EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERISTY
DOUBLE-MAJOR PROGRAMS REGISTRATION, ADMISSION AND APPLICATION
REGULATION
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY EDUCATION, EXAMINATIONS AND
SUCCESS BY-LAW
(Regulation under article 14)
Eastern Mediterranean University Senate has made the
following regulation in line with Article 14 of “Eastern Mediterranean
University By-law for Education, Examinations and Success”.
I.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
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“Eastern Mediterranean University
Double-Major Programs Registration, Admission and Application Regulation” |
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Aim |
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The purpose of this regulation is
to determine the procedures and principles pertaining to the instructional
program which enables students, who demonstrate successful performance in
their undergraduate programs of registration at Eastern Mediterranean
University, to obtain the diploma of another undergraduate program either
within the same faculty or at another faculty of the University, subject to
their wish and admission. |
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Description SEN 26.02.2019 19/447-6 EK 6 |
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Unless stated otherwise in this
regulation; “First Major Program” refers to
the undergraduate program of a student’s registered department; “Double-major Program” refers to the
educational program formed as a combination of the first and the second major
programs, giving students the chance of receiving the first and the second
major program diplomas at the same time, “Semester”
refers to the Fall and Spring Terms specified by the University Senate, “Second Major Program” refers to the
undergraduate program of the department that students want to get the second
undergraduate diploma in addition to the diploma of the first major program. “Transcript”
refers to the document listing the grades of the students, “Summer
Term” is determined by the Senate and refers to the semester other than the
Fall and Spring Semesters, “Department Chair”, “Department
Board”, “Faculty Board”, “Rector’s Office”, and “Senate” have equivalent
meanings with those specified in the By-law on which this Regulation is
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II. MAIN PROVISIONS
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The Opening and
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(1) |
A
double-major Program is opened upon the request of the “two” relevant
departments, the decision of the relevant faculty boards and the approval of
the Senate and is carried out with the cooperation of the relevant
departments. |
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In departments where students are
admitted to double-major programs and where students are sent to another
department to study a double-major program, the chair of the relevant
department appoints a Double-Major Program Coordinator to determine the
courses to be taken by students, help students plan the courses they wish to
take in each semester and to ensure that the double-major program is carried
out in accordance with its purpose. The Coordinator of the Double-major
Program works in collaboration with the students’ major undergraduate program
advisor. |
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Quotas
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Upon taking the recommendations of
relevant departments, quotas for double-major programs, program admission and
application requirements are announced
by relevant faculties at least 5 working days prior to the first day
of the registration period of each academic semester. |
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Admission
Conditions and Application |
6. |
(1) |
In
order to be eligible to apply for a double-major program, students |
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(A) |
should already be registered at
least for a semester in one of the departments that forms the double-major
program and should have renewed their registration during the period of
application to the double-major program, |
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should be at the beginning of the third
semester of the first major program the earliest and at the beginning of the
fifth semester in four-year programs, and the beginning of the seventh
semester in five-year programs, the latest. In the first major associate
diploma programs, the student should be at the beginning of the second
semester, the earliest and at the beginning of the third semester, the
latest. |
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(C) |
should have obtained minimum grade of ‘D’ for all credit courses
in the first major program up to the semester of application. |
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should hold a Cumulative Grade Point
Average (CGPA) of 3.00 and must be within the top 20% of the relevant class
of the major diploma program in success ranking. However, students who are
unable to fulfill the requirements for the specified success ranking may also
apply for the double major program if they have a score not less than the
base score of the double major program in the relevant year |
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(E) |
studying at a Turkish-medium
department and wishing to take a double-major program from an English- medium
department must be successful from the English Proficiency Test or satisfy
the English proficiency requirements with internationally or nationally-recognised examinations equivalent to the English
Proficiency Test. |
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Foreign students whose native
language is not Turkish should take the Turkish Proficiency Exam or certify
their level of Turkish with internationally or nationally-recognised
examinations equivalent to the Turkish Proficiency Exam if they wish to study
at a double major program conducted in Turkish. |
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(G) |
Candidates who have applied for
the university programs that require special skills must enter and be
successful in the special skills exams to be carried out by the relevant
programs. |
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(2) |
Students can apply for more than
one double-major program but cannot register for more than one double-major
program at the same time. However, students can register for a double-major
program and a minor program at the same time. |
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(3) |
Applications for double-major
programs are submitted to the
Registrar’s Office with an application form and a “Transcript” until the last
day of the registration period of the academic semester following the
announcement of the double-major programs. |
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(4) |
The Registrar’s Office sends all
applications to the department of the first major program on the first
working day following the registration deadline. |
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(5) |
The
Double Major Committee evaluates the applicants’ documents and academic
