MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
NORTHERN CYPRUS CAMPUS
2015 - 2016 ACADEMIC YEAR CALENDAR
| FALL SEMESTER | |
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| May 6-22, 2015 | Inter-Campus Exchange Program applications for the Fall Semester |
| June 19, 2015 | The day for the Registrar's Office to submit the applications for Inter-Campus Exchange Program to the Academic Boards |
| June 29-July 10, 2015 | Transfer applications from METU and all other universities (national and international) for undergraduate programs and applications for minor programs |
| July 8, 2015 | Deadline for the Academic Boards to submit their evaluations of applications for Inter-Campus Exchange Program to the Registrar's Office |
| July 17-19, 2015 | RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY (Eid al-Fitr, Friday–Sunday, 3 days) |
| July 20, 2015 | NATIONAL HOLIDAY (TRNC Peace and Freedom Day-Monday) |
| July 24, 2015 | Deadline for the Academic Boards to submit detailed information to the Registrar's Office about the undergraduate and graduate courses to be offered in the Fall Semester |
| July 31, 2015 | Deadline for the Registrar's Office to submit the transfer and minor program applications to the Academic Boards |
| August 1, 2015 | NATIONAL HOLIDAY (TRNC Social Resistance Day and Date of Establishment of TMT-Saturday) |
| August 30, 2015 | NATIONAL HOLIDAY (Victory Day - Sunday) |
| September 3, 2015 | Application deadline for the METU English Proficiency Exam (by 16:00) |
| September 4, 2015 | Deadline for the Academic Boards to submit their evaluations of applications for transfer (national and international) and for minor programs to the Registrar's Office |
| September 4, 2015 | Deadline for the submissions of Summer School and Spring Semester grade corrections and "Incomplete" (I) grades whose submission period was extended by the Academic Boards |
| September 7, 2015 | METU English Proficiency Exam (Morning Session: 10:00; Afternoon Session: 14:00) (Students are required to be in their exam halls at 09:30 for morning session, at 13:30 for afternoon session) |
| September 11, 2015 | Deadline for grading thesis work and specialization field courses. Deadline for the Spring Semester thesis examinations. Deadline for thesis supervisor appointments |
| September 17, 2015 | METU English Proficiency Exam (Morning Session: 10:00; Afternoon Session: 14:00) (Students are required to be in their exam halls at 09:30 for morning session, at 13:30 for afternoon session) (For English Preparatory Program students who have the right to sit the exam in accordance with the regulations) |
| September 24 – 27, 2015 | RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY (Eid al-Adha, Thursday-Sunday, 4 days) |
| September 29, 2015 | SFL English Preparatory Program Placement Examination (09:30) (Students are required to be at the exam center at 09:00 am) |
| September 29- October 4, 2015 | Orientation Program for all new students |
| September 30, 2015 | METU English Proficiency Exam (Morning Session: 10:00; Afternoon Session: 14:00) (Students are required to be in their exam halls at 09:30 for morning session, at 13:30 for afternoon session.) ( For international students newly admitted to undergraduate and graduate programs) |
| October 1, 2015 | Submission of the required registration documents by international students newly admitted to the undergraduate and graduate programs |
| October 2-3, 2015 | Online registrations for undergraduate and graduate programs |
| October 2, October 5-6, 2015 | Advisor approvals for undergraduate and graduate programs |
| October 2, 2015 | Deadline for the submission of Spring Semester and Summer School grade corrections as approved by the concerned Administrative Boards |
| October 2, 2015 | Classes commence (SFL English Preparatory Program) |
| October 3, 2015 | Mathematics Proficiency Exam (09:30) (For international students) |
| October 3, 2015 | Deadline for tuition fee payments (Saturday) |
| October 4, 2015 | CNG 100 Exemption Examination |
| October 5, 2015 | Classes commence (undergraduate and graduate programs) |
| October 5, 2015 | SFL English Preparatory Program Placement Examination (09:30) (Students are required to be at the exam center at 09:00 am) |
| October 9, 2015 | Opening Ceremony (Northern Cyprus Campus) (18:30) |
| September 28- October 16, 2015 | Special student applications and registrations |
| October 12-16, 2015 | Course add-drop and advisor approvals |
| October 16, 2015 | Deadline for tuition fee refund applications (except new students) |
| October 29, 2015 | NATIONAL HOLIDAY (Republic Day - Thursday) )(Courses will be held on Saturday, October 24, 2015) |
| November 10, 2015 | Commemoration of Atatürk (Tuesday) |
| November 15, 2015 | NATIONAL HOLIDAY (Republic Day of the TRNC - Sunday) |
