METU Directive for Ankara and Northern Cyprus Campuses Student Exchange

This directive regulates the rules concerning the education of METU students enrolled in the Ankara and Northern Cyprus Campuses (NCC) as one- or two-semester exchange students at the other campus.

 

Article 1 - Within the scope of the student exchange program, students who rank in the top 5 in each undergraduate program according to their grade point average in their semester are eligible to participate in the exchange program.

 

Article 2 - Undergraduate students can benefit from the exchange program at the beginning of the third semester at the earliest and the sixth semester at the latest. To be eligible, they must have completed their first-year courses. A student may participate in the program for a maximum of two semesters during their study period.

 

Article 3 - To be eligible for the exchange program, a student must be within the maximum education period, have a grade point average above 2.50 at the start of the exchange semester, and must not have received an FD, FF, I, or NA grade in any credit course.

 

Article 4 - The applying student must not have been subject to temporary dismissal or a higher disciplinary penalty whatsoever.

 

Article 5 - The applying students must have no debts or any financial liabilities whatsoever to the campus they are enrolled in.    

 

Article 6 - Students with on-leave status are not eligible for the student exchange program.

 

Article 7 - The applications are evaluated by the concerned academic unit in the campus where the student is enrolled. The courses which the admitted student will take each semester are determined by the concerned academic unit in the campus where he/she is enrolled, upon the approval of the concerned academic unit in the campus where he/she has applied. The student’s registration for the new semester is carried out by the related units of the campus where the student has applied.

 

Article 8 - Students who are admitted to the program must pay the tuition fee for the campus they are enrolled in and register as an “Exchange Student” at the campus they applied to. All other expenses including those for transport, dormitory, books-stationery, passport, residence permits and daily expenses are to be covered by students. Students going to NCC campus from Ankara must pay the health insurance premium determined by the TRNC Ministry of Health, and students going to the main campus in Ankara from NCC must meet the conditions required in order to receive health services. Depending on their preference, exchange students are provided with accommodation in the dormitories of the concerned campus if vacancies permit. The Dormitory Scholarship applicable for NCC students is also offered to the students from the Ankara Campus under the same conditions.

 

Article 9 - The letter grades earned by exchange students in the courses they have taken in the other campus are entered as letter grades for the equivalent courses of the campus wh ere they are enrolled.   

 

Article 10 - In principle, it is intended that the number of exchange students admitted from the Ankara Campus and NCC each year be balanced in number. Nevertheless, even if there is an imbalance in student numbers for three-year periods, the program is carried out provided that the other conditions are met. At the end of each three-year period, a report concerning the implementation of the program is submitted to the University Senate and, if required, new rules are determined for the following three-year periods.   

 

Article 11 - This directive comes into effect on July 3, 2012, the date of its approval by the University Senate. 

 

Article 12 - This directive is implemented by the units responsible for Student Affairs on each campus.