MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY ANKARA AND ERDEMLİ CAMPUS
2016 – 2017 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
| FALL SEMESTER | ||
| July 5 – 7, 2016 | Religious holiday | |
| June 27 - July 15, 2016 | Transfer applications from other universities (national and international) to undergraduate programs and the Higher Vocational School, applications for double major and minor programs | |
| July 29, 2016 | Deadline for the Registrar's Office to submit transfer, double major and minor program applications to the concerned Dean's Offices and to the Higher Vocational School | |
| August 12 - 16, 2016 | Registration of students on e-devlet who are placed with YGS and LYS to associate and undergraduate degree programs | |
| August 15 - 19, 2016 | Registration of students who cannot register through e-devlet via ODTÜ 2016 ÖSYS Registration Program | |
| August 15 – 24, 2016 |
Information submission of students who are placed to associate and undergraduate degree programs with YGS and LYS on ODTÜ 2016 ÖSYS Registration Program (Students will indicate their preferences about English Language Examination, dormitories and scholarship through program. Students who complete their registration on Registration Program can make changes on their preferences till August 24, 2016, 4 pm. All application programs will be closed on August 24, 2016, 4 pm.) |
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| August 22 - 26, 2016 | Additional Article 1 Applications | |
| August 22 - 31, 2016 |
Deadline for applications to English Proficiency Examination bearing date September 5, 2016 (at 17.00) Who can apply: * Department of Basic English students who have right to take the exam with regard to related regulation * Department of Basic English students who are dismissed and have right to take the exam with regard to related regulation * Students who make application to graduate programs (in or out ODTÜ ) * Students who are within the scope of ÖYP or article 35 |
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| August 30, 2016 | National Holiday (Victory Day; Tuesday) | |
| September 2, 2016 | Deadline for the Deans’ Offices and Higher Vocational School to submit to the Registrar's Office their evaluation of applications for transfer (national and international), double major and minor programs | |
| September 2, 2016 | Deadline for the submission of Spring semester and summer school Incomplete (I) grades whose submission period was extended by the Administrative Boards | |
| September 5, 2016 |
METU English Proficiency Exam (Morning Session: 10:00; Afternoon Session: 14:00) (Students are required to be in their exam halls half an hour before the exam.) (*For students who newly registered for undergraduate programs *For Department of Basic English students who bear the right to sit the exam in accordance with the regulations * For Department of Basic English students who are dismissed and have right to take the exam with regard to related regulation *Junior and Senior METU students *Other graduate program applicants *Students within the scope of Article 35) |
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| September 6 - 9, 2016 | Registration of students who are placed to associate and undergraduate degree programs with YGS and LYS through additional placement on ODTÜ 2016 ÖSYS Registration program and e-devlet | |
| September 9, 2016 |
Department of Basic English Placement Examination (at 10:30) (students are required to be in their exam halls half an hour before the exam) |
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| September 9, 2016 |
Deadline for grading thesis work and specialization field courses Deadline for the Spring Semester thesis examinations Deadline for thesis supervisor appointments |
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| September 12 – 15, 2016 | Religious Holiday | |
| September 19 – 23, 2016 | Registration of newly admitted international undergraduate students | |
| September 19 – 23, 2016 | Pre-registration of students newly admitted to graduate programs | |
| September 26, 2016 |
METU English Proficiency Exam (Morning Session: 10:00; Afternoon Session: 14:00; students are required to be in their exam halls half an hour before the exam) *For newly admitted international undergraduate students |
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| September 26-27, 2016 | IS 100 Exemption Examination | |
