Amendment to Bahçeşehir University Associate and Undergraduate Education, Training and Examination Regulation

This regulation, published on April 1, 2026 in Official Gazette No. 33211, amends the Bahçeşehir University Associate and Undergraduate Education and Examination Regulation originally dated November 14, 2019. The amendment introduces a formal definition of 'equivalent program' and revises the rules governing academic duration calculation for students who transfer into the university via horizontal or vertical transfer. An 'equivalent program' is now legally defined as a diploma program whose name is identical to the student's prior program, or one where at least 80% of the compulsory courses required for graduation are determined to have the same content, as assessed by the relevant governing boards. For students transferring into an equivalent program via horizontal transfer (based on GPA or central placement score), their total study duration is calculated by adding the number of semesters spent at their previous institution to the semesters spent at Bahçeşehir University. For students enrolling in a non-equivalent program via vertical or horizontal transfer, their duration is calculated based on the semesters at Bahçeşehir plus the class year they are placed into, with no additional semester added for students placed in the first year. The maximum study duration for non-equivalent transfer students is governed by the rules established under the supplementary Article 1 of the Inter-Institutional Credit Transfer and Double Major Regulation published in Official Gazette No. 27561 on April 24, 2010. The regulation takes effect on the date of publication.

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