reference letters (if any) and decides on whether the students can be
admitted to the Double Major program within the quota, and the courses they
will be exempted from, if any, and submits their written decision to the
department chair of the first major program, who will seek the approval of
the relevant department heads and faculty deans. |
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(6) |
Students who have gained admission
to the double-major undergraduate program must register for the said program
within the course add-drop period of the relevant academic semester. |
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Double-Major Program |
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(1) |
A
double-major program is made up of at least 36 credits in addition to the
total credit value of all courses in the first major program. |
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(2) |
Courses to be taken in the double-major program are
determined by the relevant department boards. |
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(3) |
The
courses, other than the additional courses, in both major programs should
overlap in terms of content and equivalence within the framework of the
principles of course equivalence applied in the relevant departments. |
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(4) |
For students
registered in a double-major program, a general and a separate transcript is
prepared for each major program |
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(5) |
Courses that are common in both
major programs appear in the student’s semester registration of each program
and are also shown on both “Transcripts”. |
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(6) |
Compulsory courses
in the double-major program, equivalency of the courses, common courses in
both major programs and principles to be followed in the first major program
for those students who leave the program are specified in the “Double-major
Programs and Application Principles”. |
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(7) |
Being admitted to or leaving a
double-major undergraduate program is not considered as horizontal transfer
for students. |
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Semester Leave |
8. |
(1) |
A student who has been granted a leave of absence in the
first major program is also considered to have been on a leave of absence in
his/her second major program. |
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(2) |
Upon the recommendation of the relevant program
coordinator, the proposal of the department to which the first major program
is affiliated and the approval of the relevant Faculty Dean, students who are
not able to take any courses at the second major program due to courses not
being opened or course clashes may be granted a leave of absence for a
semester in their second major program. |
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Course Withdrawal |
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If a student of the double-major program wants to withdraw
from a course that is common both in the first and the second major programs,
the process of withdrawal will take place in both programs and this will be
shown on both “Transcripts”. |
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Course Load SEN
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(1) |
The total number of
credit courses in the first and second major programs of double-major
students whose first major CGPA is between 2.00 and 2.49 can exceed the standard course load of the relevant academic semester
of the first major program by one course, at most. |
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The total number of
credit courses in the first and second major programs of double-major
students whose first major CGPA is 2.50 or above can exceed the standard course load of the relevant academic semester
of the first major program by two courses, at most. |
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Success in the Program and Leaving
the Program |
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(1) |
A student’s success and graduation in the first major
program are not affected by the second major program in any way. |
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(2) |
Students who wish to leave the double-major undergraduate
program of their own accord should submit a written petition to the
department which offers the first major program until the last day of the
course add-drop period. Applications submitted after this period are put into
practice as of the beginning of the following academic semester. |
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(3) |
A
student whose CGPA falls below 2.00 for two consecutive semesters in the
first major program or whose CGPA falls below 2.00 for two consecutive
semesters in the second major program is dismissed from the double major
program. In the application of this rule, only the results of the Fall and
Spring Semesters are taken into account. In order for the student to graduate
from the double major program, his/her CGPA must be at least 3.00. During the
entire period of double major education, the student's CGPA may decrease as
low as 2.50 only for once. |
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(4) |
Students who do not take any
courses from the second major program for two consecutive semesters without
any semester leave of absence are dismissed from the double-major program. |
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(5) |
If a student is dismissed from the double-major program or
leaves the program of his/her own accord, s/he is not required to repeat the
failed second major program courses that do not appear in the first major
program. |
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(6) |
Students who leave the double-major program of their own
accord or whose registration has been terminated cannot apply for the same
double-major undergraduate program again. |
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(7) |
If a student goes back to the first major program by
leaving the double-major undergraduate program or transfers to another
department horizontally, s/he is required to satisfy the requirements of the
new program and loses the privileges of the double-major undergraduate
program. |
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(8) |
If a student leaves the double-major undergraduate program
and transfers to another department horizontally instead of returning back to
the first major program, provisions of the EMU Education,
Examinations and Success By-Law are applied. |
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A written notification about the situation of a student
who leaves the double-major program of his/her own accord or whose
registration is terminated from the double-major program is sent to the
Registrar’s Office by the department of the second-major program. |
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(10) |
A student leaving
the double-major undergraduate program may apply to her/his own department
for the exemption of courses taken at the double-major undergraduate program.
