduation Project, Graduation Thesis, Workshop and so on.) only in semester / within year. 3) The effect of make-up exam to the average is at the same rate with effect of semester/year-end general exam of that course to the average. Makeup exam grade of a student taking both semester/year-end general exam and makeup exam replaces the semester/year-end general exam grade of that course. ç) Supplementary exam for graduation: The students become entitled to take the supplementary exam in accordance with the following principles without prejudice to the provisions of Article 44 of Law numbered l) (Amended: OG-13/12 / ) The supplementary exam right isn t granted for internship courses and for courses not being made any enrollment transactions according to the education and training program or for courses failed because of absenteeism to the courses. Right for supplementary exam is granted for maximum two courses to students having maximum two courses with FF or FD grades remaining their GPAs under 2,00 and student failing to fulfill graduation conditions despite they have no failed courses. Students having GPAs over 2,00 and having maximum two courses FF or FD may benefit right for supplementary exams only for courses having FF or FD grades 1) The students become entitled to take the supplementary exam at the end of each semester that they can provide the graduation condition (including the summer training). The student must receive at least DD grade in order to become successful in these exams. The grade taken in supplementary exam is considered valid as the final grade of the course. 3) Supplementary exam application and exam dates are announced in the academic calendar each year. The students who wish to take the supplementary exam apply with a petition to the Department of Student Affairs. Related board of directors decides about for which courses the supplementary exam right will be granted and whether the supplementary exam right will be granted for the courses implemented by methods such as laboratory or application or not. 4) The student is obliged to enroll in relevant course or courses in the semester regarding those courses in order to benefit from supplementary exam right. d) Excuse exam: Excuse exam right is granted to the students who cannot take mid-term exams because of their medical excuses. The students cannot take the exam during their medical report period. The exam of the student taking the exam within the medical report period is considered invalid. The students who don t take these exams although they have right to take mid-term exams must apply with a document stating their excuses to deanship or the directorate of high school within one week at the latest as from the date of completion of excuses. Excuses not reported within this period aren t accepted. The students whose excuses are accepted by relevant boards of directors use their mid-term rights within the same semester/year. The course coordinator declares and implements the excuse exam withiin a date range to

6 be determined by the Board of Directors. There shall not be a separete make-up exam for students who cannot attend the general exam. A second exam right isn t granted for excuse exams. e) Exemption Exam: An exam is opened for students who are obliged to take compulsory courses and to study foreign language preparatory class for relevant foreign language course from among students who enrolled to the university and at the beginning of the semester course. The principles related to this exam are determined by the Senate. (3) The place, date and hour of the exams is determined and announced by the department of relevant unit or program. The students must take the exam in the place, date and hour announced and bring their student identies along them. (4) The faculty members are obliged to enter the results of the exam into the automation system until the last entering date of grades specified in the academic calendar. The faculty member submits the exam documents and the grades of makeup exam specified in the academic calendar to the relevant faculty or high school administration within two weeks at the latest as from last entrance and document submission date. (5) It is taken action for the students attempting to cheat in exam, cheating, permitting others cheat, preventing the cheating students to be taken out of the exam hall, allowing others to exam as his/her replacement, entering to exam in lieu of others, assisting other student for cheating or student having fixed to cheat or assisting to cheat during exam investigation as per provisions laid down under Organization Of Higher Education Institutions Student Discipline Regulation published in Official Gazette dated 18/8/2012 and numbered and they shall be considered zero (0) for that exam. The correction of Material Errors in Grades ARTICLE 22 (1) F o r e a c h o f s e m e s t e r e x a m s, m a k e u p e x a m s a n d s u p p l e m e n t a r y e x a m s f o r g r a d u a t i o n, a Correction Form is given by the student to the Department of Student Affairs within five working days at the latest as from announcement date of the grades. The department of relevant unit and course coordinator evaluates the form and report the result to the Department of Student Affairs. Result is reported to the student by the Department of Student Affairs. Determining the Success Grade ARTICLE 23 (1) Exam, homework, practice and similar assessment criteria to be considered for the fixing the success of the course and their weights shall be fixed by the faculty members who are lecturing for the relevant course. Assessment criteria and weights of the course shall be announced to students in information package/course catalogue for the relevant course published in University s web page. The faculty members may apply different criteria such as relative evaluation, absolute evaluation and bell curve in the calculation of success grade related to the course implemented by them. (2) Letter grades and coefficients of the courses are indicated below: Success Grade Coefficient AA 4.00 BA 3.50 BB 3.00 CB 2.50 CC 2.00 DC 1.50 DD 1.00 FD 0.50 FF 0.00 (3) Other grades are defined as follows: a) I (Imperfect) grade; is given by faculty member to the students failing to complete required conditions for the course due to illness or with another valid reason despite their success in semester. Student in case of having (I) grade for any course they have to have a grade by completing their deficiencies within fifteen days after the announcement date of the grades. Otherwise, I grade shall automatically be converted to FF. However, validity period of I grade may be prolonged until the beginning of the next registration period based on proposal of relevant Department and relevant board of directors due to a long-term ilness and similar reasons. b) S: Sufficient grade is given to the students who become successful in non-credit courses in the curriculum. c) U: Unsatisfactory grade is given to the students who become unsuccesfull in non-credit courses in the curriculum and in the courses received in undergraduate program preparatory program or in the frame of the courses received in student exchange program. ç) P: Developing grade is given at the end of the first semester for credit or non-credit courses lasting more than a semester. P grade isn t included in calculations of grade point average. d) NI: Non-participating grade is given to identify the courses that the student received outside education and training programs that the student is enrolled and this grade isn t included in grade point average. This note is shown the student s transcript with the letter grade received for the relevant course. This grade isn t used in the course substitution transactions associated with the program or programs that the student is enrolled. The courses from which NI grade was taken are not repeated.

