Minor Program

1. The minor program is a program that allows students who are successfully pursuing their major program and who meet the application and admission requirements of the minor program to take a limited number of courses from another undergraduate program and thereby obtain a certificate in that field.

2. The total ECTS credit value of the courses offered within the minor program may be no less than 25 and no more than 45 ECTS.

3. Minor programs are conducted in cooperation with the relevant departments/programs. An academic advisor is assigned to each student by the head of the relevant department/program in order to determine the courses to be taken in the minor program and the semesters in which these courses will be taken.

4. The academic advisor assigned to the minor program communicates with the students’ academic advisors in their major program and ensures that students are guided accordingly.

5. The principles applied in the major program are also valid for the minor program with regard to teaching activities, curriculum changes and similar matters.

6. In addition to the major program, a student may enroll in only one minor program and, at the same time, in a double major program different from the minor program.

7. The courses to be taken within the minor program are agreed upon jointly by the relevant departments/programs and are determined with the approval of the relevant faculty boards and the Senate.

8. Courses included in the curriculum of the major program and their equivalents may not be taken as part of the minor program.

9. In order to complete the minor program in which they are enrolled, students must take and pass all of the minor program courses determined by the Senate.

10. A student may not take any courses in the minor program in which they are enrolled other than the minor program courses determined by the Senate.

11. A student who has qualified for graduation from the major program but has not yet successfully completed the minor program may, upon request, be granted an extension of up to two semesters by decision of the relevant executive board. Students submit their requests for an extension to the relevant dean’s office using the “Minor Program Extension Request Petition”.

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The quotas of MINOR programs are determined by the University Senate upon the proposal of the executive board of the unit that decides to open the MINOR program.
 

1. Admission to the minor program is carried out according to the candidates’ CGPA ranking, upon the proposal of the department/program conducting that program and by decision of the executive board of the relevant unit.

2. In the event of equal GPAs among students, priority is given to the one with more completed ECTS credits; if the tie persists, priority is given to the one with a higher central placement score; and if these students' years of enrollment at the University or registration types differ, priority is given to the younger student.

3. The principal and waitlisted students who have qualified for enrollment in the minor program, as well as those who have not qualified and those whose applications have been rejected, are announced by the relevant units on the Campus Information System on the “Announcement of Results” date determined by the Senate for the relevant semester, and are reported the same day in an official letter to the Rectorate and to the Directorate of Student Affairs.

1. Students who have qualified for enrollment in the minor program must apply to the Directorate of Student Affairs on the “Registration Dates” determined by the Senate, in person or through a proxy appointed by notarized power of attorney, with a wet-signed Minor Program Registration Petition and the documents required for registration.

2. If principal students do not register on the announced “Registration Dates” for the minor program, waitlisted students must apply to the Directorate of Student Affairs on the “Waitlisted Student Registration Dates” determined by the Senate, in person or through a proxy appointed by notarized power of attorney, with a wet-signed Minor Program Registration Petition and the documents required for registration.

3. Candidates who fail to submit the Minor Program Registration Petition and the documents required for registration in full to the Directorate of Student Affairs on the announced registration dates are deemed to have waived their right to enroll in the minor program and may not claim any right thereafter.

4. A student may not enroll in more than one minor program at the same time. However, a student may enroll in a minor and a double major program at the same time.

5. When it is discovered that a person has enrolled at the University with false information, declaration, or forged documents, their registration is canceled, all rights acquired through this registration are revoked, and legal proceedings are initiated against the persons concerned.

1. Minor Program Registration Petition. Click here for the petition > > >

2. Photocopy of ID, (the student must have the original ID card with them at the time of registration)

3. High School Diploma, (original and photocopy)

4. Original Academic Record (Transcript),

5. Disciplinary Record Document,

6. Student Certificate,

7. Passport Photographs, (4 pcs.)

8. The relevant foreign language proficiency certificate for candidates applying to programs with a compulsory foreign language preparatory class.

Note: Registration will not be completed with missing documents. Furthermore, when it is discovered that a person has enrolled with false information and declaration, or forged or incomplete documents, their registration is canceled, all rights acquired through this registration are revoked, and legal proceedings are initiated against the persons concerned.

1. Exemption and course adjustment procedures for students enrolled in a minor program are carried out in accordance with the principles of the University Exemption and Course Adjustment Directive.
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The relevant foreign language proficiency of a student who will enroll in a minor program is determined in accordance with the relevant principles of the Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University Foreign Language Preparatory Class Education and Examination Directive.

If a minor can be pursued between the minor program for which a student qualified in their previous major program and the major program to which they have transferred, the student continues their studies in the minor program for which they previously qualified; otherwise, their enrollment in that program is terminated.

A student may not request a leave of absence for the minor program. However, students who take a leave of absence from their major program and students studying at another university within the scope of national or international student exchange programs are considered to be on leave from the minor program for the relevant semesters.

1. A student whose CGPA in the major program falls below 2.29 out of 4.00 is removed from the minor program by the Directorate of Student Affairs within the week following the announcement of the exam grades at the end of the relevant semester.

2. A student who does not take any courses in the minor program for two consecutive semesters is removed from the program by the Directorate of Student Affairs within the week following the add-drop period of the second semester in which they did not renew their registration. Semesters spent at another university within the scope of national or international student exchange programs and semesters for which a leave of absence was taken in the major program are not included in this period.

Students study on a full scholarship in the minor program in which they are enrolled for the maximum period of study of their major program.

1. In order to qualify for a Minor Certificate, a student must take and pass all the courses required within the minor program and must have a CGPA of at least 2.00 out of 4.00.

2. A Minor Certificate is awarded to students who successfully complete the minor program. This certificate does not replace a diploma.