A maximum of 4 years is to be granted to students for the completion of 2-year pre-baccalaureate programs, and of 7 years for 4-year bachelor’s degree programs. As for programs normally taking 5 and 6 years, the maximum periods shall be 8 and 9 years, respectively. However, at the end of this period, those final-year students shall be given the right to take two additional examinations for all courses which they have failed, one of them being a make-up examination, in order that they might graduate. Those, who after these examinations are still failing in a maximum of 5 courses, will be allowed to take examinations for these 5 courses for a period of 3 semesters. Those students who fail up to 5 courses without taking additional examinations will be granted 4 additional semesters to pass the examinations (or two academic years for those institutions operating on a yearly rather than a semester basis). With the exception of the Gülhane Military Academy of Medicine, students failing 3 or fewer courses will be granted the right to take an unlimited number of examinations. Those students who have passed all courses required for graduation, but whose grade point average is below the minimum required for them not to be dismissed, and are in their last semester of study (or last year, in the case of institutions operating on a yearly basis) will be given the right to take an unlimited number of examinations in any two courses in the last two years of the curriculum in order to raise their grade point average. Apart from courses requiring practical sessions and such courses as they have not already taken, attendance shall not be a pre-condition for passing. Students who do not take any additional examinations for three consecutive or non-consecutive academic years, shall be considered to have forfeited their right to take an unlimited number of examinations and may not benefit from it. Those students who do benefit from this right are required to continue to pay tuition fees, but do not benefit from any rights granted to students, other than the right of examination. Students enrolled in open education programs are not subject to these time limitations and do not benefit from student rights.

In the case of those students who met attendance requirements but who failed to carry out their responsibilities with regard to midterm and final examinations as stipulated by this article and who have consequently been dismissed, preparatory year and first year students, for a maximum of one course, second and third year students, for a maximum of three courses, are to be given three additional examinations. In the case of those students who have lost a year due to an insufficient grade point average, including those in the preparatory year and those in the second and third years, one additional examination in each of 3 courses of their own choice is to be given. Those who have been granted the right to take such examinations, shall be permitted to do so, at the beginning of each academic year, upon application to the institution concerned, without regard to whether the examination is a midterm or a final examination. Those who pass all the courses for which they are responsible, as a result of these examinations, continue with their education from the point at which they were. The period during which they were taking examinations is not taken into account in calculating their maximum period of study. Students taking such examinations do not benefit from any student rights.

The Senate of each university determines requirements concerning pre-baccalaureate and bachelor’s level education, and prepares regulations concerning attendance, number and weight of midterm examinations, practice, examinations, and make-up conditions.

The granting of pre-baccalaureate degrees to those who have or have not completed bachelor’s degree programs, or their transfer to higher schools of vocational education is to be carried out in accordance with the provisions of regulations to be prepared by the Council of Higher Education.