| November 30, 2015 | Deadline for the Academic Boards to submit detailed information to the Registrar's Office concerning the undergraduate and graduate courses to be offered in the Spring Semester |
| December 7-13, 2015 | Course withdrawal applications |
| December 7-14, 2015 | Advisor approvals for course withdrawals |
| December 7-25, 2015 | Inter-Campus Exchange Program applications for the Spring Semester |
| November 30-December 11, 2015 | Application dates for English Proficiency Examination |
| December 15, 2015 | Announcement of exam places and list of the students for English Proficiency Examination (at 16:00) |
| December 16, 2015 | METU English Proficiency Exam (For graduate programs applicants) (Morning Session: 10:00; Afternoon Session: 14:00) (Students are required to be in their exam halls at 09:30 for morning session, at 13:30 for afternoon session.) |
| December 22, 2015 | Announcement of METUEnglish Proficiency Exam Results |
| December 23, 2015 | RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY (Mawlid al-Nabi, Wednesday)(Courses will be held on Saturday, December 19, 2015) |
| December 1-31, 2015 | Applications for graduate program for the Spring Semester |
| January 1, 2016 | New Year's Day (Friday) )(Courses will be held on Saturday, December 26, 2015) |
| January 8, 2016 | Last day of classes for undergraduate and graduate programs (excluding thesis work and specialization field courses) |
| January 4-15, 2016 | Transfer applications to undergraduate programs (for METU students) and applications for minor programs |
| January 22, 2016 | Last day of classes in the English Preparatory Program |
| January 11-23, 2016 | Final Exams (graduate and undergraduate programs) |
| January 29, 2016 | Deadline for the submission of final grades (by 24:00) |
| January 30, 2016 | Announcement of final grades |
| January 30 - February 1, 2016 | Resit examination applications (Application will start at 13.00 on January 30 and it will end at 13.00 on February 1) |
| February 1-2, 2016 | Arrangements for Resit Examinations (Registrar's Office, Academic Units) |
| February 3-5, 2016 | Resit Examinations (undergraduate and graduate programs) |
| February 5, 2016 | Deadline for the Registrar's Office to submit the applications for transfer and minor programs to the Academic Boards concerned |
| February 5, 2016 | Deadline for the Academic Boards to submit the evaluations of applications for inter-campus Exchange Program to the Registrar's Office |
| February 5, 2016 | Deadline for grading thesis work and specialization field courses. Deadline for the Fall Semester thesis examinations. Deadline for thesis supervisor appointments |
| February 1-7, 2016 | Submission of the Fall Semester grade corrections (for academic staff by: 24:00) |
| February 1-7, 2016 | Deadline for the submission of Fall Semester "Incomplete" (I) grades |
| February 3-7, 2016 | Submission of Resit Examination grades (by 24:00) |
| February 1-8, 2016 | Deadline for the approval of the Fall Semester grade corrections submitted by academic staff (for approval of the Heads of Academic Boards by: 24:00) |
| February 8, 2016 | Announcement of Resit Examination grades |
| February 8, 2016 | Announcement of Incomplete (I) grades |
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SPRING SEMESTER AND SUMMER SCHOOL
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| February 10-16, 2016 | Orientation Program for all new students |
| February 11, 2016 | Submission of the required documents by international students newly admitted to undergraduate programs and for the students newly admitted to graduate programs |
| February 12, 2016 | Deadline for the Academic Boards to submit their evaluations of applications for undergraduate transfer and minor programs to the Registrar's Office |
| February 15, 2016 | Classes commence (SFL English Preparatory Program) |
| February 16, 2016 | Mathematics Proficiency Exam (09:30) |
| February 17 – 19, 2016 | Online registrations and advisor approvals (Undergraduate and Graduate Programs) |
| February 19, 2016 | Deadline for tuition fee payments |
| February 20 – 21, 2016 | CNG 100 Exemption Examination |
| February 22, 2016 | Classes commence (Undergraduate and Graduate Programs) |
| February 17 – March 4, 2016 | Special student applications and registrations |
| February 29– March 4, 2016 | Course add-drop and advisor approvals |
| March 4, 2016 | Deadline for the submission of Fall Semester grade corrections as approved by the concerned Academic Boards |
| March 4, 2016 | Deadline for tuition fee refund applications |
| April 23, 2016 | NATIONAL HOLIDAY (National Sovereignity and Children's Day - Saturday) |
| April 25 - May 1, 2016 | Course withdrawal applications |
| April 25 - May 2, 2016 | Advisor approvals for course withdrawal applications |