| September 27 – 28, 2016 | Orientation Program for the Department of Basic English students | |
| September 28, 2016 |
Department of Basic English Placement Examination (at 13:30) (Students are required to be in their exam halls half an hour before the exam) *For newly admitted international undergraduate students |
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| September 28– 30, 2016 | Interactive Registrations and Advisor Approvals (undergraduate, graduate, and the Higher Vocational School students) | |
| September 30, 2016 | Deadline for the submission of Spring Semester, summer school, and resit exam grade corrections as approved by the concerned Administrative Boards | |
| September 30, 2016 | Deadline for tuition fee payments | |
| September 30, 2016 | Orientation Program for international students | |
| September 29 and October 1, 2016 | Promotion Program for newly admitted associate and undergraduate degree students | |
| October 3, 2016 |
Classes Begin (undergraduate, graduate programs, the Higher Vocational School and the Department of Basic English) University Opening Ceremony: 10:00 (8:40, 9:40 and 10:40 classes will not be held) |
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| October 10, 2016 |
METU English Proficiency Exam (Morning Session: 10:00; Afternoon Session: 14:00; students are required to be in their exam halls half an hour before the exam) (For newly admitted undergraduate students who registered late with a valid excuse) |
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| September 28– October 14, 2016 | Special student applications and registrations | |
| October 10 – 14, 2016 | Add-Drop and Advisor Approvals | |
| October 13, 2016 |
Department of Basic English Placement Examination (at 10:30) (students are required to be in their exam halls half an hour before the exam) *For newly admitted undergraduate students who registered late with a valid excuse |
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| October 29, 2016 | National Holiday (Republic Day) (October 28, Friday afternoon holiday) | |
| November 4, 2016 | Deadline for justifiable tuition fee reimbursement applications | |
| November 10, 2016 | Commemoration of Atatürk (Thursday) | |
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November 25, 2016
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Deadline for department chairs to enter into the SAIS the courses to be offered in the Spring Semester of the 2016-2017 Academic Year Spring Semester and submit detailed information to the Registrar’s Office | |
| November 1-30, 2016 | PhD Qualification Exams | |
| November 28 -9 December 2016 | Application dates for English Proficiency Examination | |
| December 5-11, 2016 | Course withdrawal applications (for students) | |
| December 5-13, 2016 | Course withdrawal approvals (for advisors) | |
| December 13, 2016 | Announcement of exam places and list of the students for English Proficiency Examination (at 16:00) | |
| December 14, 2016 |
METU English Proficiency Exam (Morning Session: 10:00; Afternoon Session: 14:00) (Students are required to be in their exam halls half an hour before the exam.) (For Junior and Senior METU students and other graduate program applicants, students within the scope of Article 35) |
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| December 20, 2016 | Announcement of English Proficiency Examination results | |
| January 1, 2017 | New Year’s Day (Sunday) | |
| December 1, 2016 – January 3, 2017 | Graduate program applications for the Spring Semester | |
| January 6, 2017 |
Last day of classes; undergraduate and graduate programs (excluding thesis work and specialization field courses) |
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| January 8, 2017 | Last day of classes in the Higher Vocational School | |
| January 11, 2017 | Deadline for the Directorates of Graduate Schools to submit graduate program applications to the Chairs of Graduate Programs | |
| January 2- 13, 2017 | Applications for transfers to undergraduate & higher vocational school programs (METU students) and applications for double major and minor programs | |
| January 20, 2017 | Last day of classes in the Department of Basic English | |
| January 9 –21, 2017 | Final Exams (graduate and undergraduate programs, the Higher Vocational School) | |
| January 23, 2017 | Deadline for deparment chairs to submit acceptance decisions to Directorate of Graduate Schools | |
| January 29, 2017 | Deadline for the submission of final grades (by 24:00) | |