7 e) NA: Absentee grade is given to the students failing to fulfill their obligation to attend to courses or student failing since they have failed to fulfill conditions in reference to course applications. (NA) grade shall be regarded as (FF) grade for grade average calculation. f) (Amended: OJ-13/12 / ) T: Transfer grade is given to the students who received in a higher education institution before and want to the recognition of the courses completed successfully, if letter grade conversion of the grade taking place in the the student s former university is carried out. T grade isn t included in calculations of grade point average. (4) The student receiving S, DD grade and above from a course is considered to be successfully in that course. But the student receiving FD, FF, U and NA grade from any courses is considered to be unsuccessfully in that course and the student must repeat that course. (5)The success grade of a course is submitted to the relevant administrative unit within the period indicated in the academic calendar at the end of each semester. (6) At the end of each semester, the students completing successfully the whole courses of that semester and receiving semester grade point average between take part in honor list and the students receiving semester grade point average between take part in the high honor roll. Semester and grade point averages ARTICLE 24 - (1) The grade founded by the total of separate multiplication of success grades of course in one semester with their coefficients and credit values of those courses by dividing to total of the credit values of these courses is called semester grade point average. Average obtained shall be rounded to two digits after decimal point. (2) The grade calculated by applying of this method to all courses taken is called as GPA. However, the courses taking place only in the curriculum is included in the calculation GPA.. FOURTH PART Suspending the Enrollment, Severance, Graduation and Diploma Suspending of the Enrollment ARTICLE 25 (1) The permit for suspending the enrollment may be given to the student at every turn during a maximum of two semesters in the programs implemented the semester curriculum and to the student at every turn during one year in the programs implemented the annual curriculum based on board of directors of the relevant unit. This permit cannot exceed two years in total student time. The student receiving permit in this way cannot attend the courses and benefit from student rights. The student whose permit ends continues the studentship activities from the beginning of the semester he/she left. (2) The periods for which enrollment was suspended aren t considered in the calculation of maximum education and training period. The student must be applied with a petition to the Department of Student Affairs within thirty days from the start of the courses. Permission transactions of the students who cannot make application in person because of their excuses may be carried out by their relatives provided that they give written permission on behalf of their relatives or if a certificate is submitted by their relatives stating their excuses. 1/3 of tuition fee must be paid for each semester for which permission is requested in the programs implemented semester curriculum and 1/3 of tuition fee must be paid for each year for which permission is requested in the programs implemented annual curriculum. (3) The students may apply to make for suspending the enrollment transaction due to economic, family or personal problems, health, business, the military, other educational opportunities, unexpected events and similar reasons provided that they specify in their applications. There is no obligation to submit documents in the applications for specified excuses. (4) If absenteeism limits to the courses specified in Article 19 of this Regulation is exceeded or will be exceeded due to the unpredictable previously excuse, permit for suspending the enrollment may be given by the decision of relvant board of directors within semester / year. In this case, the students are obliged to pay a fee up to their education and training period not less than 1/3 of tuition fee for each semester for which permission is requested in the programs implemented semester curriculum and for each year for which permission is requested in the programs implemented annual curriculum. (5) If the students who newly got into university or will be newly enrolled to the university request to make a suspending the enrollment transaction, they must pay 1/3 of tuition fee for each semester for which enrollment transaction will be made in the programs implemented semester curriculum and for each year for which enrollment transaction will be made in the programs implemented annual curriculum. Discharge ARTICLE 26 (1) The students to sever all their ties with university should deliver the discharge certificate to be received from the Department of Student Affairs after signed by relevant units and they should return the documents they have given during enrollment. (2) The discharge transaction of the students who cannot make application in person because of their excuses may be carried out by their relatives provided that they give written permission on behalf of their relatives. 3) Students courses registered for the relevant semester/school year having discharged from school