The student’s request is evaluated in scope of EMU Exemptions and Equivalency
Procedures Regulations. |
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(11) |
The courses from
which the students have become successful in the second major program, but
which are not accepted in the first major program, are included in the
transcript and diploma appendix without being included the CGPA. |
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Graduation and Diplomas SEN
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(1) |
A
Second Major Undergraduate Diploma is given to a student who gains the right
for graduation from the first major program, on the condition that s/he
fulfills the conditions specified in Article 11(3) of the present regulation. |
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(2) |
Students who obtain the right for
graduation from the second major program are not given the second major
undergraduate diploma until they obtain the right for graduation from the
first major program. |
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(3) |
Students who have obtained the
right for graduation from the first major program but who have not yet
completed the second major program are given a first major undergraduate
diploma. Such students can benefit from an extension of maximum two semesters
excluding the summer term to complete the second major program. This
period can be further extended subject to the decision of the Faculty/School
Executive Board. Following the completion of the double-major undergraduate
program, such students receive the second major undergraduate diploma at the
end of the relevant semester. |
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(4) |
Students can register for a
postgraduate program between the periods of graduation from the first major
program and the second major program. Students in such situation are also
subject to the tuition fees specified for the postgraduate program. |
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(5) |
Student-related procedures of a student who has graduated
from the first major program but who still attends the second major program
are carried out by the department of the second major program. |
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Tuition Fees in the Double Major Program |
13. |
(1) |
In addition to the tuition fees of the registered
department, students who are admitted to a double-major undergraduate program
are required to pay the relevant year’s fee per credit
for each course in the second major program that is not common with the first
major program courses. |
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(2) |
Those students who benefit from scholarships or discounts
that are stated in the Eastern Mediterranean University Student
Scholarship and Discounted Tuition Fee Implementation Regulation in
their first major program can also benefit from these rights in their second
major program/department. The duration of the scholarship/discount is for two
semesters after having graduated from the first major program. |
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(3) |
Students who are allowed to take additional courses from
their first major program after having met the requirements specified in
Article 6 of the ‘Course Registration Regulation’ can use this
right in the second major program, if they wish. For extra courses taken
under the circumstances specified above, no payment is made. |
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Unprescribed Matters |
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Any matters not clearly defined in this
Regulation are subject to the provisions of Education, Examinations
and Success By-law.
Matters that are not covered
anywhere in the present regulation are subject to the joint decisions of the
relevant faculty boards who will take the recommendations of the department
boards upon the suggestions of the corresponding double-major committee. |
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III. TEMPORARY PROVISION
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Temporary Provision SEN
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The CGPA restrictions specified in
Articles 11(3) and 12(1) of the present regulation are applied to students
enrolling in double-major programs as of the Spring Semester of the 2018-2019
Academic Year. For students who have enrolled in double major programs before
the aforesaid date, the criteria of success specified in the former
regulation is applied. |
IV. FINAL PROVISIONS
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Executive Power |
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This regulation is executed by the
Eastern Mediterranean University Rector’s Office. |
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Coming into Force |
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This
regulation comes into force following the date of its approval by the Eastern
Mediterranean University Senate. |