| January 30, 2017 | Announcement of final grades | |
| January 30, 2017 | Deadline for the Directorate of Graduate Schools to announce the results of graduate program applications and submit these to the Registrar's Office | |
| February 3, 2017 | Deadline for the Registrar's Office to submit transfer, double major and minor program applications to the concerned Dean's Offices and to the Higher Vocational School | |
| February 3, 2017 |
Deadline for grading thesis work and specialization field courses Deadline for the Fall Semester thesis examinations Deadline for thesis supervisor appointments |
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| 30 January - February 5, 2017 | Submission of the Fall Semester grade corrections by instructors (by 24:00) | |
| 30 January – February 5, 2017 | Submission of Fall semester Incomplete (I) grades (by 24:00) | |
| 30 January – February 6, 2017 | Approval of the Fall Semester grade corrections by the Department Chairs (by 24:00) | |
| February 6, 2017 | Announcement of Incomplete (I) grades | |
| January 30 - February 11, 2017 | Resit examination applications for those who are in the semester of graduation in fall semester | |
| SPRING SEMESTER & SUMMER SCHOOL | ||
| February 9 – 10, 2017 | Pre-registration of students newly admitted to graduate programs | |
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February 13, 2017
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Classes Begin (Department of Basic English) | |
| February 13 - 14, 2017 | IS 100 Exemption Examination | |
| February 15 – 17, 2017 | Interactive Registrations and Advisor Approvals (undergraduate, graduate, and the Higher Vocational School students) | |
| February 17, 2017 | Deadline for the Dean’s Offices and Higher Vocational School to submit the results of the transfer, double major and minor program applications to the Registrar's Office | |
| February 17, 2017 | Deadline for tuition fee payments | |
| February 20, 2017 | Classes Begin; (undergraduate and graduate programs, the Higher Vocational School) | |
| February 15 - March 01, 2017 | Special student applications and registrations | |
| February 27 - March 3, 2017 | Add-Drop period and Advisor Approvals | |
| March 6, 2017 | Deadline for submission of the Fall Semester grade corrections and resit examination grades approved by the concerned Administrative Board | |
| March 17, 2017 | Deadline for tuition fee refund applications | |
| April 23, 2017 | National Holiday (National Sovereignty and Children's Day, Sunday) | |
| April 28, 2017 | Deadline for department chairs to enter into the SAIS the courses to be offered in the Spring Semester of the 2017-2018 Academic Year Fall Semester and submit detailed information to the Registrar’s Office | |
| April 24 – 30, 2017 | Course withdrawal applications (for students) | |
| 1 Mayıs 2017 | Labor and Solidarity Day (Monday) | |
| 24 April - May 2 2017 | Course withdrawal approvals (for advisors) | |
| May 19, 2017 | National Holiday (Commemoration of Atatürk & Youth and Sports Festival, Friday) | |
| May 24, 2017 | Application start date for METU English Proficiency Exam dated June 12, 2017 (17.00) | |
| May 26, 2017 | Last day of classes for undergraduate and graduate programs (excluding thesis work and specialization field courses) | |
| May 26, 2017 | METU Day | |
| May 27 – 28, 2017 | IS 100 Exemption Examination | |
| May 28, 2017 | Last Day of Classes in the Higher Vocational School | |
| May 1 – 31, 2017 | PhD Qualification Exams | |
| June 2, 2017 | Last Day of Classes in the Department of Basic English | |
| June 7, 2017 | Registration deadline for the June METU English Proficiency Exam (by 16:00) | |
| May 29 – June 10, 2017 | Final examinations (undergraduate and graduate programs, the Higher Vocational School) | |
| June 12, 2017 |
METU English Proficiency Exam (Morning Session: 10:00; Afternoon Session: 14:00) (Students are required to be in their exam halls half an hour before the exam.) *For Department of Basic English students who bear the right to sit the exam in accordance with the regulations *Junior and Senior METU students *Other graduate program applicants *Students within the scope of Article 35 |
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| June 18, 2017 | Deadline for the submission of final grades (by 24:00) | |
| June 19, 2017 | Announcement of final grades | |
| May 2 - June 22, 2017 | Graduate program applications for the Fall Semester | |