8 until the end of fourth week following courses starting shall be deleted. (4) Students shall be discharged from school by the University with the resolution of Board of Directors under following circumstances: a) Failing within the durations stipulated under Law numbered 2547 or not having reregistered during the period laid down under this Law, b) To have penalty of dismissal from University as per regulations of the relevant legislation. Status of fees due to discharge ARTICLE 27 (1) Students are obliged to fulfill all of their financial responsibilities for semester/ school year before the discharge procedure. However training fees for the semesters shall not be collected from students who have no course registration. (2) The whole of the training fee for that specific year would be returned for students who will leave the school with their won will or until notification of additional placement quotas to ÖSYM for newly registered students or until the end of substitutive record date for lateral transfer and for other students within two weeks by the starting of fall semester By these periods half of the training fee for that specific year shall be returned for the student applying until the end of the second week of the starting of the spring semester. In other circumstances no annual training fee shall be returned. (3) If student those to leave University by lateral transfer apply before courses starting date for those intending to be transferred in fall semester the whole of the training fee for that specific school year shall be returned, for students intending to be transferred in spring semester if they apply before the courses starting date half of the training fee for that specific school year shall be returned. In other circumstances training fee in an amount equal to the period of student training shall be deducted and returned. (4) If student who will be dismissed by the University has made course register he/she is obliged to pay training fee until the period of dismissal. Graduation and Diploma ARTICLE 28 (1) A student needs to take and pass all courses required for graduation from that program to be graduated and his/her grade point average to be minimum 2.00 and should have fulfilled his/her other obligations. (2) The graduations of the students are approved and finalized by the board of directors of relevant faculty/high school. The approval date of relevant board of directors is written on diploma as the date of graduation. (3) The associate degree diploma and undergraduate diploma of that program are given to the students who fulfill the graduation requirements. The form of the diploma and information to be taken place on the diploma is determined by the Rectorate. (4) The associate degree diploma of the students who cannot complete their undergraduate education is prepared in accordance with the provisions of relevant legislation. The students who receive this diploma are dismissed from the University. (5) The students must deliver the severance certificates to cause the relevant units to be signed by the students and they must return their student idendity cards in order to give diploma to the students. Special Students FIFTH PART Special Students, Discipline, Notification ARTICLE 29 (1) Special students are students who are allowed to join in courses from outside the university in order to develop their knowledge and skills. Applicants who want to be special student and courses and total course hours that special students can receive are decided by relevant board of directors based on the opininion of relevant department. Special students aren t considered as university student and cannot benefit from student rights. The special students are not given diploma and degree, but a document showing their attendance and success status may be given. (2) Special students pay a tuition fee according to the principles set by the Board of Trustees by means of considering the credits of courses they participated in.

9 Discipline ARTICLE 30 (1) Disciplinary procedures for students are governed by the provisions of the Provisions of Student Disciplinary Regulation of Higher Education Institutions published in the Official Journal dated 18/8/2012 dated Notification ARTICLE 31 (1) All kinds of notices are deemed to have been completed by means of sending to the student s mailing address that the student notified during the enrollment or later the student s mailing address updated in student automation system or address in the name of the student or by means of announcing by the relevant department. (2) The student is obliged to follow consistently the student number and defined address and the announcements to be made by the relevant department. Furthermore, the students must report any change of address, otherwise notification made to the previous address is deemed valid. SIXTH PART Miscellaneous and Final Provisions Situations for Which There Are No Provisions in the Regulation ARTICLE 32 (1) In situations for which there are no provisions in this regulation, Provisions of relevant other legislation, decrees of Higher Education Council, Senate, Board of Directors of University and Relevant Board of Directors are applied. Repealed Regulation ARTICLE 33 (1) Regulation on Associate Degree and Undergraduate Education and Training of Mevlana University publicated in Official Journal dated 4/1/2011 numbered has been repealed. Entering into Force ARTICLE 34 (1) This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of publication. Enforcement ARTICLE 35 (1) The provisions of this regulation have been executed by the Rector of Mevlana University..