Amendment to Mersin University Graduate Education, Training and Examination Regulation
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This regulation, published in the Official Gazette on 27 March 2026, amends the Mersin University Graduate Education and Examination Regulation originally dated 14 December 2025. The amendments introduce a new concept of 'equivalent diploma programme' — defined as programmes with the same name or programmes whose content is at least 80% identical as determined by the institute's board of directors — and expand lateral transfer eligibility to include students from equivalent programmes at other higher education institutions. The amendments tighten minimum GPA requirements for doctoral and proficiency-in-arts programme applicants. Undergraduate applicants to doctoral programmes must have a GPA of at least 65/100, master's degree applicants at least 75/100. For proficiency-in-arts programmes, master's applicants need at least 75/100 and undergraduate applicants at least 80/100. Several articles have been updated to replace the word 'total' with 'at least total', clarifying that certain credit/course thresholds are minimums rather than exact totals. The approval process for programme changes has also been streamlined: decisions previously requiring Senate approval after the Institute Executive Board (EYK) are now finalised by Rectorate approval following the EYK decision. A transitional provision specifies that the new rules do not apply retroactively to students already enrolled in thesis-based master's programmes, or doctoral/proficiency-in-arts students who have already passed their qualifying examinations.
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Key Changes
- New definition added: 'equivalent diploma programme' means programmes with the same name or at least 80% identical content as determined by the institute's board
- Lateral transfer eligibility expanded: students who completed at least one semester at an equivalent programme at another higher education institution may now transfer
- Doctoral programme GPA thresholds introduced: undergraduate applicants must have ≥65/100, master's applicants ≥75/100
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Obligations
What this law requires
Mersin University Institute Board of Directors must assess and determine whether graduate programmes from other institutions meet the 'equivalent diploma programme' criteria (same name or at least 80% identical content) to authorize lateral transfers.
Verify that undergraduate applicants to doctoral programmes have a minimum GPA of 65/100 before admission.
Verify that master's degree applicants to doctoral programmes have a minimum GPA of 75/100 before admission.
Verify that master's degree applicants to proficiency-in-arts programmes have a minimum GPA of 75/100 before admission.
Verify that undergraduate applicants to proficiency-in-arts programmes have a minimum GPA of 80/100 before admission.