A Summary of Academic
Rules and Regulations Concerning
Undergraduate Study, Examinations and
Assessment
Academic Year:
One academic semester consists of two
17-week semesters including registration and
final examination periods. A summer semester
is also offered for selected courses.
Language:
The general medium of instruction is
Turkish.
Compulsory and Elective
Courses: The
courses offered in the first two
years are all compulsory. In the last
two years
of the undergraduate program, in addition to
compulsory courses, students may take
eight elective courses
that are selected by a minimum number of 10
students.
PAU Credit Hour Rating:
Each course is allotted
a predetermined number of credit hours.
These include all of the weekly theoretical
course hours plus half of the weekly
laboratory hours.
ECTS Credits:
Each course is allotted a predetermined
number of ECTS credits.
Attendance:
Students must attend classes, sessions and
examinations. Student's attendance is
followed by the instructor of the course.
Examination and
Assessments:
In addition to at least one midterm
examination, the students are required to
take a final examination. The student is
given a grade by the course instructor
taking into account the attendance,
laboratory work, quizzes, and midterm exam
(50%) and a final exam (50%).
PAU Grades:
For each course, the student is given a
grade ranging from 0 to 100 during the
semester. A successful student should take a
grade higher than 60. Finally, these grades
are converted to letter grades.