| May 1, 2016 | NATIONAL HOLIDAY (Labour Day - Sunday) |
| May 6, 2016 | Deadline for the submission of detailed information to the Registrar's Office concerning the courses to be offered in the Summer School |
| May 19, 2016 | NATIONAL HOLIDAY (Commemoration of Atatürk & Youth and Sports Festival - (Thursday) |
| May 20, 2016 | METU Day (Friday) |
| May 21-22, 2016 | CNG 100 Exemption Examination |
| May 27, 2016 | Last day of classes for graduate and undergraduate programs (excluding thesis work and specialization field courses) |
| June 3, 2016 | Last day of classes in the English Preparatory Program |
| June 7, 2016 | Registration deadline for the June English Proficiency Exam (by 17:00) |
| May 30 – June 11, 2016 | Final Exams (Gradute and Undergradute programs) |
| June 6 – July 1, 2016 | Summer school tuition fee payments |
| June 13, 2016 | METU English Proficiency Exam (Morning Session: 10:00; Afternoon Session: 14:00) (Students are required to be in their exam halls at 09:30 for morning session, at 13:30 for afternoon session) |
| June 19, 2016 | Deadline for the submission of final grades (24:00) |
| June 20, 2016 | Announcement of final grades |
| June 20 – 26, 2016 | Submission of the Spring Semester grade corrections by instructors (by 24:00) |
| June 20 – 26, 2016 | Submission of Incomplete (I) grades (by 24:00) |
| June 20 – 27, 2016 | Approval of the Spring Semester grade corrections by the Academic Boards (by 24.00) |
| June 20 – July 4, 2016 | The resit exam applications for those who will graduate in Spring semester |
| June 25, 2016 | Alumni Day |
| June 27, 2016 | Announcement of "Incomplete" (I) grades |
| June 27, 2016 | Extended Spring Semester classes begin (SFL English Preparatory Program) |
| June 27 – July 1, 2016 | Special student applications and registrations for Summer School |
| June 29- July 1 2016 | Online registrations for the Summer School |
| June 29- July 1 2016 and July 11, 2016 | Advisor approvals for Summer School |
| July 3, 2016 | Graduation Ceremony |
| July 5 – 7, 2016 | RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY (Eid al-Fitr, Tuesday-Thursday, 3 days) |
| July 11, 2016 | Deadline for the Chairs of Graduate Programs to submit the results of their graduate program application evaluations to the Academic Board of Graduate Programs |
| July 11, 2016 | Summer School classes begin (undergraduate and graduate programs ) |
| July 11, 2016 | Summer School classes begin (SFL English Preparatory Program) |
| July 14, 2016 | Deadline for the Directorate of Graduate Schools to announce the results of graduate program applications and submit these to the Registrar's Office |
| July 18, 2016 | Deadline for justifiable tuition fee reimbursement applications |
| July 20, 2016 | NATIONAL HOLIDAY (TRNC Peace and Freedom Day-Wednesday) Makeup day is August 20, 2016 |
| August 1, 2016 | NATIONAL HOLIDAY (TRNC Social Resistance Day and Date of Establishment of TMT - Monday) |
| August 5, 2016 | Last day of Summer School classes (SFL English Preparatory Program) |
| August 5, 2016 | Last day of Extended Spring Semester classes (SFL English Preparatory Program) |
| August 8, 2016 | METU English Proficiency Exam (Morning Session: 10:00; Afternoon Session:14:00) (Students are required to be in their exam halls at 09:30 for morning session, at 13:30 for afternoon) (For the Extended Spring Semester and Summer School students) |
| August 20, 2016 | Last day of Summer School classes; (undergraduate and graduate programs) Makeup day for July 20, 2016 Wednesday sessions. |
| August 22 - 23, 2016 | Summer School Final Examinations (19th of August from 18:00) |
| August 27, 2016 | Deadline for the submission of Summer School grades (by 24:00) |
| August 28, 2016 | Announcement of Summer School grades |
| August 30, 2016 | NATIONAL HOLIDAY (Victory Day - Tuesday) |
| August 29 – 2 September, 2016 | Submission of the Summer School grade corrections (for academic staff by: 24:00) |
| August 29 – 2 September, 2016 | Deadline for the submission of Summer School "Incomplete" (I) grades (by 24:00) |
| September 2, 2016 | Deadline for the submissions of the Spring Semester and Summer School grade corrections and Extended Semester "Incomplete" (I) grade |
| August 29 – 3 September 2016 | Deadline for the approval of the Summer School grade corrections submitted by academic staff (by:24:00) |
| September 3, 2016 | Announcement of "Incomplete" (I) grades |
| September 9, 2016 | Deadline for grading thesis work and specialization field courses. Deadline for the Spring Semester thesis examinations. Deadline for thesis supervisor appointments |
| September 30, 2016 |
Deadline for the submission of Spring Semester and Summer School grade corrections as approved by the concerned Administrative Boards |