CoHE Allows Students Completing Their Maximum Study Period to Take
Additional Exams
October 1, 2021
As is known, according to the subparagraph (c) of Article 44 of the Law on
Higher Education No. 2547, “starting from the term when the courses of the
enrolled program are offered, excluding the one-year foreign language
preparatory class and without taking into account if students enrolled
every term, students must complete their studies in maximum four years for
two-year associate degree programs, in maximum seven years for four-year
undergraduate programs, in maximum eight years for five-year undergraduate
programs and in maximum nine years for six-year undergraduate programs.”
The start of the maximum periods of study is the fall term of the
2014-2015 academic year according to Provisional Article 67 of the same
law. The previous periods of study will not be taken into consideration
when calculating the maximum periods for students that are already enrolled
in higher education institutions.
The enrollment of especially some undergraduate students who completed
their maximum periods of study are or will be terminated due to failing
courses. However, universities hesitate over the exams that will be held at
the end of the maximum study periods for such students and send many
questions and requests to the Council of Higher Education.
It is understood that universities follow different methods about the
additional exams that are offered according to the related article to
students who failed their courses, did not take courses due to various
reasons or did not attend classes. In particular, the issue of whether the
courses that students did not take or the courses with compulsory
attendance that students did not attend can be considered as failed
courses” has led to debates.
The issue was evaluated by taking into account the conditions of the
COVID-19 pandemic. The following decision was made for students who
completed their maximum periods of study. According to the decision, the
students in preparatory class, second- or third-year students (excluding
first and last year students), last year students and students who did not
receive the required average score or ECTS/credits for graduation
will be allowed to take additional exams according to the subparagraph
(c) of Article 44 of the Law on Higher Education No. 2547
.
Among such students,
those whose enrollment was terminated as of the 2017-2018 academic year
could also benefit from the same opportunity offered by the said article in
case they apply for it.
However,
the compensation of the gains of the applied courses will be essential
when taking the additional exams.