| June 19 – 22, 2017 | Submission of the Spring Semester grade corrections by instructors (by 24:00) | |
| June 19 – 22, 2017 | Submission of Spring Semester Incomplete (I) grades (by 24:00) | |
| June 19-23, 2017 | Approval of the Spring Semester grade corrections by the Department Chairs (by 24:00) | |
| June 23, 2017 | Announcement of Incomplete (I) grades | |
| June 25-27, 2017 | Religious holiday | |
| June 28, 2017 | Extended Spring Term Classes begin (Department of Basic English) | |
| June 19 - 30, 2017 | Resit examination applications for those who are in the semester of graduation in spring semester | |
| June 19 - 30, 2017 |
Tuition fee payment for Summer School (higher vocational school programs, undergraduate, and graduate programs, and Department of Basic English) |
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| June 28-30, 2017 | Special student applications and registrations for Summer School | |
| June 28-30, 2017 |
Tuition fee payment, Registration and Advisor Approvals for Summer School (higher vocational school programs, undergraduate, and graduate programs, and Department of Basic English) |
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| July 1, 2017 | Alumni Day | |
| July 2, 2017 | Commencement Day | |
| July 3, 2017 | Summer School Classes begin (higher vocational school programs, undergraduate and graduate programs | |
| July 4, 2017 | Deadline for the Directorate of Graduate Schools to submit the results of their graduate program application evaluations to the Chairs of Graduate Programs | |
| July 5, 2017 | Summer School Classes begin (Department of Basic English) | |
| July 15, 2017 | 15 July Democracy and National Solidarity Day (Saturday) | |
| July 17, 2017 | Deadline for the Chairs of Graduate Programs to submit the results of their graduate program application evaluations to the Directorate of Graduate Schools | |
| July 21, 2017 | Deadline for the Directorate of Graduate Schools to announce the results of graduate program applications and submit these to the Registrar's Office | |
| July 28, 2017 | Deadline for tuition fee reimbursement applications | |
| August 1, 2017 | Last Day of Summer School Classes (Department of Basic English) | |
| August 1, 2017 | Last Day of Extended Spring Term Classes (Department of Basic English) | |
| August 2, 2017 |
METU English Proficiency Exam (Morning Session: 10:00; Afternoon Session: 14:00) (Students are required to be in their exam halls half an hour before the exam.) (For the Summer School students and Extended Spring Term students at the Department of Basic English and for those who have a right to take the exam with regard to related regulation ) |
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| August 11, 2017 | Last Day of Summer School Classes (undergraduate and graduate programs, the Higher Vocational School) | |
| August 12 - 15, 2017 |
Summer School Final Examinations (starting at 18:00 on August 11) |
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| August 1- 15, 2017 | Transfer applications with Central Placement Score (Additional Article 1) | |
| August 20, 2017 | Deadline for the submission of Summer School grades (by 24:00) | |
| August 21, 2017 | Announcement of the Summer School grades | |
| August 21-27, 2017 | Submission of the Summer School grade corrections by instructors (by 24:00) | |
| August 21-27, 2017 | Submission of summer school Incomplete (I) grades (by 24:00) | |
| August 21-28, 2017 | Approval of Summer School grade corrections by the Department Chairs (by 24:00) | |
| August 28, 2017 | Announcement of Incomplete (I) grades | |
| August 30, 2017 | National Holiday (Victory Day, Wednesday) | |
| August 21 - September 1, 2017 | Resit examination applications for those who are in the semester of graduation in summer school | |
| September 1-4, 2017 | Religious Holiday | |
| September 8, 2017 |
Deadline for grading thesis work and specialization field courses Deadline for the Spring Semester thesis examinations Deadline for thesis supervisor appointments |
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| September 8, 2017 | Deadline for the submission of spring semester and summer school Incomplete (I) grades whose submission period was extended by the Administrative Boards | |
| September 29, 2017 | Deadline for the submission of Spring Semester and Summer School grade corrections and resit examination grades as approved by the concerned Administrative Boards | |