2020 – 2021 Academic Calendar for Graduate School

T.R.
MALTEPE UNIVERSITY
2020 – 2021
GRADUATE SCHOOL ACADEMIC CALENDAR
June-Temmuz-August-September  2020 Online Application Period, Interviews, Assessments and Final Registration for 2020-2021 Fall Semester Graduate Programs
 (Details shall be on Graduate School's web page) 
July-December 2020 Fall  Semester Thesis Monitoring Committee Period(The minutes of the Thesis Monitoring Committee must be submittedto the Graduate School Management within 3 working days after the committe meeting was held .)
15 July2020 (Wednesday) DEMOCRACY and NATIONAL UNITY DAY
30 July 2020 (Thursday) SACRIFICE FEAST EVE
31 July-03 August 2020 (Friday-Monday) RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY: SACRIFICE FEAST
30 August 2020 (Sunday) NATIONAL HOLIDAY: VICTORY DAY
01 September 2020 (Tuesday)  Deadline  for the students who will attend the  thesis defence  in Non-Thesis Master Degree Programs by the end of 2019-2020 Fall Semester to submit their thesis 

28 September 2020 (Monday)

Deadline for Fall Semester with Thesis-Non-Thesis / Non-Thesis-with Thesis-In-Institutional-External Transfer Applications
Dealine of Registration Renewal Procedures (the process of fulfilling financial obligations) for the students who missed the Fall Term Package Program Period 
01-02 October 2020 (Thursday-Friday) Fall Semester Online Course Registrations and Academic Advisor Approvals
05 October 2020 (Monday) Opening Ceremony of Academic Year (Time: 10:00am)
BEGINNING OF FALL SEMESTER COURSES
05 October 2020 (Monday) Deadline for Course Exemption Petitions to be submitted to Graduate School Management (Applications must be made to Graduate School Secretary with the related documents)
Deadline for the students of Fall Semester Doctorate / Proficiency in Arts Programs to submit  of  Proficiency Exam Petitions to the Head of the Department
05 -16 October 2020 (Monday-Friday) Add-Drop of Courses and Adviser Approvals
12 October 2020 (Monday) Deadline for the Thesis-based master's students to submit their Thesis Proposals to the Graduate School Management
23 October2020 (Friday)  Deadline for the students who want to submit  a Freeze Registration  petition to Graduate School Management
06 November 2020 (Friday)  Last day of withdrawal  (Applications must be made to Graduate School Secretary with the related documents.)
October or November 2020
Proficiency Exam Period for the Doctorate / Proficiency in Arts Program Students for the Fall Semester    
   The Proficiency Exam Days shall be determined by the Head of the relevant Department and announced by Graduate School Management
Announcement of the faculty members appointed to Thesis Monitoring Committee for the students who have passed the Profiency Exam within a month.
 PhD Thesis Proposal Committee: Students who are successful in the Proficiency Exam must get into the Thesis Proposal Committee within the first 6 months after the exam.
28 October 2020 (Wednesday) REPUBLIC DAY (after 13:00pm)
29 October 2020 (Thursday) REPUBLIC DAY
10 November 2020 (Tuesday) COMMEMORATION OF ATATÜRK
December 2020-January-February 2021  Online Application Period, Interviews, Assessments and Final Registration for the 2020-2021 Spring Term Graduate Programs (Details shall be announced on Graduate School's website) 
25 December 2020 (Friday) Deadline for announcement of the Final Exam Schedule by the Graduate School Management
01 January 2021(Friday) NEW YEAR'S DAY
13 January 2021 (Wednesday) END OF FALL SEMESTER COURSES
January-June 2021 Spring Semester Thesis Monitoring Committee Period(The minutes of the Thesis Monitoring Committee must be submittedto the Graduate School Management within 3 working days after the committe meeting was held .)
18-29 January 2021(Monday-Friday) Final Examinations (Fall Semester)
22 January 2021 (Friday) Deadline for Spring Semester with Thesis-Non-Thesis / Non-Thesis-with Thesis-In-Institutional-External Transfer Applications
23-24 January 2021(Saturday-Sunday)  Fall Term Final Exams of Distance Education Non-Thesis Master's Degree Programs 
29 January 2021 (Friday)  Deadline for  submission of the Fall Term Non-Thesis Master's Graduation Projects  to the Graduation School Management as Advisor Approved    
Objection to exams results can be made within the first 5 working days after  after announcing the results of examinations
01 February 2021 (Monday) Deadline for submission of the Fall Term (Final)  Grades to Student Information System by academic staff
Deadline  for the students who will attend the  thesis defence  in Non-Thesis Master Degree Programs by the end of 2020-2021 Fall Semester to submit their thesis  
05 February 2021 (Friday) Deadline for students to submit their pettion of  alibis for Final Examinations (The students whose excuses are approved by the Institute Board can take make-up examinations)
08-12 February2021 (Wednesday-Friday)
Make-up Examinations (Spring Term)
15 February 2021 (Monday)  Dealine of Registration Renewal Procedures (the process of fulfilling financial obligations) for the students who missed the Spring Term Package Program Period 
19 February 2021 (Friday)  Deadline for submission of  the Fall Term Exam Documents and Records to the Graduate School Management
25-26 February2021 (Thursday-Friday) Spring Term Online Course Registrations and Academic Advisor Approvals
01 Mach 2021 (Monday) BEGINNING OF THE SPRING SEMESTER COURSES
01 March 2021 (Monday) Deadline for Course Exemption Petitions to be submitted to Graduate School Management (Applications must be made to Graduate School Secretary with the related documents)
 Deadline for the students of Spring Semester Doctorate / Proficiency in Arts Programs  to submit  of  Proficiency Exam Petitions to the Head of the Department
01-12 March 2021 (Monday -Friday) Add - Drop of Courses and Advisor Approvals
08 March 2021 (Monday)  Deadline for Thesis-based master's students to submit their Thesis Proposals to the Graduate School Management
19 March 2021 (Friday)  Deadline for the students who want to submit  a Freeze Registration  petition to Graduate School Management
02 April 2021 (Friday) Last day of withdrawal  (Applications must be made to Graduate School Secretary with the related documents.)
April or May  2021 Proficiency Exam Period  for the Doctorate / Proficiency in Arts Program Students  for the Spring Semester 
 The Proficiency Exam Days shall be determined by the Head of the relevant Department and announced by Graduate School Management

