EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY
REGULATION FOR MINOR PROGRAMS
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY
EDUCATION, EXAMINATIONS AND SUCCESS BY-LAW
(By-law under article
15)
Eastern Mediterranean
University Senate has made the following regulation in line with Article 15 of
“Eastern Mediterranean University By-law for Education, Examinations and
Success”.
I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
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Brief Title SEN 16.12.2009 09/312-6 SEN
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“Eastern Mediterranean University
Regulation for Minor Programs” |
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Description SEN 26.02.2019 19/447-6
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Unless stated
otherwise in this Regulation, Department
Chair”, “Faculty Board”, “Rector’s Office”, “Senate” and “School Board” have
equivalent meanings with those specified in the By-law on which this Regulation
is based. “Semester” refers to the Fall and Spring Terms
specified by the University Senate, |
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Aim and Scope
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The purpose
of this Regulation is to state the principles pertaining to the admission and
registration requirements for students who demonstrate successful performance
in their major associate or undergraduate programs at Eastern Mediterranean
University and who would like to improve their knowledge at another program
of interest. |
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The Opening of a Minor Program |
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The opening of a minor program
takes place upon the Senate’s approval based on the recommendations of the
department which opens the program and the Faculty or School Board. These
programs are executed with the co-operation of the department opening the program
and the department benefiting from the program. The minor program consists of
a minimum of 18 credits. |
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Application, Admission,
and Registration Conditions |
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(1) |
At the beginning of each semester,
quotas are determined and minor programs are announced by the relevant
department. |
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(2) |
Applications for minor programs
take place upon the submission of an application form and a transcript to the
Registrar’s Office within the period specified by the Senate. |
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In order to be eligible to apply
for a minor program, the student must possess a CGPA of 2.50 and above and must
have successfully completed all credit courses in the undergraduate program until
the semester of application. |
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The student can apply for the
announced minor program earliest at the beginning of the 3rd semester
of the major undergraduate program and latest at the beginning of the 6th
semester of the aforesaid program. |
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Students studying at a Turkish
medium department and wishing to take a minor program from an English medium
department must be successful from the English Proficiency test or certify
their level of English with internationally or nationally accepted
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 minor program conducted in Turkish. |
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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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Applications fulfilling all the
stated requirements are put into process by the Registrar’s Office. |
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Admissions take place following
the recommendation of the applied department and decision of the relevant Faculty
Board. |
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A student cannot register for more
than one minor program or a double-major and a minor program at the same
time. |
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Advisorship |
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The related Department Chair
appoints Minor Program Coordinators
in order to determine the courses to be offered in the minor program, help
the students plan the courses they wish to take in
each semester and enable the minor program to be carried out in a way fulfilling
its aim. The Minor Program Coordinators carry out their duty by keeping in
contact with students’ major undergraduate program advisors. |
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Prerequisite Courses |
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Students
following a minor program are required to take the prerequisites of the
program courses. If the prerequisite courses have not been taken in the major
program before, they must be taken on the condition that they will not be
included in the calculation of the GPA (grade point average) of the minor
program. Grades obtained from such prerequisite courses are reflected on the
minor program transcript. |
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The Relationship between the Major
and Minor Programs |
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The student’s
success and graduation in the major undergraduate program are not affected by
the minor program in any way. A separate grade report and a transcript are
prepared for the minor programme. |
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The courses
which are common in both programs appear in the student’s semester record of
both programs and are shown on both transcripts. However, these common
courses are treated as a single course in the calculation of the course load.
In the event of a student’s request to withdraw from a course that is common
in both programmes, the withdrawal process takes place in both programs. In
cases where the total number of courses taken from the major and the minor
programs falls below the 3/5 of the course load in the major program, the
student is not given the permission to withdraw from courses. |
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In order for
the students enrolled in a minor program to complete the said program, they
must take at least 4 courses with a mimumum total credit value of 12 from the
department that offers the minor program in addition to the courses taken
jointly and / or are common in both
programs. |
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Course Load |
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The total credit course load of a
minor program student who takes courses both from the major and minor
programs in a semester can exceed the standard course load of the major
program by one course if the student holds a CGPA between 2.00-2.49 at the
major program. |
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The total credit course load of a
minor program student who takes courses both from the major and minor
programs in a semester can exceed the standard course load of the major
program by two courses if the student holds a CGPA 2.50 and above at the
major program. |
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Success and Program Completion
Requirements |
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Students who have obtained the
right to graduate from their major program and who have completed the minor
program with a minimum GPA of 2.00 are granted a ‘Minor Program Certificate”. |
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Students who have gained the right
to graduate from their major program but who have not yet completed their
minor program are given an extra period of one semester in order to complete
the minor program. This extra period may be extended subject to the decision
of the relevant Faculty Board. These students are given their major program
diplomas at the end of the semester of graduation. The minor program Faculty
or School Board is responsible for taking decisions about such students. |
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(3) |
Students who have completed a
minor program cannot benefit from the rights and privileges given by the
undergraduate/school diploma issued by the department/school which offers the
minor program. |
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If a department offers a
double-major program and at the same time a minor program/s, a student who
leaves or is dismissed from a double-major program has the right to obtain
the minor program certificate for the courses taken from the program, on the
condition that s/he has met the preferred minor program requirements until the
date of dismissal or leaving the program. If a student in such a situation
has not completed all the requirements of the minor program s/he has
preferred, s/he is given the right to apply for the minor program with no semester
limitations in order to complete the required courses. |
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Leaving the Minor Program Temporarily
or Permanently, Dismissal |
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(1) |
Students can leave the minor
program of their own accord. |
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(2) |
Students already registered at a
double-major or minor program can apply for another double-major or minor
program on the condition that they meet the application requirements. They
can also transfer to a new program provided that they leave the previous
program. |
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A student who is granted a leave
of absence in the current major program is also considered to be on a leave
of absence in his/her minor program. Upon the recommendation of the
department giving the minor program and the decision of the relevant Faculty
Board, students who are not able to take any minor program courses due to
minor program courses not being opened or course clashes may be granted a
leave of absence for a semester. |
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Students who do not take any courses from the minor
program for two consecutive semesters without any permission are dismissed
from the minor program. |
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(5) |
A student whose CGPA has fallen below 2.00 from the major
program is dismissed from the minor program. |
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A student is dismissed from the
minor program if s/he receives a CGPA below 2.00 for two consecutive terms in
the minor program. |
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If a student is dismissed from the
minor program, s/he is not required to repeat the courses failed from the
minor program. The courses from which the students have become successful in
the minor program, but which are not accepted in the major program, appear in
the transcript and diploma appendix but are not included the CGPA calculation. |
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Tuition Fees in Minor Programs |
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(1) |
In addition to the tuition fees of
the registered department, students who are admitted to a minor program are required
to pay the fee per credit for each minor program course that is not common
with the 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 also benefit from these rights in their minor programs or
departments. The duration of the scholarship is for one extra semester after having
graduated from the major program. |
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(3) |
Students who take additional
courses after having met the requirements specified in Article 6 of the ‘Course
Registration Regulation’ can also use this right in the minor
program, if they wish. For extra courses taken under the circumstances
specified above, no payment is made. |
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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 its approval by the EMU Senate. |
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