Exam Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Students’ performance in courses and other academic activities is assessed in accordance with the İzmir University of Economics Associate and Undergraduate Education and Examination Regulations. Within the scope of these regulations, students are subject to both midterm examinations and a final examination each semester. At least one midterm examination is mandatory in every semester. Midterm and final examinations are conducted at the time and place announced by the university.

At the end of the first academic year, students may be allowed to take courses from the upper class and are promoted to second-year status if they achieve a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 1.50. For graduation, students are required to raise their cumulative grade point average to at least 2.00. In addition to compulsory courses, students enrolled in the Medical Laboratory Techniques Program must successfully complete a total of eight elective courses, at least three of which must be field-specific electives coded as TLT.

Students who are academically unsuccessful may, in order to raise their cumulative grade point average to the required level and with the approval of their academic advisor, take the following courses provided that they do not exceed the standard course load:

• Courses they have previously failed,
• Courses from lower semesters that they have not yet taken,
• Courses from their own semester that they have not yet taken,
• Conditionally passed courses,
• Courses they wish to retake to improve their grades,
• A maximum of 12 ECTS credits from upper-year courses.

In addition, students with academic difficulties may continue their studies with a reduced course load upon the approval of their academic advisor. Semesters in which courses are retaken are included in the calculation of the maximum duration of study.

For each course taken, students are awarded a final letter grade by the course instructor at the end of the semester. The coefficients and 100-point equivalents of these letter grades are presented below. Each letter grade also has an equivalent ECTS grade.

Score (Puan) – Semester Letter Grade – Coefficient – Status

90–100 → AA → 4.00 → Successful
85–89 → BA → 3.50 → Successful
80–84 → BB → 3.00 → Successful
75–79 → CB → 2.50 → Passed
70–74 → CC → 2.00 → Passed
65–69 → DC → 1.50 → Conditionally Passed
60–64 → DD → 1.00 → Conditionally Passed
50–59 → FD → 0.50 → Failed
49 and below → FF → 0.00 → Failed

In order to successfully complete a course, associate and undergraduate students are required to obtain at least a DD/S grade, master’s students at least a CC grade, and doctoral students at least a CB grade.

The definitions of other letter grades are as follows:

The grade I (Incomplete) is assigned to students who, due to a valid reason accepted by the course instructor, are unable to complete the required course requirements by the end of the semester or summer school. The I grade must be converted into a letter grade within one week following the submission deadline of semester or summer school grades. However, in exceptional cases, the conversion period may be extended until at least two weeks before the beginning of the course registration period of the following semester. In such cases, the conversion is carried out upon the recommendation of the head of the relevant department/division and the decision of the academic unit’s board. Any I grade not converted within the stipulated period is automatically changed to an FF or U grade.

The grade S (Satisfactory) is awarded to students who successfully complete non-credit courses.

The grade U (Unsatisfactory) is awarded to students who fail non-credit courses.

The grade P (Pass – Continued) is assigned to students in courses that are not included in GPA calculations and extend over more than one semester, provided that they have regularly fulfilled the academic requirements expected for the relevant semester.

The grade NP (Not Passed – Continued) is assigned to students in such multi-semester, non-GPA courses who fail to regularly fulfill the required academic activities during the relevant semester.

The grade EX (Exempt) is awarded to students who are exempted from certain courses included in the curriculum.

The grade NI (Not Included in GPA) is assigned to indicate courses taken by students that are not included in the GPA calculation of their enrolled program(s). These courses are shown on the transcript together with the letter grade obtained, but are not counted toward the student’s program requirements.

The grade W (Withdrawn) is used for courses from which a student is permitted to withdraw after the add/drop period, within the first ten weeks of the semester, upon the recommendation of the academic advisor and the approval of the course instructor. Students are not allowed to withdraw from courses taken in the first two semesters of associate/undergraduate programs, from repeated courses required for graduation, or from courses previously assigned a W or excluded from GPA calculations. A student may withdraw from a maximum of one course per semester (including double major, minor, or certificate program courses), and up to two courses in total during an associate degree program and up to six courses during a bachelor’s degree program, with advisor and instructor approval. A withdrawn course must be retaken in the first semester it is offered again. For exchange students studying under bilateral agreements between the university and foreign institutions or public organizations, course withdrawal procedures may be carried out upon the recommendation of the International Relations Office and approval of the instructor, and W-grade restrictions do not apply in these cases.

The grade NA (Not Attended) is assigned by the course instructor to students who fail to meet attendance requirements, do not fulfill course practice requirements, and/or do not participate in any of the examinations held during the semester, thereby losing the right to take the final examination. The NA grade is treated with a coefficient of 0.00 in GPA calculations.