The Faculty Members to be assigned to the Thesis Monitoring Committee of the Student who has passed the Proficiency Exam are notified to the Graduate Management School.
 PhD Thesis Proposal Committee: Students who are successful in the Proficiency Exam must get into the Thesis Proposal Committee within the first 6 months after the exam.
09 April 2021 (Friday) Deadline for the Graduate School Management to submit the curriculum change requests for the 2021 – 2022 Academic Year to the Rectorate
23 April 2021 (Friday) NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY and CHILDREN’S DAY     
01 May 2021 (Saturday)  LABOR and SOLIDARITY DAY       
12 Mayıs 2021 (Çarşamba) SACRIFICE FEAST EVE
13-15 May 2021 (Thursday- Saturday) SACRIFICE FEAST
19 May 2021 (Wednesday) COMMEMORATION OF ATATÜRK, YOUTH AND SPORTS DAY
20 May 2021 (Thursday) Deadline for The Graduate School Management  to announce the Spring Semester Final Exam Schedule 
June-July-August-September  2021 Online Application Period, Interviews, Assessments and Final Registration for  the 2020-2021 Fall Term Graduate Programs (Details shall be announced on Graduate School's website)
The Thesis Advisor Assignment Form is submitted to the Graduate School Management by the student until the end of the First Semester for Master's Programs with Thesis, and the end of the Second Semester for Doctoral Programs.
11 June 2021 (Friday) END OF THE SPRING SEMESTER COURSES
14- 25 June 2021 (Monday-Friday)
Final Examinations (Spring term)
19-20 June 2021(Saturday-Sunday)  Spring Term Final Exams of Distance Education Non-Thesis Master's Degree Programs 
25 June 2021 (Friday)  Deadline for submission of Spring Term Non-Thesis Master's Graduation Projects  to the Graduation School Management as Advisor Approved
27 June 2021 (Sunday) Deadline for submission of the Spring Term (Final)  Grades to Student Information System by academic staff
Objection to exams results can be made within the first 5 working days after  after announcing the results of examinations
29 June 2021 (Tuesday)  Deadline for students to submit their pettion of  alibis for Final Examinations (The students whose excuses are approved by the Institute Board can take make-up examinations)
30 June- 02 July 2021 (Wedneday-Friday)
Make-up examinations (spring term)
05 July 2021 (Monday)  Deadline for submission of  the Fall Term Exam Documents and Records to the Graduate School Management
 
10 July 2021 (Saturday)  GRADUATION CEREMONY
15 July 2021 (Thursday) DEMOCRACY and NATIONAL UNITY DAY
01 September 2021 (Wedneday)   Deadline  for the students who will attend the  thesis defence  in Non-Thesis Master Degree Programs by the end of 2020-2021 Spring Semester to submit their thesis 
. The Thesis Advisor Assignment Form is submitted to the Graduate School Management by the student until the end of the First Semester for Master's Programs with Thesis, and the end of the Second Semester for Doctoral Programs.
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