SENATE APPLICATION RULES OF THE DOUBLE MAJOR PROGRAM (DMP)

 

Aim

 

Article 1-  The aim of the double major program is to provide education for academically successful students to get a second undergraduate diploma in another major.

 

Article 2-  It is possible to do a double major program in any of the two departments at ITU. DMP across departments is prepared by the faculty DMP commissions mentioned in Article 5 and presented to the University Senate with the decision of the Faculty Board. The program approved at the Senate is applied in the following semester.

 

Article 3- At the beginning of each academic year, with the approval of concerning departments, DMP quota is announced by the faculties one month before the beginning of the semester. The quota can not be less than 5% of the department’s number of pupils accepted to the first class in that year. If the applications are more than the quota, then the faculty decides on how to do the ranking and announces it to the students with the quota announcement.     

 

Article 4- In order to apply for the double major program, students must complete at least 35 credits at the end of the first year or 75 credits at the end of the second year in their own program. A GPA of at least 3.00 is required from double major program applications. Students may apply to the double major program in writing to their 1st and 2nd Major Faculties three weeks prior to the beginning of each semester. A week before each semester, all the successful students and standbys are announced. The accepted students register to both the major programs during the registration week.

 

Program

 

Article 5- Double Major Programs are observed by DMP advisers selected for 3 years. These advisers are proposed by the concerned departments and the final decision is made by the Faculty Board. In order to serve this purpose, the Faculty Board, for each department, assigns at least one adviser and these advisers make up the faculty’s DMP commission. Every year, this commission prepares an annual evaluation report in July and presents it to the Dean to be passed on to the Senate.   

 

Article 6- For the DMP students, the advisers of both majors prepare the students’ double major programs. This program is discussed at the Second Major’s Faculty Board.

 

An adviser is assigned to the DMP student by the Head of the Department in the 2nd  Major Program Faculty.

 

Article 7- If there are some lessons with the same name and content but with different credit hours in the 1st and 2nd Major programs, students take the ones with more credits hours.

 

Article 8- Those who start DMP at the beginning of the 3rd semester are required to take at least 6 credit hours and those who start DMP at the beginning of the 5th  semester are required to take at least 9 credit hours each semester. These credit hours can be halved by a decision of the 2nd  Major’s Board.  

 

Article 9- DMP students are responsible for the ITU Undergraduate Education and Instruction Regulations in both their major programs. 30% credit hours in English is not sought in the 2nd Major program.

 

 

Article 10- A DMP student must complete a program of study that includes at least 36 credit hours in the second major.

 

Article 11- Student’s own departments’ major programs are kept separate from the double major program. The student’s graduation from the 1st Major program is not affected by the Double Major Program. The students who graduate from the 1st Major Program receive the 1st Major Program’s Diploma.

 

Article 12- Only one  transcript showing all the credits taken from both majors is given to  DMP students.

 

Article 13- Students who are in the probation list at their major or second degree programs are required to withdraw from the double major program. Students may also withdraw from the double major program at their own behest both with the  adviser’s consent and 2nd Major Board’s decision.  

 

Period

 

Article 14- In the double major program, students are required to complete all the 1st  and 2nd Major program credits within the maximum and additional  period of time determined in Article 44 of Statute no: 2457.  

 

Article 15-  Students are required to complete their graduation projects and different types of practical work in both their 1st and 2nd Major programs. The DMP Commission decides on the equivalence of the internship and practical work and  which ones to be undertaken in the 2nd Major Program.  

 

Article 16- The procedures of those who graduate from their 1st Major Program during their double major program are carried out by the 2nd Major Program’s Faculties.

 

Article 17- Conditionally upon  successful graduation from the 1st Major Program, students who complete their double major program within the time limits, are also given a 2nd Diploma from  the 2nd Major Program’s Department/Faculty

 

Article 18- DMP students pay their students’ fees for the 1st Major Program until they graduate from this program and for the 1st Major Program after graduation without penalty.

 

Article 19-‘ DMP Application Regulations’  accepted by the University Senate on 22.4.1999 in meeting no: 276 are abolished

 

Article 20- These regulations are accepted by the ITU Senate on 20.7.200 in meeting no: 303.