YTU DEPARTMENT OF BIOENGINEERING

What criteria must be met for courses to be considered equivalent?

For a course to be considered equivalent by the Departmental Equivalency Committee, the provisions outlined in the YTÜ Course Equivalency and Transfer Guidelines must be followed. You can access the most recent version of the guidelines at http://www.ogi.yildiz.edu.tr/.

The content of my course is at least 75% similar to the course to be considered equivalent, but my course has not been deemed equivalent.

For course equivalence, the course must cover at least 66% of the credit hours of the equivalent course. Additionally, if the equivalent course includes a laboratory component, the laboratory component of the course to be considered equivalent must also be similar.

My course covers at least 66% of the credits of the course to be considered equivalent, but my course has not been deemed equivalent.

For course equivalence, at least 75% of the course content must be similar. Additionally, if the course to be considered equivalent has a lab component, the lab component of the course to be considered equivalent must also be similar.

Although my course meets the credit, content, and lab requirements, it has not been deemed equivalent.

In addition to these criteria, the language of instruction must be the same. (For English-taught courses, the equivalent course must be taught in English. For courses taught in Turkish, the equivalent course may be taught in either Turkish or English.)

Are master’s and doctoral courses eligible for credit transfer?

Credit transfer is granted provided that the courses are at the same academic level. Master’s and doctoral courses cannot be transferred for credit toward undergraduate courses.

When should applications for credit transfer be submitted, and what documents are required for the application?

According to YTÜ’s Course Equivalency and Credit Transfer Regulations, students must submit their course equivalency (exemption) application to the department chair of their program via a written request no later than the first week following their registration date. Course equivalency (exemption) applications submitted after this deadline will not be accepted. (Amended by Senate Resolution No. 2018/02-07 dated April 12, 2018.)

The following documents must be attached to this written request for the courses for which credit transfer is requested:

Curriculum (Theory-Practice-Laboratory-Credit / T-U-L-K),
Course Descriptions (Course objectives, scope, and weekly syllabus),
Transcript The documents listed above must be signed, stamped, and sealed by authorized officials of the Faculty/Graduate School/College or the Office of Student Affairs.

I have passed the preparatory class / I have been exempted from the preparatory class by taking the English Proficiency Exam (İYT) / I have language certificates such as TOEFL, IELTS, etc. Am I exempt from the English courses I am required to take?

According to YTÜ Course Equivalency and Credit Transfer Principles, the exemption process for English courses offered by the School of Foreign Languages is carried out by the School of Foreign Languages in accordance with the School of Foreign Languages Teaching and Examination Guidelines. (Added by Senate Decision No. 2015/04-5 dated December 24, 2015.)

Can I appeal my credit transfer file? What should I do?

If you wish to appeal an approved credit transfer form, the deadline for filing an appeal is no later than the end of the third week of the academic year. You must email your signed appeal letter to the Department of Student Affairs at bioeng@yildiz.edu.tr. Objections are evaluated by the departmental credit transfer committee and finalized by the relevant Faculty Administrative Board during the fifth week of the academic year.

Can I object to my credit transfer file? What should I do?

If you wish to appeal an approved credit transfer form, the deadline for filing an appeal is no later than the end of the third week of the academic year. You must email your signed appeal form to the Department of Student Affairs at bioeng@yildiz.edu.tr. Appeals are reviewed by the departmental credit transfer committee and finalized by the relevant Faculty Administrative Board during the fifth week of the academic year.